Cerebelly Announces Acquisition of Fresh Bellies Snack Brand

Acquisition Expands Cerebelly’s Innovation Capabilities While Fueling Fresh Bellies’ Retail Growth and Supply Chain  

September 16, 2026 – Cerebelly, the leading children’s food brand focused on brain and cognitive health, today announced its acquisition of Fresh Bellies, an innovative snack brand with a culinary-forward approach to introducing diverse, whole-food flavors to young palates without added sugar. The acquisition brings together two distinct, mission-driven brands under shared ownership, with each brand continuing to operate independently with its own product line, formulation, and brand identity. 

The acquisition marks a strategic step forward for both organizations. Cerebelly gains significant expansion in product development capabilities for additional formats and snacking usage occasions as the brand grows its science-backed line of children’s meals and snacks with no added sugar.   

"This acquisition is a natural way to amplify our impact," said Jodie Wing, CEO of Cerebelly. "Cerebelly was founded on the belief that every child can unlock greater potential through access to better, brain-supporting nutrition. The Fresh Bellies team brings extraordinary product development opportunities for Cerebelly to launch new future products in the snacking category that make nutritious food exciting for children. Together, we can reach more families in more moments." 

For the Fresh Bellies brand, the acquisition provides crucial operational resources and supply chain infrastructure to meet demand from retailers and online shoppers with greater inventory reliability, speed, and scale. It also adds access to premium industry certifications and quality standards to support its next phase of growth with meaningful differentiation.

"Fresh Bellies has always been about giving children a bold, adventurous start with real, whole foods," said Fresh Bellies founder and CEO, Saskia Sorrosa. "Joining forces with Cerebelly gives us the ability to say 'yes', yes to more retailers, yes to larger and more frequent orders, yes to more innovation and exciting new products, and yes to meaningful certifications that set our products apart. This partnership gives us the runway to grow in ways we've always known we could." 

A cornerstone of the acquisition structure is the commitment to brand independence. Cerebelly and Fresh Bellies will operate as sibling brands, sharing ownership and back-end operational advantages while maintaining entirely separate formulations, product portfolios, and brands while serving distinct consumer needs.  

"We are not merging these brands, we are amplifying them," said Wing. "The children's nutrition category is large enough and the unmet consumer need is significant enough that two differentiated brands, operating with shared operational strength, creates more value than either could achieve alone. This is a platform play, not a consolidation." 

The acquisition also signals the marketplace strength and growth potential for brands with no added sugar in their formulations, a rarity in children’s food products. 

Both brands will continue to be sold through their respective retail partners, e-commerce channels, and direct-to-consumer platforms. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. 

About Cerebelly  

Cerebelly is a cognitive science-based food company committed to providing life-changing, superior nutrition for optimal brain and human development in children everywhere. Founded by a practicing neurosurgeon and mom, Cerebelly has a patented formulation that includes 16 key brain-supporting nutrients.  The Cerebelly product portfolio includes vegetable purees, smoothie pouches, bone broth purees, and snack bars for both children and toddlers. The products are organic, veggie-forward, made from whole foods with no added sugar, Clean Label Project Certified, and rigorously tested for purity and safety. Cerebelly is available nationwide through leading retailers, online on Amazon and other third party web-sites, and at cerebelly.com. 

About Fresh Bellies 

Fresh Bellies is a children’s food brand focused on introducing bold flavors with no added sugar, helping shape healthier palates from an early age. The company’s product portfolio of minimally processed, plant-based freeze-dried snacks emphasizes clean ingredients and adventurous flavor profiles designed to expand children’s taste preferences and support long-term healthy eating habits. Fresh Bellies products are available nationwide at major retailers and at freshbellies.com.