MHT MidSpan Blog Shop Talk, Craig Lawson, Baby Ruth likes Benevolent Bacon!

Almonds are good for when I want to have a healthy snack and want to stop having fifteen dollars. But seriously . . . With global health and wellness sales on the way to hit a record high of $1 trillion in 2017, Nestlé wants in on the game. While late to the "healthy" food & beverage acquisition game, Nestlé is attempting to catch up fast to some of their more active competitors with recent acquisitions of Blue Bottle Coffee and Sweet Earth. Both companies, Sweet Earth in particular, are miniscule compared to the global behemoth but speak strongly to the Company's growth aspirations and likely portent more similar acquisitions to follow.