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Looking to raise capital or sell your food or beverage business? How is the US M&A climate post-pandemic?
Over the past 20 years, I have personally helped incubate many food & beverage companies in the US retail food market, making them attractive acquisition targets to both private equity and strategic food corporations. Green...
Open for Business: Optimism & Change ahead for the US Food Industry
It’s been quite a month for us here in the US. It’s been quite the year, for that matter! Despite the ongoing battle with a global pandemic, a deeply polarizing election, and weathering the storm of three economic crises, the US economy is on the rise again. As of...
The New Frontier of Plant-Based Proteins in America
It’s 2019 and traditional bean and rice veggie burgers seem like a distant memory. Food technology in recent years has pushed the limits of what we thought we knew about protein. By replicating the basic building blocks of meat protein with plants, scientists have...
Is Health & Safety the New Metric for Retail Performance?
Merchandizing, customer service, an innovative experiences like in-store cooking demonstrations and premium wine bars have all become benchmarks for grocery retailers setting themselves apart from competitors. But in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are best...
The Newest Grocery Store Employee: A Robot?
There are some robots that have become completely normalized in our lives: ATMs, vending machines, even self-service kiosks at airports and transit stations. With COVID-19 significantly shifting the grocery retail landscape, could robots be the answer to many of the...
Webinar: Opportunities for Food Companies in China in the New Normal
Here’s a recording of a webinar by our European colleagues on July 2nd 2020. This is the fourth in a series of webinars regarding the impact of COVID-19 on food & beverage brands. Key Topics: How is the food & beverage retail landscape in China? How different...