For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors.
In September alone, Dakota Marketplace added more than 2,000 new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 5,000 searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types.
Inside Dakota Marketplace, you’ll find the transactions tab that provides structured, filterable data on deal types, values, and dates, while our editorial team curates daily updates through the Dakota transactions newsletter, helping you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
To ensure the most comprehensive coverage of private market activity, Dakota monitors over 10,000 websites including company websites, newswires, and numerous third-party news providers to capture and verify transaction data as it happens.
Below are the top 10 consumer staples transactions.
1. SpartanNash Company - Merger
- Transaction Date: 9/29/2025
- Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Type: Acquisition / Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.77B
- Participants: SpartanNash Company, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Solomon Partners, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell, BofA Securities, Inc., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
C&S Wholesale Grocers completed its $1.77 billion acquisition of SpartanNash, creating one of the largest food distribution companies in the United States with roughly $30 billion in annual sales. The merger enhances C&S’s national scale and supply chain efficiency, enabling it to better serve independent grocers and compete with major retail chains in the $1 trillion U.S. food-at-home market.
2. PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk - Secondary Buyout
- Transaction Date: 9/11/2025
- Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Type: Buyout / Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $125M
- Participants: KKR, Leafgreen Capital, Gateway Partners
Leafgreen Capital and Gateway Partners acquired a 22.2% stake in Indonesia’s leading bakery company, PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk (Sari Roti), from an affiliate of KKR. The investment underscores confidence in Indonesia’s growing consumer sector and supports Sari Roti’s plans to accelerate growth, enhance innovation, and strengthen its position as the country’s top mass-market bread brand.
3. Nxtfood - Series B
- Transaction Date: 9/19/2025
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $58M
- Participants: Creadev, Roquette Ventures, Clay Capital, IRD INVEST
French alt-meat startup NxtFood, known for its ACCRO brand, raised $58 million (€49 million) in new funding led by Creadev, Roquette Ventures, Clay Capital, and IRD Invest to expand production and accelerate European growth. The investment will triple its manufacturing capacity, boost R&D in high-moisture extrusion, and support its goal of reaching profitability within 12–18 months as it scales its plant-based meat products across retail and foodservice channels.
4. Acclym (formerly Agritask) - Series B
- Transaction Date: 9/2/2025
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $42M
- Participants: Bridges Israel, Liechtenstein Group, Smart Agro Fund
CropX Technologies acquired Acclym (formerly Agritask), an agricultural intelligence company serving global food and beverage brands, to expand its enterprise-scale sustainability and supply chain solutions. The acquisition enhances CropX’s agronomic platform with advanced data and ESG analytics, strengthening its position as a leading provider of digital infrastructure for sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
5. Sesh+ - Series A
- Transaction Date: 9/4/2025
- Industry: Tobacco
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $40M
- Participants: 8VC, Electric Feel Ventures
Sesh+, a U.S.-based tobacco-free nicotine pouch brand, raised over $40 million in funding led by 8VC and Jack Link’s CEO Troy Link, with participation from Electric Feel Ventures and several strategic investors. The capital will support scaling production, expanding retail distribution, and driving innovation as Sesh+ aims to set a new quality standard in the fast-growing $49 billion nicotine pouch market.
6. Blue Tokai - Series A
- Transaction Date: 9/1/2025
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Growth Equity
- Transaction Value: $25M
- Participants: 12 Flags, A91 Partners, Anicut Capital LLP, Verlinvest
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters raised $25 million in a bridge round from existing investors A91 Partners, Anicut, Verlinvest, and 12 Flags to expand retail operations, strengthen infrastructure, and enter new international markets such as Dubai and Japan. The premium coffee chain plans to accelerate its growth with a target of 800 stores and ₹2,000 crore in revenue within four years.
7. Slatemilk - Series B
- Transaction Date: 9/18/2025
- Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $23M
- Participants: Foundership LLC
Slate Milk raised $23 million in a Series B round led by Foundership, the fund launched by Yasso’s cofounders, to accelerate its nationwide expansion and product innovation. The funding will help the high-protein beverage brand reach 100,000 distribution points by the end of 2025 and launch new flavors and higher-protein product lines across major U.S. retailers.
8. EcoSoulHome - Series B
- Transaction Date: 9/17/2025
- Industry: Household Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $20M
- Participants: Accel Management, StartupXseed Ventures LLP, JSW Ventures, CKA Birla Group, Singh Capital Partners
EcoSoul Home raised $20 million in a mix of equity and debt financing led by Accel, Bajaj Financial Securities, and other strategic investors to expand its sustainable home essentials business. The funding will enhance manufacturing across India and strengthen EcoSoul’s global retail presence as it scales its eco-friendly product portfolio across the U.S., U.K., Europe, GCC, and India.
9. EF Polymer K.K. - Series B
- Transaction Date: 9/30/2025
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $17.8M
- Participants: Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd., MTG Ventures Co., Ltd., Bank of The Ryukyus,Ltd., Future Food Fund Inc., Four Seas Co., Ltd., Impact Capital Limited, AgVenture Lab, Kagoshima Development Co., Ltd., EMA Enterprise Co., Ltd., Hokkaido Kyoso Partners Co., Ltd., Japan Green Investment Corp., Kyoritsu Holdings Corporation, Melissa Estate International Co., Ltd., The Okinawa Development Finance Corporation, Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd., SVG Ventures, TOPPAN Holdings Inc, Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
Japan-based EF Polymer completed the second close of its Series B round, bringing total funding to $17.8 million to accelerate R&D and global expansion of its 100% bio-based super absorbent polymers. The financing, backed by a diverse group of corporate and impact investors, will support the company’s mission to scale sustainable water-retention solutions for agriculture and carbon neutrality worldwide.
10. Resbiotic Nutrition, Inc. - Series A
- Transaction Date: 9/12/2025
- Industry: Household & Personal Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $14.5M
- Participants: Sororibus Capital, BioStack Ventures
Resbiotic Nutrition raised $14.5 million, including an $8 million Series A led by Sororibus Capital and Biostack Ventures, to expand its science-backed Gut-X Axis health platform. The funding will support new product development, retail and ecommerce growth, and the scaling of its B2B formulations business focused on microbiome-based health solutions.
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Whether you're evaluating a new investment opportunity or tracking trends within a target sector, Dakota Marketplace helps you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
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