Food and Beverage

Nutter served as sole legal advisor to Hälsa Foods, the maker of the first and only 100% clean and organic oat milk yogurt, in connection with its recently announced financing round led by Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and former long-time CEO and chairman of Stonyfield Organic.

Nutter advised Cali’flour Foods, the developer and manufacturer of low-carb, gluten-free cauliflower products, in a Series A financing round led by Sunrise Strategic Partners, with participation from CircleUp Growth Partners.

Nutter represented the acquirer in the purchase and license of certain assets related to an overnight oats brand from a multinational food and beverage corporation.

Nutter advises food and beverage companies on some of the common areas of litigation and regulatory risk faced as they design and implement their product packaging and marketing plans.

Nutter represented Hans Kissle Company, LLC, a manufacturer of private label and branded foods for retail, foodservice, club, and convenience store customers throughout the United States, in its acquisition by Mitsui & Co., Ltd., a Japanese diversified industrial holding company. The total value of the transaction was approximately $108 million.

Nutter advised Lallemand USA, Inc. when it acquired Scott Laboratories Inc. (USA) and Scott Laboratories Ltd. (Canada), privately-held companies specializing in value-added products for the North American wine, craft brewing, and distilled spirits industries.

Nutter advised Hälsa, a manufacturer of plant-based yogurt drinks made with a base of fermented organic whole grain oats, in a financing round led by Danone Manifesto Ventures, Inc.

Nutter advised The Living Apothecary, a probiotic water kefir maker based in Oakland, CA, in a $1.4 million financing round led by L.A. Libations and Venice Brands. 

Nutter counsels a leading provider of conventional, Non-GMO Project verified and organic oil in all of its legal matters. 

Nutter is general counsel to this family-owned national Middle Eastern food manufacturer and distributor for all of its legal needs and issues.

Nutter advises this leading provider of certified quality meats with respect to all of its legal needs.

Nutter represents this restaurant chain with all of its day-to-day legal matters.

Nutter provides legal counsel to this New England-based retailer of fresh and frozen seafood.

Nutter advises this family-owned national provider of baking products on all of its legal needs.

Nutter is proud to represent this restaurant chain with all of its legal needs.

Nutter advises this family-owned national provider of baking products on all of its legal needs.

Nutter serves as general counsel to this privately held, state-of-the-art baking manufacturer.

Nutter is general counsel to Tuscan Brands, including all of the Tuscan Kitchen and Tuscan Market locations.

Nutter represented Kombrewcha (the first alcoholic Kombucha) in its sale to a strategic acquirer.

Nutter advised Deep River Snacks, makers of premium better-for-you snacks based in Connecticut, in its sale to Arca Continental, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and parent company of Wise Snacks, Bokados, and Inalecsa. Nutter had been long time general counsel to Deep River Snacks, and had advised the company in its ongoing commercial dealings, intellectual property matters, and its venture capital transactions. 

Nutter advised Wandering Bear Coffee, a cold brew coffee maker, in its recently completed $8 million Series A equity round of financing.

Nutter represented a client in the food and beverage industry in a trademark infringement case in federal district court. The case was settled before the filing of an answer on terms favorable to the client.