Protix
Corporate Round in 2023
Protix is an industrial-scale producer of high-quality insect proteins and lipids, aimed at providing sustainable alternatives for animal feed. The company focuses on cultivating insect proteins using a variety of food scraps, including those from meat, fish, and dairy products. By doing so, Protix supports the transition to a more balanced food system that aligns with ecological principles. Its products not only offer low-impact protein solutions but also deliver essential lipids and micro-nutrients, contributing to a more sustainable and organic food supply chain.
Williams Sausage Company
Acquisition in 2023
Williams Sausage Company specializes in the production and distribution of breakfast foods, serving both retail and foodservice customers. The company offers a variety of products, including fresh and fully cooked sausage, bacon, and sandwiches. By focusing on quality and convenience, Williams Sausage aims to meet the diverse needs of its clientele in the food industry.
Agriculture Development Company
Corporate Round in 2022
Agriculture Development Company producers of poultry in the GCC region, selling under the brand name Tanmiah.
Tanmiah Food
Corporate Round in 2022
Tanmiah Food Company is a prominent producer and supplier of poultry and meat products in the Middle East, primarily serving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries. The company specializes in offering a variety of ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat poultry, turkey, and beef products, catering to diverse consumer preferences. Their product line includes raw, calibrated chicken breasts that are individually wrapped for convenience and quality. Additionally, Tanmiah undertakes the construction of poultry farms and is involved in the wholesale and retail trading of foodstuffs and poultry equipment, as well as providing animal and poultry feeds for commercial purposes. The company emphasizes delivering high-quality meat products while also expanding its operations to include restaurant outlets and related services.
Supreme Foods Processing
Acquisition in 2022
Supreme Foods Processing provides a variety of added-value and cooked meats.
Food Bank of Iowa
Grant in 2022
Food Bank of Iowa provides food that helps Iowa children, families, seniors, and veterans lead full and active lives, strengthening communities. They distribute it through their statewide partner network, which includes food pantries, meal sites, shelters, schools, and others. Food is also distributed through three programs directly serving Iowans.
UPSIDE Foods
Series C in 2022
UPSIDE Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, is a cultivated meat company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. The company specializes in producing real meat, poultry, and seafood directly from animal cells, eliminating the need to raise and slaughter animals. This innovative approach significantly reduces the resource consumption associated with traditional meat production, requiring less water, land, and energy. UPSIDE Foods aims to offer consumers clean, humane, and sustainable meat products, such as beef meatballs, chicken, and duck, all grown in controlled environments. The company is led by Dr. Uma Valeti, who is committed to transforming the food industry with healthier and environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional meat.
Dindings Supreme
Corporate Round in 2021
Dindings Poultry Integration operates under the management of Malayan Flour Mills Bhd (MFM). Its core operations of poultry integration incorporates modern technology in infrastructure, microbiological laboratories and bio-security measures. This includes health management monitoring to produce high-quality, healthy poultry products for our consumers.
Believer
Convertible Note in 2021
Believer Meats is a biotechnology company based in Jerusalem, Israel, that specializes in the production of cultured meat through advanced cellular agriculture. Founded in 2018, the company aims to revolutionize global meat production by utilizing distributive manufacturing technology to produce fat and muscle cells without the necessity of raising or harvesting animals. This innovative approach not only enhances food safety but also significantly reduces the ecological impact associated with traditional meat production. By leveraging the expertise of award-winning biologists and bioengineers, along with collaboration from renowned chefs, Believer Meats is committed to making animal-free meat a viable and appealing option for consumers, ultimately providing healthier substitutes for conventional meat products.
UPSIDE Foods
Series B in 2020
UPSIDE Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, is a cultivated meat company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. The company specializes in producing real meat, poultry, and seafood directly from animal cells, eliminating the need to raise and slaughter animals. This innovative approach significantly reduces the resource consumption associated with traditional meat production, requiring less water, land, and energy. UPSIDE Foods aims to offer consumers clean, humane, and sustainable meat products, such as beef meatballs, chicken, and duck, all grown in controlled environments. The company is led by Dr. Uma Valeti, who is committed to transforming the food industry with healthier and environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional meat.
BRF S.A. is a leading global food company specializing in the production and processing of poultry and pork. The company offers a diverse range of products, including fresh and frozen meats, processed food items such as sausages, hams, and ready-to-eat meals, as well as sauces, desserts, and animal feed. BRF operates under well-known brands such as Sadia, Perdigão, and Chester. With over 105,000 employees, BRF has 35 industrial units in Brazil and 13 plants located in various countries, including Argentina, the U.K., the Netherlands, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. The company exports its products to more than 120 countries, with a significant portion of its sales coming from international markets. Additionally, BRF is involved in various services, including consultancy and logistics, further enhancing its operational capabilities. Headquartered in Itajaí, Brazil, BRF continues to expand its reach across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Keystone Foods
Acquisition in 2018
Keystone Foods is a global food services company, established in 1970 and headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It specializes in supplying high-quality fresh and frozen animal protein products, including poultry, beef, pork, and fish, to a variety of customers such as butcher shops, grocery stores, food service providers, and restaurants. Keystone Foods also produces popular food items such as hamburgers, chicken fillets, nuggets, and cooked chicken wings. As a subsidiary of Marfrig Global Foods, the company boasts robust global operations, with facilities across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, and Australia. Keystone is dedicated to creating tailored programs for its clients while emphasizing corporate social responsibility and sustainability in its practices.
