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‘Premiumization’ and Slow Organic Growth Are Likely to Feed Food and Beverage M&A | JD Supra
Key Points With growth in the food and beverage sector coming primarily from premium and insurgent brands, legacy companies whose organic growth has stalled are looking to M&A to compensate. That is likely to drive more dealmaking in 2026. A bifurcation of the market, with some consumers opting for cheaper house brands while others move upmarket, has further strained companies with products in the middle.
'Premiumization' and slow organic growth are likely to feed food and beverage M&A
(January 22, 2026) - Sean Doyle, Daniel Luks and Gaby Coetzee of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss how stalled organic growth and a consumer shift are expected to drive an increase in food and beverage merger and acquisition activity in 2026. •With growth in the food and beverage sector coming primarily from premium and insurgent brands, legacy companies whose organic growth has stalled are looking to M&A to compensate. That is likely to drive more dealmaking in 2026.
Review: 'Marty Supreme' is actually not that supreme at all
Lifestyle City & State Editor Jan 12, 2026, 11:21 PM Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has one goal in life: to pursue a successful tennis table career. “Marty Supreme” as a film itself similarly has just one focus: portraying Marty and his journey no matter what, and in doing so, sacrificing character development, heart and everything other than its one-note protagonist.
Review: The top 10 movies of 2025, ranked
Lifestyle Dec 1, 2025, 2:01 PM There has been a lot to be excited about in the movie industry lately. This year brought the return of some of cinema’s best auteurs, saw newer directors legitimize themselves and it had “A Minecraft Movie,” which became a meme in and of itself. With my AMC Stubs A-List subscription, I went to the theater over 25 times and have plenty of movies to, and not to, recommend and where you can watch them.
Review: 'The Running Man' limps across the finish line
Lifestyle Nov 24, 2025, 2:28 AM British filmmaker Edgar Wright ’s new movie “The Running Man” is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the same name and stars one of Hollywood’s rising stars — Glen Powell. This combination had me sprinting to the theater, but it left me walking out a bit underwhelmed. The film, which is a remake of the 1987 movie by the same title, is set in an alternate future where the gap between the rich and the poor has only increased.
Review: 'Bugonia' left me feeling hopeless
Lifestyle Nov 6, 2025, 1:43 AM In times of tragedy and confusion, it can make more sense that an alien plot to erode human civilization is behind our pain rather than us confronting its true causes. That is the case for the main character in Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film, “Bugonia.” The film stars Jesse Plemons as Teddy Gatz, a man who kidnaps Michelle Fuller, the prominent CEO of a pharmaceutical company, under suspicion that she is an alien who has infiltrated the human race.
Skeptical Chapel Hill-based ghost hunters want the paranormal to prove them wrong
Lifestyle Oct 23, 2025, 11:04 PM The practice of ghost hunting — more formally, "paranormal investigation" — can be seen in plenty of movies and TV shows, but the Chapel Hill-based organization GRAVE Paranormal brought it into their own lives. The group was founded by horror-loving husband and wife Matt and Chris Sleeman.After seeing shows like "Ghost Hunters," they wanted to see what supernatural evidence they could find for themselves.
Review: Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' tackles current political climate
Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893. Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 Newsletters Latest print issue In a turbulent world, one dominated by technology, controversy and increasing government overreach, many filmmakers have retreated to the past to tell their stories. Chief among them is acclaimed writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson, who hasn't set a movie in the present since 2002.
Weather key as Bandon cranberry bogs mature
Pilots, mariners and farmers know weather, because their lives and livelihood depend on the weather. In April Bandon cranberry farmers carefully monitor the weather because the cranberry vines in the bogs are beginning to bud, and most vulnerable to the cold. Cloudy nights are farmer friendly because the temperature remains moderate. Of more concern are the cloudless nights, when the wind blows from the north and the temperature in the bogs drops below freezing.
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