Prominent sales

Many Bay Area independent food and beverage brands have sacrificed that independence to gain funds for expansion and wider distribution. Here are some of the local brands and the companies that bought them, a growing trend in recent years:

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2004

Robert Mondavi Winery, above, sold to Constellation Brands

2005

Scharffen Berger sold to Hershey’s

2006

Laura Chenel’s Chèvre sold to Rians Group

2007

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars sold to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

2010

Arcata’s Cypress Grove sold to Emmi

2012

Peet’s Coffee, above, sold to JAB Holding Co.

2013

La Boulange sold to Starbucks

2014

Earthbound Farm sold to WhiteWave Foods Annie’s Homegrown sold to General Mills

2015

Kosta group BrowneJ.W. Childssells stake Associatesto investment Siduri sold to Jackson Family Wines St. Supéry sold to Chanel Lagunitas Brewing Co., above, sells 50 percent stake to Heineken (and has since sold remaining stake) Niman Ranch and Natural Food Holdings sold to Perdue Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery sold to Emmi Patz & Hall sold to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Meiomi sold to Constellation

2016

Co. The Copainsold Brands Prisonerto Wines ConstellationWine sold to Wines Jackson Family Cowgirl Creamery, above, sold to Emmi Orin Swift Cellars sold to E.&J. Gallo Far Niente, Nickel & Nickel sold to GI Partners, a San Francisco private equity firm

2017

Blue Bottle, above, sells 68 percent stake to Nestlé Magnolia Brewing sold to New Belgium Anchor Brewing sold to Sapporo Holdings Calera Wine Co. sold to Duckhorn Wine Co. Ovid winery sold to Silver Oak Cellars Schrader Cellars sold to Constellation Stagecoach Vineyard sold to E.&J. Gallo

Prominent sales

Many Bay Area independent food and beverage brands have sacrificed that independence to gain funds for expansion and wider distribution. Here are some of the local brands and the companies that bought them, a growing trend in recent years:

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Prominent sales

Many Bay Area independen­t food and beverage brands have sacrificed that independen­ce to gain funds for expansion and wider distributi­on. Here are some of the local brands and the companies that bought them, a growing trend in recent years:

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Many Bay Area independent food and beverage brands have sacrificed that independence to gain funds for expansion and wider distribution. Here are some of the local brands and the companies that bought them, a growing trend in recent years: