The American Journey is one such dog
food based company which has recently gained quite a lot of recognition in the dog food industry.
This company was sold to a well - known, publicly traded
food based company.
Not exact matches
• Align Capital Partners completed the majority acquisition of Barrow - Agee Laboratories, a Memphis, Tenn. -
based company in the
food safety and testing industry.
This model exists in many other countries, and we see local
food -
based businesses, bars and pubs, art and creative studios and other product
based companies taking advantage of these models and raising on average about $ 700,000.
That's the plan for Intrommune, a new New York -
based biotechnology
company that recently acquired the rights to license the toothpaste technology they intend to apply to
food allergies.
Annalisa King, senior vice-president of business transformation at Maple Leaf Foods Inc., says that while keeping costs low is crucial to the Toronto -
based food processor's survival, she can see a couple of situations where her
company would be willing to pay more for raw goods.
John Martin, the publisher of the Brooklyn -
based company's Munchies
food vertical, told Inc. on Tuesday that Vice drew some inspiration from the growing meal kit industry, which has seen popular services like HelloFresh and Blue Apron attract large amounts of money from investors.
JUST is a San Francisco -
based food technology
company on a mission to build a
food system where everyone eats well.
Pet
food manufacturers are also showing interest in insects as ingredients; one Canadian
company, Buddy's Kitchen, recently launched a line of cricket -
based dog treats.
• Powerful, a Miami -
based food and beverage
company, raised $ 4 million from two separate funding rounds from investors including Cambridge
Companies SPG, River Hallow Partners and Gerber Finance.
THIS JUST IN: DoorDash, a San Francisco -
based on - demand restaurant
food delivery
company, is raising $ 535 million in funding at a $ 1.4 billion valuation.
One
company looking to offer a solution to people living in
food deserts is Thrive Market, a membership -
based online marketplace with wholesale pricing on organic
foods and other health - related products.
That approach has produced some significant offshore customers, including the massive International Air Transportation Association, the Geneva -
based entity that establishes global standards for airline activities, as well as the Hills Pet
Food Company.
• Dole
Food Co, a Westlake Village, Calif. -
based company is exploring a sale, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• Calyxt, the New Brighton, Minn. -
based company based on gene - editing
foods, filed for a $ 50 million IPO Friday.
More competition in developed markets and a supply shortfall of its Ore - Ida branded potato -
based frozen
foods are among reasons why the
company is cautious about short - term revenue growth, Chief Exectuive Officer Bernardo Hees said on a call with analysts.
• Agricool, a France -
based company that grows
food products in shipping containers, raised $ 9.1 million ($ 8 million) in funding round from Jacques - Antoine Granjon, Thibault Elziere, Henri Seydoux and Daphni, according to TechCrunch.
Or maybe Tim's was inspired by French's
Food Company, the New Jersey -
based condiment maker owned by Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Group, which got a jump on Heinz last year by making a show of using Canadian tomatoes to make its Canadian ketchup after Heinz shut its plant in Leamington, Ontario.
The
company, which also exports poultry - and pork -
based products to over 120 countries, has gone through deep changes since 2013, when Brazilian billionaire Abilio Diniz took over as chairman, pledging to make the $ 7.4 billion
food giant leaner and more profitable.
Over the past three years, Kailey Gilchrist has turned her late mother's recipe for cashew -
based alfredo sauce into a bustling vegan
food company, Nona Vegan Foods, whose award - winning fare is beloved by plant and meat eaters alike.
The most recent round of funding for fuboTV included Sky UK, a telecommunications
company with 11 million United Kingdom customers as of 2015; Scripps Networks Interactive, the parent
company of HGTV,
Food Network, and Travel Channel; 21st Century Fox, whose stable of entertainment properties includes the Big Ten Network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Regional Networks, and the YES Network; and Northzone Ventures, a London -
based venture capital firm that mainly invests in early stage software and technology
companies.
• Deliveroo, a London -
based online
food delivery
company, raised $ 98 million in Series F funding.
• Edward Don &
Company, which is backed by Vestar Capital, acquired Atlanta Fixture and Sales
Company Inc, an Atlanta -
based food service equipment and supplies distributor.
Two Degrees For every nutrition bar San Francisco —
based Two Degrees
Food sells, the
company donates a package of vitamin - and nutrient - enriched peanut butter to a malnourished child in Malawi.
