In This Issue:
- Food Venture Financing Trends
- CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund
- Links to Relevant Content and Events
Food Venture Financing Trends
- CVC Capital Partners entered into an agreement to purchase IFF 's food ingredients business for $4.3 billion.
- Phytolon, a company focused on natural colorants, announced that it raised $23.6 million in its Series B financing.
- Brami, a high-protein pasta and snack brand, announced that it raised $33 million in its Series B financing.
CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund
This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Rich Products Ventures.
- Rich Products Ventures (RPV), a division of the family-owned Rich Products Corporation, known for its expertise in frozen food, offers a mix of operational, technological, and investment expertise enhanced by its broad network and global footprint with team members across the United States and China.
- RPV is committed to delivering maximum value to their portfolio companies through four key areas of focus:
- Nutrition & Health
- Sustainable Production
- Next Generation of Retail & Foodservice
- Dynamic Supply Chain
- Some of its portfolio companies include the following:
- Doughlicious
- Botrista
- Ripple
- Thistle
Links to Relevant Content and Events
ARTICLES
- Barilla Expanding New York Facility
- DMK Group Invests €25 Million in Lactoferrin Production to Expand Functional Ingredients Portfolio
- Heartland Expands Sweetener Portfolio with Whole Earth Brands Americas Acquisition
- Melitta Group Invests €100 Million in Bremen Coffee Roasting Expansion
- Phytolon Raises $23.6 Million Series B to Scale Fermentation-Based Natural Food Colours in US
- Turpaz Industries Acquires Phoenix Flavors & Fragrances
- Weaver Meats Expands in Ohio
UPCOMING EVENTS
Naturally Colorado
Sustainability Forum
Wednesday, June 10 | 3–4:30 p.m. MT
Location: Scraps Mile High, 6720 Indiana St, Arvada, CO
The Sustainability + Impact Forum unites mission-driven brand leaders with sustainability experts, suppliers, and partners committed to advancing responsible business practices in Colorado's CPG ecosystem. This Forum explores topics such as regenerative sourcing, waste reduction, packaging innovation, carbon footprinting, certifications, and impact measurement. Members share lived experience, emerging models, and actionable tools that help companies meaningfully align environmental and social values with business growth. By participating, members gain a supportive network dedicated to building a more resilient, transparent, and values-aligned food and CPG industry.
Join Naturally Colorado on May 20 as they kick off the Sustainability Forum with a behind-the-scenes tour of Scraps Mile High, a local leader in building a more circular food system.
Naturally NorCal
Human Resources Forum: Performance Management
Wednesday, June 10 | 3:30–4:30 p.m. PT
Location: Online Webinar
Connect, collaborate, and grow with our Forums—peer networking groups designed to bring together professionals in similar roles for meaningful connections, fresh insights, and actionable solutions to shared challenges.
JUNE TOPIC: Performance Management with Kristen Williams of Compass Employment Law
Naturally Chicago
Networking Happy Hour with TrewUp During KeHE Show
Wednesday, June 10 | 6–8 p.m. CT
Location: VU Rooftop, East Cermak Road 133, Chicago, IL
Join Naturally Chicago and TrewUp for a free networking happy hour during the KeHE Holiday Show. Enjoy a relaxed evening on the rooftop with complimentary drinks and bites, great conversation and good company.
Naturally New York
The FreshPitch: A Brand Pitch & Discovery Event
Thursday, June 11 | 4–7p.m. ET
Location: FreshDirect, 2 Saint Ann's Avenue, Bronx, New York
Naturally New York and FreshDirect are excited to present The FreshPitch - a pitch competition bringing together emerging brands and industry leaders for an evening of networking, sampling, and discovery.