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KIND
Healthy-snacking company; Mars took a minority stake in 2017 before acquiring it fully in 2020.
Research depth
Ownership researched
Ownership research and public source records are available.
Record updated Sept. 2, 2026
Current ownership
Recorded current owner
Control interest · Since Nov. 17, 2020
These are database records. Death by PE has not published a reviewed current-owner finding for them.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
Nov. 17, 2020
Nov. 17, 2020
Date not recorded
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1KIND and Mars Announce Next Step in Partnership
Mars, Incorporated · Company announcement · Nov. 17, 2020
Supports: Entity record; Recorded ownership period; Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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