Roughly 10,000 subscribers along the East Coast receive weekly boxes of recovered produce from the Baltimore -
based company (which was started by the founders of
Food Recovery Network).
Some 7,800 employees have lost their jobs since 3G bought Heinz in 2012, and the Brazilian firm's ruthless efficiency is now making its way through Kraft via «zero -
based budgeting,» an approach that requires that every single expense be questioned, from
company discounts on Kraft
food to the amount of copier paper that can be used.
Starting at $ 9.95 per month, the Santa Clara, Calif. -
based service delivers subscribers a box of organic or all - natural snacks; with every order the
company also donates a meal via a national
food bank.
Two stocks he scored big on were Philippines -
based Alaskan Milk Corp., which saw an 80 % return in the three months before it was bought out in March, and Singapore beverage and
food company Super Group Ltd., which is up 126 % year - to - date.
The
company said Whole
Foods Market will continue to operate under that brand name and pledged to «preserve its high standards and commitment to providing the finest natural and organic
foods,» and John Mackey will stay on as CEO of Whole
Foods, which will remain
based in Austin, Texas, where it was founded in 1978.
Founded by a
food science professor, the Swedish oat milk
company spent decades as a niche player in the plant -
based beverage industry.
Everyone from medical equipment suppliers to software producers to
food services
companies — all of these sectors service the oil and gas industry, and many of the largest happen to be
based in the U.S.
Shaich says the
company's focus on ingredients is
based on his view that Americans are increasingly focused on
food, especially as the nation understands that
food is an important part of wellness.
And finding alternatives to animal -
based products, like
food research
company Hampton Creek has done, can help make the planet more sustainable.
• One Thousand & One Voices agreed to invest funding of an undisclosed amount in TRUE Jerky, a San Francisco -
based healthy snack
foods company.
«Learn ways that different people, locations, activities,
foods, beverages, and medicines affect your body,» the California -
based company says on its website.
Good
Food Made Simple, a Massachusetts -
based company, is launching a line of waffles at the expo.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb isn't mincing words about kratom, the increasingly popular herbal substance that's been hawked as an alternative to painkillers and anti-depressants by
companies promoting its ostensible curative properties (and supposedly innate safety as a «natural,» plant -
based product).
Michael Cote, president and CEO of Look's Gourmet
Food Company, which is
based in Whiting, Maine, was the second - runner up.
• Calyxt, the New Brighton, Minn. -
based company based on gene - editing
foods, said it would offer 7 million shares at $ 8 — at the low end of its range of $ 8 to $ 10.
No illnesses have yet been reported, and the Wilmington, Mass. -
based company is investigating the incident in close cooperation with the
Food and Drug Administration and the Massachusetts Department of Health.
The Lachine, Que. -
based company develops and manufactures protein - rich
foods and supplements for medically monitored weight - loss diets.
In the interview, McDevitt talks about Terra's Kitchen, a Baltimore -
based food delivery service, why he thinks retail grocery is the last «fat and happy» retail industry and how his
company is tapping into an unmined industry.
While plant -
based alternatives have been around for decades, a cohort of this new generation of
companies — including Beyond Meat — is using
food tech to get plants to more closely replicate the taste and texture of animal protein.
Canada's grocery
companies are in stiff competition against each other as well as other types of retailers that offer
food items, including U.S. -
based department store chain Walmart and Toronto -
based Shoppers Drug Mart (TSX: SC).
• Dole
Food, a Westlake Village, Calif. - based food company, withdrew its $ 100 million
Food, a Westlake Village, Calif. -
based food company, withdrew its $ 100 million
food company, withdrew its $ 100 million IPO.
In particular, the
company has had what appears to be tremendous success with its video -
based verticals, such as a Facebook -
based food channel called Tasty.
That's part of why Schultz is leaving the CEO post to focus on the
company's new Reserve chain of stores, a higher - end brand
based on the Starbucks Reserve Roastery that will sell specialty coffees and upscale
food.
Pat Brown, CEO and founder of plant -
based meat
company Impossible Foods, wants to end the use of animals in
food production by 2035.
«As the market for natural and organic
foods and nutritional supplements continues to grow, having a story
based on a set of founding principles that have guided us throughout our 60 year history... helps when talking to investors,» Kemper Isley, co-president of the
company, and son of the founders Margaret and Philip Isley, said in an email.
The
company is making big investments in analytics and technology, specifically looking into faster pay outs, better rates and even transaction -
based micro loans to help provide
food trucks with cash reserves.