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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Appetizers made with KRAVE Jerky are displayed at the post-race celebration party during the U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Trials on February 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, ...

Five years after selling his beef jerky business to Hershey Co., the founder of Krave Pure Foods Inc. has reunited with the company and plans to turn it around. Sonoma Brands, a private-equity firm ...

Krave jerky's business is booming. Hershey recently announced that it would be purchasing Krave, a company known for its uniquely flavored jerky. Just a few years ago, Krave was an obscure brand found ...

SONOMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sonoma Brands, an emerging brands private equity investor and incubator led by Sonoma-based Jon Sebastiani, who is also the founder and creative force behind the ...

Here's the thing though: Vishee and Jenna Mandahar, who opened the first Krave It in Bayside about six years ago, aren't just trafficking in stoner-food gimmicks. These pizzas are really good, with ...

For Vishee and Jenna Mandahar, the journey started when they met in seventh grade. “It’s a love story mixed with pizza,” Vishee Mandahar said. “Our favorite thing to do all the time was eating pizza ...