BFY Gen-X, Millennial Opps: Sahale Snacks acquired by Second Nature Brands (Score 6)

Sales lead: The acquisition may lead spend shits & agency appointments. 

  • Sahale Snacks has been acquired by Second Nature Brands.
  • The company purchased Sahale from J.M. Smucker for a reported $34m. 
  • The transactions includes all of Sahale's trademarks, a manufacturing facility, and about 100 employees. 

Target demographic: Gen-X & millennials

The brand will likely:

  • Seek agency partners
  • Ramp ad spend back up
  • Try new ad channels

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: Sahale spent approximately $442.1k on digital display ads YTD, just 62% of the $709.3k spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 58.2m impressions via Facebook (53%), YouTube (20%), desktop display (14%), and Instagram (13%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend equaled $1.2m in 2021 and 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto sites such as facebook.com, youtube.com, walmart.com, and instagram.com. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: Reach out now because you may be able to pick up some of Sahale's business now that it is under new ownership.
    • I recommend offering a full range of services because Sahale does not currently work with any agencies to the best of my knowledge.

Insight Sources: Digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics