In this episode:

In this episode of CPG Week, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Keurig Dr Pepper’s post-acquisition plans for the JDE Peet’s business, new funding for yogurt maker Painterland Sisters and alt-protein producer The Better Meat Company, and the decision behind Spindrift’s exit from the beverage alcohol category.

Show Highlights:

0:15 - Keurig Dr Pepper is buying Netherlands-based coffee conglomerate JDE Peet’s for $18 billion. Lukas digs into the details of the transaction.

4:00 - Yogurt maker Painterland Sisters has closed a seven-figure funding round to support retail expansion. Monica discusses the brand’s trajectory.

5:10 - Spindrift is discontinuing its spiked seltzer line. Is it a sign of the sober-curious times?

6:10 - The Better Meat Company cooked up an oversubscribed $31 million Series A round to scale its mycoprotein ingredient and expects to compete with commodity ground beef. 

7:15 - Lukas channels Clark Griswold on his European vacation, and Monica reports on the top trends at Newtopia Now.

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