Farmer Bros. Co., a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Boyd Coffee Company (“Boyd’s”) with a combination of cash and stock. 

Aquamar, Inc. (“Aquamar”) and LM Foods, LLC (“LM Foods”) announced they have combined forces to create a new platform in the surimi seafood market, producing and selling crab flavored seafood to food service, food manufacturing, and retail channels primarily in North America.

B&G Foods expects the acquisition to close during the third quarter of 2017, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals.

Labriola Baking began in 1993, as a local delivery bakery in the Chicago suburbs, and has grown into a provider of superior prebaked breads, rolls and soft pretzels for retail in-store bakery and foodservice outlets, nationwide.

The beverage is created through a mixture of the brand’s top-secret blend of spices, real cane sugar and water to create the signature A&W taste. This summer the last US restaurants pouring Root Beer made from a pre-mixed bag switched to mixing it fresh.

The company is based in the Chicago metropolitan area and specializes in authentic Italian meats and sausages, as well as a variety of other premium meat products including pizza toppings and meatballs.

The company’s flagship product, the Impossible Burger, is made through a simple combination of plant-based ingredients.

Tapping into a growing consumer trend that has attracted the attention and support of meat industry titans like Tyson Foods, who own a 5% stake in Beyond Meat, the expansion into Kroger marks a more than tripled distribution growth of The Beyond Burger within two months’ time and reflects an increased demand for plant-based protein among mainstream consumers.

The trū® Shrimp Company, an affiliate of Ralco, and Schwan’s Company, a national US food business, announced that they have formed a strategic partnership designed to help propel in-land shrimp production forward. As part of the new partnership between the Marshall, Minn.-based companies, Schwan’s Company is making a significant investment in the trū® Shrimp Company. Terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

J. Smoke Wallin originally formed Taliera in 2005 to create, acquire, manage and advise brands in the beverage space.