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October 15, 2026
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In today’s issue[Exclusive]: Leaven Foods Rises with TIME Honor • EZ Bombs Raises $25M • How Little Spoon Is Executing ‘Depth Over Doors’ • CPG Week: NACS News & Clio Gets New Owners

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Inside the Clio Acquisition

Inside the Clio Acquisition
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A new kids line, c-store growth and an ever-expanding factory helped powered Clio Snacks into its next phase, culminating in an acquisition by Stride Consumer Partners last week. 

With its latest innovation bringing a significant set of new, incremental consumers to the brand, Clio believes it is just getting started. Now that the company is under the wing of a firm that has grown brands like Yasso and Chomps, Clio CEO John McGuckin believes it is time to double down on household penetration and brand awareness. 

Clio has an expansive omnichannel footprint to support those efforts, but can it stave off cannibalization from adjacent categories?

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🎙️ CPG Week: NACS News & Clio Gets New Owners

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This week, the podcast goes through an M&A deal for Greek yogurt bar brand Clio and all the big news from the NACS trade show last week.

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