Laird Superfood buys better-for-you food maker Terrasoul for $48M

Food Dive reported the development on 2026-04-24. The acquisition, funded with the help of a private equity firm, is "a significant step forward” in building a superfoods and functional nutrition giant, Laird’s CEO said.

The report places the news in a wider commercial context. Laird Superfood is spending $48 million to buy Terrasoul Superfoods, a maker of nuts, powders, baking ingredients and functional beverage mix-ins. The acquisition is being funded with financial backing from private equity firm Nexus Capital Management, which will boost its stake in Laird to 71.7% from 53.5% as part of the deal.

For the food sector, the practical implications extend beyond the immediate announcement. This marks the second major transaction for Laird in the past few months. In late December, Laird announced the purchase of Navitas, a manufacturer of berries, seeds and nutritional powders — a deal that Nexus also helped fund.

Attention now turns to how companies, customers and regulators respond. Laird’s portfolio includes creamers, coffees and hot chocolates with functional mushrooms, plus organic coconut sugar and coconut water with calcified red marine sea algae. The addition of Navitas, and now Terrasoul, further expands Laird’s healthier offerings, giving it a deeper portfolio and scale to reach more consumers and retailers. Terrasoul generated $65.8 million in sales last.