Articles Tagged with ''mergers and acquisitions''

Beverage ingredient suppliers are investing capital expenditures into expanding existing facilities or building new ones.

PowerPlant Ventures announced that the fund has acquired ZICO coconut water from The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta. PowerPlant Ventures, a growth equity investor, was co-founded and is co-led by Mark Rampolla, who is the brand visionary behind ZICO, which he founded in 2004 and sold to The Coca-Cola Co. in 2013. 

Flavorchem to present on fragrance and flavors trends, as several ingredient companies expand their teams, resources and product lines to meet demands on the cusp of such trends.

Ingredient suppliers have announced new partnerships and new hires.

Denver-based Caribé Juice, a minority-owned business, has acquired WTRMLN WTR, a female-founded company with a mission-forward brand and product portfolio. Caribé Juice is committed to continuing to advance the drink clean mission of WTRMLN WTR.

Leadership shifts in leading ingredient companies while acquisitions signal big changes. 

C. Mondavi & Family, St. Helena, Calif., has announced plans to add imported wines to its product portfolio, starting with the acquisition of the French Blue brand from Flying Blue Imports.