Healthy, Active & Sustainable Living

Philadelphia’s Boathouse Sports outfitting Olympic rowers

By Bob Fernandez, Inquirer Staff WriterBoathouse Sports Though U.S. athletes will be wearing chic China-made Ralph Lauren duds during the Olympics' opening ceremony Friday, a 225-employee company in North Philadelphia is taking special pride that one team - the rowers - will be wearing made-in-the-U.S.A. racing unisuits and practice gear in … [Read more...]

General Mills acquires Food Should Taste Good®

Natural snack food business expands company’s natural and organic portfolio MINNEAPOLIS (February 29, 2012) — General Mills announced today the acquisition of Food Should Taste Good, a rapidly-growing natural snack foods company based in Needham Heights, Mass. Food Should Taste Good will become part of Small Planet Foods, General Mills’ natural … [Read more...]

Everfi Acquires OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM Creating Largest K-16 Education Platform for Critical Skills

Washington, D.C. – March 30, 2011 – EverFi, Inc., the leading education technology platform addressing growing state mandates in new subject areas, today announced the acquisition of Boston-based Outside The Classroom, Inc., the provider of the largest online alcohol prevention course AlcoholEdu®. "This is a huge win for EverFi and combined … [Read more...]

PepsiCo Acquires Sherbrooke Capital Portfolio Company

Sherbrooke Capital Health and Wellness, L.P. has announced that leading beverage marketer PepsiCo has acquired one of its portfolio companies, IZZE Beverage Company, a Boulder, Colorado-based maker of all-natural, sparkling fruit juices, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2002, IZZE has rapidly become one of the most exciting new brands in the … [Read more...]