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    Entrepreneurship

    NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch Shutting Down Rowdy Energy Beverage Company

    Andy Hanacek
    Jan. 11, 2024
    Busch cited strong headwinds in the marketplace as the primary reason; company did face legal and regulatory hurdles, however.
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    Entrepreneurship

    For Veterans Day: An Army Ranger Becomes a Beef Entrepreneur

    Dave Fusaro
    Nov. 9, 2023
    After serving in Afghanistan, former Army Ranger Patrick Montgomery founded KC Beef Co. and only hires veterans.
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    Legal Issues

    U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Consider Bacon Pre-Cooking Patent Lawsuit Against Hormel Foods

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 7, 2023
    Lawsuit against Hormel Foods by equipment manufacturer HIP claimed that CEO David Howard should be named as sole or joint inventor of patented bacon pre-cooking method.
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    Beverage Products

    Catoctin Creek Distillery Buys Back Equity Shares from Constellation Brands

    Andy Hanacek
    Oct. 11, 2023
    Constellation Brands had purchased a minority stake in the Virginia distillery in 2017.
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    Snack Foods

    Snack-centric PE Entrepreneur Acquires Majority Stake in Junkless Foods Granola Bars

    Andy Hanacek
    Oct. 5, 2023
    Mike Repole built up and sold off such brands as Vitaminwater, Bodyarmor and Pirate’s Booty, and looks to elevate Junkless Foods to national prominence.
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    Beverage Products

    Woody Harrelson’s Holistic Spirits Co. Debuts, Launches First Two All-Natural, Botanical Spirits

    Andy Hanacek
    Sept. 27, 2023
    Harrelson, who played the bartender Woody on 80's TV sitcom “Cheers,” co-founded Holistic Spirits with wellness entrepreneur Amy Holmwood.
    Entrepreneurship

    Founder of Tessemae’s Dressings Launches New Brand Accelerator Business

    Andy Hanacek
    Sept. 26, 2023
    Home Grown is designed to help companies and brands reach their maximum potential from inception to launch.
    Pet Food

    Clay Mathile, Former Iams Owner and CEO, Has Passed Away at Age 82

    Andy Hanacek
    Sept. 1, 2023
    Mathile built Iams pet food business from having sales of $13 million in 1982 to being acquired for $2.3 billion by Procter & Gamble in 1999.
    Money Funding
    Entrepreneurship

    New Kainos Capital Fund Eyeing Small Food Company Buy-ins

    Dave Fusaro
    Feb. 10, 2023
    Kainos Capital Partners III fund has more than $1 billion in capital commitments to invest.
    Podcasts

    Is Upcycling the Answer to America’s Food Waste Problem?

    Erin Hallstrom (Pod)
    Oct. 7, 2021
    Joining the Food For Thought podcast this week is Pulp Pantry’s Kaitlin Mogentale here to talk about the upcycling food movement and how the process of taking one company’s food...
    Business Strategies

    Sovos Brands Closes IPO Below Estimated Price

    Sept. 29, 2021
    Its $12 per share initial public offering raised $280 million.
    Bases, Seasonings, Powders

    Former Kind Executives Launch Somos Mexican Foods

    Sept. 28, 2021
    Daniel Lubetzky and two others, all Mexicans, develop "real" Mexican foods.
    Beverage Products

    Flavorman Breaks Ground On $8.5 Million Expansion

    Sept. 28, 2021
    'Beverage Campus' in downtown Louisville performs contract product development.