Flowers Foods, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alpine Valley Bread Company, a family-owned producer of certified organic and all natural breads in the U.S., for $120 million in cash and stock.

For every job that is created in confectionery another seven are supported in related industries, which means that candy drives a multiplier effect of 1:7 or an impact of 700 percent.

Harmless Harvest, manufacturer of critically and commercially acclaimed Harmless Coconut® Water, announced that Giannella Alvarez will be joining the company as the new CEO and that Brad Paris will take on the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), beginning Sept. 21, 2015.

Enjoy Life Foods announced the expansion of its sales and marketing team with the addition of seasoned sales veterans, Amy Feldman and Jim Davock, as vice presidents of sales, and Jamie Siegel as marketing manager. Effective immediately, the new hires were made to further strengthen the company’s trajectory of rapid expansion across the U.S. and Canada.

The 15,700-square-foot site will include lab, office and meeting space—including dedicated lab space for mint and oral care products—and will house a staff of flavorists and applications technologists.

Levy Capital Partners, LLC, a new merchant banking firm specializing in M&A and financings for leading growth companies, announced that it has completed financing and related transactions for its client Norbest, Inc., a grower, processor and marketer of turkeys.

Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, on closing GreenSpace expects to pay the vendors of Love Child $3 million in cash

The market report defines and segments the Gluten-Free Products Market with analysis and projections of the size of the market both in terms of volume and value.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated, announced plans to take a leadership position in Organic and Non-GMO herbs and spices ahead of the peak holiday season.

Heineken provides Lagunitas with a global opportunity to present its beers to new consumers and Lagunitas provides Heineken with the opportunity to build a strong foothold in the dynamic craft brewing category on a global scale.