Smart Chicken
Acquisition in 2018
Smart Chicken is a producer of chicken food products based in Waverly, Nebraska, recognized for its commitment to safety and quality. The company specializes in a variety of offerings, including air-chilled fresh chicken, boneless skinless breasts, tenderloins, party wings, and boneless skinless thighs. Smart Chicken employs sustainable and humane farming practices, complemented by a unique pure air-chilling process that enhances the quality of its products.
American Proteins
Acquisition in 2018
American Proteins, a poultry protein and lipids conversion company, processes allied poultry by-products into feed supplements. The company offers pet food and feed grade poultry protein meals, pet food and feed grade poultry fats, and poultry feather meals, as well as fat blends and protein feed supplements. It also offers analytical chemistry services, including wastewater, drinking water, nutritional values, feed and ingredient, mineral contents, soil, and other testing services, as well as mircobiologics and pesticide screening services. The company serves poultry, livestock, aqua-culture, and pet food industries in the United States and internationally.
Beyond Meat
Series G in 2017
Beyond Meat, Inc. is a food company that specializes in manufacturing, marketing, and selling plant-based meat products both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, the company offers a diverse range of products, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, and chicken, designed to replicate the taste and texture of traditional animal-based meats while providing nutritional and environmental benefits. Beyond Meat aims to address pressing global challenges such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare by utilizing innovative, non-GMO ingredients. Its products are distributed through various channels, including grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, and foodservice outlets, allowing consumers to enjoy plant-based options without compromising on flavor or quality.
UPSIDE Foods
Series A in 2017
UPSIDE Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, is a cultivated meat company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. The company specializes in producing real meat, poultry, and seafood directly from animal cells, eliminating the need to raise and slaughter animals. This innovative approach significantly reduces the resource consumption associated with traditional meat production, requiring less water, land, and energy. UPSIDE Foods aims to offer consumers clean, humane, and sustainable meat products, such as beef meatballs, chicken, and duck, all grown in controlled environments. The company is led by Dr. Uma Valeti, who is committed to transforming the food industry with healthier and environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional meat.
AdvancePierre Foods
Acquisition in 2017
AdvancePierre Foods is a prominent supplier of value-added proteins and sandwich products in the United States, catering to various sectors including foodservice, retail, schools, and convenience channels. The company produces and distributes a diverse array of packaged sandwiches, cooked and uncooked meat products, as well as handheld convenience items. By collaborating with customers, AdvancePierre Foods focuses on innovation to deliver great-tasting foods while driving profitable growth across all markets it serves.
Beyond Meat
Series F in 2016
Beyond Meat, Inc. is a food company that specializes in manufacturing, marketing, and selling plant-based meat products both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, the company offers a diverse range of products, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, and chicken, designed to replicate the taste and texture of traditional animal-based meats while providing nutritional and environmental benefits. Beyond Meat aims to address pressing global challenges such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare by utilizing innovative, non-GMO ingredients. Its products are distributed through various channels, including grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, and foodservice outlets, allowing consumers to enjoy plant-based options without compromising on flavor or quality.
Hillshire Brands
Acquisition in 2014
Hillshire Brands Company is a prominent leader in the packaged foods industry, specializing in branded meat and food products. With annual sales approaching $4 billion, the company employs around 9,000 individuals. Hillshire Brands boasts a diverse portfolio that includes well-known brands such as Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, State Fair, Sara Lee frozen bakery, and Chef Pierre pies. Additionally, the company offers artisanal products under the Aidells, Gallo Salame, and Golden Island Jerky brands. Originally established as Sara Lee Corporation, Hillshire Brands underwent a successful spinoff of its international coffee and tea business in 2012, solidifying its focus on the meat and packaged food sector.
Bosco's Pizza
Acquisition in 2014
Back in 1988, when Bosco’s Carry-Out Pizzeria first opened its doors, no one had any idea that the little corner pizzeria would become a national phenomenon! Today, they produce and distribute millions of Bosco Sticks and Bosco Pizza throughout the United States every week. In 1995, Bosco’s launched the first commercially-made frozen stuffed crust pizza. One day, a short while later, the cheese filled crust came off a slice of stuffed crust pizza and they realized - these would make great breadsticks! Thus, the Bosco Stick was born. They now offer a variety of delectable filled breadsticks and tasty pizza to our customers.
Don Julio Foods
Acquisition in 2013
Don Julio Foods, established in 1994 by Craig Fisher, is a food production company based in Woods Cross, Utah. With over two decades of experience in the food industry, Fisher initially focused on a product line that includes chips, tortillas, and dips, which have become popular in grocery stores throughout the Intermountain West. In 2002, Fisher and his son Nate expanded the business by launching a tortilla manufacturing plant in Clearfield, Utah. This facility operates three shifts a day, producing fresh Southwest tortillas for local distribution. In addition to their core product offerings, Don Julio Foods acquired Clover Club Foods, a well-known brand that Fisher previously managed, thereby enhancing their product range to include potato chips, tortilla chips, dips, salsa, and pretzels. The company is recognized for its commitment to quality and local production, maintaining a strong presence in the regional food market.
IBP, Inc., the largest beef packer and number two pork processor in the U.S
Hudson Foods Company
Acquisition in 1997
Hudson Foods Company of Rogers, Arkansas, was a beef processor that was involved in what was then the largest recall of food in United States. The plant was in Columbus, Nebraska. The company recalled over 25 million pounds of ground beef.
U.S.-based company specializing in animal feed production, particularly in the poultry sector.