M&A
Nuts.com acquires Kopper’s Chocolate in multimillion-dollar deal
Nuts.com has acquired gourmet chocolate brand Kopper’s Chocolate and has relocated the brand to its New Jersey headquarters.
Archives for June 25, 2017
Sonoco to acquire Clear Lam Packaging for $170m
Packaging company Sonoco has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of flexible and forming plastic packaging films, for approximately $170m in cash.
Sustainable packaging: Hershey moves to display-ready cases
Hershey has redesigned display-ready cases for all its packaged chocolate candy brands, including Kisses Milk Chocolate.
Startup Watch
TRŪ Chocolate spots US market gap for premium sugar-free dark chocolate
Startup TRŪ Chocolate has entered the US market with xylitol-sweetened dark chocolate and already has a listing with a mainstream retailer.