Taking a Closer Look at Food and Beverage M&A

LAS VEGAS, November 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Now is a critical time to focus on the snack industry. There is significant movement in the Food and Beverage industry as larger companies continue to acquire smaller ones in order to expand their customer base. As consumer needs evolve, new brand concepts and products are coming to market at an exponential rate. The snack industry has become increasingly competitive, making acquisition of fast-growing start-up brands a key to financial success for the major players.

A closer look at how certain Food and Beverage companies are faring in the market will give you a comprehensive look at market as a whole: NightFood Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NGTF), Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. (NYSE: BETR), Inventure Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAK), John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBSS), and Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK).

NightFood Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NGTF)

Market Cap: $6.278, current share price: $.245 

Smaller, innovative companies are reaching new levels of opportunity as they have more creative power in this space. Producing new concepts to the constantly changing consumer base is what makes smaller companies attractive for acquisitions by the larger, more established companies in the industry. One of the leading companies in newer concepts NightFood Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NGTF). Their concept is based around better-for-you night-time snacking and they're the first in this category of the Food and Beverage market. Unhealthy night-time eating is one of the biggest weight management problems people face and can also interfere with sleep quality. NGTF is in business to solve this problem for the consumer. Sleep experts agree that what you eat before bed can impact sleep either positively or negatively. NGTF's products are meeting the needs of consumers in ways that other companies haven't even thought of. This makes them a key player in the current Food and Beverage acquisition game. NGTF announced last week that venture capitalist and biotech consultant, Jeffrey Robinson, has been engaged by the Company to evaluate applications of CBD within the nighttime snack space, as well as other related areas of opportunity. NightFood is currently evaluating opportunities to introduce snacks with cannabidiol (also known as CBD), strains of which are widely accepted to promote better sleep.

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. (NYSE: BETR)

Market Cap: $386.786M, current share price: $5.03 

BETR is known for its popcorn and tortilla chip snacks, posted revenue of $94.9 million during the third quarter. This fell below analysts' estimates calling for $98.7M. Today's 15% decline only adds to the company's stock price grief as the share price is down 42% in 2017 and 64% over the past 12 months.

Inventure Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAK)

Market Cap: $78.91M, current share price: $3.98 

SNAK, the Phoenix-based company reported last Tuesday a loss of $25.4 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Company reported a loss of $1.28. The company's shares closed at $3.98. A year ago, they were trading at $7.78.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBSS)

Market Cap: $648.92M, current share price: $57.44 

JBSS, an Illinois-based peanut and tree nut producer posted their Q1 revenue results at the end of last month. The Company reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $10.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Elgin, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 91 cents. The Company posted revenue of $214.8 million in the period.

Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK)

Market Cap: $1.64B, current share price: $12.55 

TWNK is a traditional food brand known internationally. Just last week they saw significant movement in the market, early last Thursday stocks climbed as much as 10.1% then settled to close up 7.7%. This jump can be attributed to the announcement of the Company's better-than-expected third-quarter 2017 earnings.

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