Celsius Holdings to Acquire Better-For-You Alani Nu For $1.8B

Alani Nu is a growing, female-focused brand that delivers functional beverages and wellness products that are aspirational yet accessible for a growing community of Gen Z and millennial consumers.

Celsius Holdings, Inc. is a global beverage company that develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes functional energy drinks, particularly under the brand name CELSIUS, known for its fitness-focused, zero-sugar, and healthy-energy formulas.

Celsius Holdings will acquire health and wellness drinks brand Alani Nu from its founders and operator Congo Brands in a $1.8 billion deal through cash and stock. Alani Nu was created as a female-focused brand that delivers functional beverages and wellness products. This acquisition enables Alani Nu to utilize Celsius's resources and investment for the subsequent next phase of growth. It also creates a leading better-for-you functional platform that generates a combined $2 billion in expected sales. The better-for-you theme continues.

Celsius Holdings, Inc.: Celsius Holdings to Acquire Alani Nu®, Creating a Leading Better-For-You, Functional Lifestyle Platform

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

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