Celsius to Acquire Nordic Wellness Company Func Food Group Oyj

Celsius Holdings Inc., maker of the leading global fitness drink based in Boca Raton, FL, plans to acquire Func Food, a Finnish corporation. Func Food makes beverages, protein bars, supplements and superfoods under the brands Celsius, FAST Sports Nutrition, CocoVi and FitFarm.

Colorado Classic Sets 2020 Dates

The Colorado Classic, presented by VF Corp., plans to return next year on August 27-30, 2020 (pending UCI approval of the dates) with a similar all-women’s format, along with VF as the presenting sponsor, organizers announced Wednesday. 

Conservation Alliance Contributes $900,000 In Grants To 22 Organizations

The Conservation Alliance sent grants totaling $900,000 to 22 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. This is the organization’s single largest grant disbursal since The Conservation Alliance was founded in 1989. The grants put the organization on track to contribute $2 million in 2019, another record.

Vans To Donate $1 Million On Vans Checkerboard Day

Vans on Wednesday announced the inaugural Vans Checkerboard Day to be held on November 21, 2019. The brand, which is owned by VF Corp., will donate $1 million of global sales made through the brand’s owned retail locations and Vans.com to Imagination.org, powered by Two Bit Circus Foundation.

Wolverine World Wide Announces New $400 Million Share Repurchase Program

Wolverine World Wide Inc. on Wednesday announced that its board of directors has approved a new, four-year share repurchase program, authorizing up to $400 million in share repurchases that is incremental to the remaining balance of the company’s share repurchase program that was authorized in February 2019.

Finish Line Making Progress For JD Sports

JD Sports, the U.K.-based sports fashion retailer, delivered stellar results in the first half as EBITDA (earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation & amortization) rose 37 percent on a 12 percent same-store gain at its core Sports Fashion banners. Just as encouragingly, same-store sales at Finish Line grew 5 percent including both physical stores and online in a continued promising start to its U.S. entry.

JCPenney Announces Colin Dougherty as SVP, Finance

J. C. Penney Co. Inc. announced that Colin Dougherty, a senior executive with more than 25 years of finance experience, will join the company on September 23 as senior vice president, finance, reporting to CFO Bill Wafford.

Wall Street Reacts … Vista Outdoor’s Investor Day

Analysts generally came away impressed with Vista Outdoor team’s full probe of its turnaround strategy provided at its Investor Day held Tuesday in New York City, although a number of headwinds, particularly in the hunt space, is keeping a few from turning bullish on the company.

Aqua Lung Group Names Matthieu Bazil CEO

Aqua Lung, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of dive and watersports equipment for 75 years, has appointed Matthieu Bazil as CEO, effective immediately. Bazil will be based from the Aqua Lung Group offices in Carros, France.