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On CPG Week, the team discuss developments in a spicy trademark dispute, water thats Not Beer and the first acquisition for a new PE firm.

Firehook Bakery, whose first artisanal bakery opened in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1992, has been acquired by Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm Forward Consumer Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Private-equity firm Forward Consumer Partners acquired artisan baker, Firehook Bakery, marking the first acquisition of the company’s $425m initial fund, the firm’s founder and managing partner, Matt Leeds, told FoodNavigator-USA.

In this Transit Diary, Renée Moore, outreach director at WABA, details her travels around the region for a week, mostly by bike and including a lot of food rescue efforts. 

What to get as edible holiday gifts in Northern Virginia. River-Sea Chocolates. Lone Oak Coffee. Popcorn Monkey. Firehook Bakery. Cheesetique.

Whole Foods Market will open a new 49,499-square-foot store in Virginia’s Springfield Plaza on Oct. 4.

Whole Foods Market will open a new 49,499-square-foot store in Springfield Plaza on Oct. 4.

Whole Foods Market will open a new 49,499-square-foot store in Springfield Plaza on Oct. 4.

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