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Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 218

01.09.25
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In This Issue:

  • Rebel Foods, Wendy's India franchisee and cloud kitchen operator, announced that it raised $210 million in its Series G financing.
  • Yeastup, a foodtech startup that extracts functional ingredients from yeast, raised €9.47 million in its Series A round.
  • Post Holdings will acquire Potato Products of Idaho, a company that manufactures and produces frozen potato products, for an undisclosed sum.

CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund

This week's featured accelerator is Food Centricity.

  • Food Centricity, founded in 2012, is an accelerator that supports food businesses' success in Southern California and beyond. Food Centricity primarily assists early and growth stage packaged food companies.
  • Some companies that have been assisted by Food Centricity include:
    • Solely
    • NutPods
    • Kevita
    • Tea Botanics
    • Foodstirs

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Naturally New England
Members Exclusive Online Workshop: How to Get More B2B Sales on Faire

Tuesday, January 14 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Join Moni Kupczak Ainslie founder of Koopslie as she presents strategies to succeed on the Faire Platform.

If you copied your Shopify store over to Faire and left it at that, you're missing out on sales.

Think of Faire like Amazon. To succeed, you need to show up in search, get the click, and convert. But unlike Amazon or Shopify - you're dealing with retailers, not consumers, so you need a completely different angle - one that's focused on the retailer. Here's what you'll learn in this free training:

  • How to transform your Faire store into a high-converting, sales-on-repeat machine
  • How to catch the attention of new buyers and drive more reorders from existing accounts
  • How to show up in search, stand out, get the click and convert to more sales
  • The most effective advertising and marketing strategies on Faire
  • How to use your new Faire store to grow on other B2B marketplaces for CPG brands

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Naturally Los Angeles
January Mixer

Wednesday, January 15 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Maple Block Meat Co., 3973 Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver City, CA

Join Naturally LA for an evening of connection, collaboration, and inspiration. Whether you're a long-time member or new to the Naturally LA community, this event is the perfect way to meet like-minded professionals, share ideas, and fuel your passion for the natural products industry.

What to Expect:

  • Delicious food and drinks from one of Culver City's best spots.
  • Networking with CPG founders, leaders, and innovators.
  • A chance to share your goals for 2025 with peers in the Naturally LA network.

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Naturally NorCal, Naturally LA, Naturally San Diego and Naturally Seattle
CPG Outlook for 2025: Insights and Trends Presented by NIQ

Thursday, January 16 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT

Join Naturally NorCal, Naturally LA, Naturally San Diego and Naturally Seattle for CPG Outlook for 2025: Insights and Trends Presented by NIQ, an engaging event exploring the key trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the consumer packaged goods industry in the coming year.

Gain exclusive insights from NIQ's experts and discover how to position your brand for success in 2025 and beyond.

Speakers:

  • Sherry Frey, Vice President, Total Wellness at NIQ
  • Susie Picken (Moderator), Marketing / Sales Executive at Susie Picken Consulting

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Naturally North Bay
2025 Legal Update for HR Professionals

Tuesday, January 21 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT

Tune in to Naturally North Bay's lunch time Human Resources Forum, where their guest speakers will share insight into new employment laws. This legal update, presented by Marissa Buck from Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty and Sarah Hirschfeld-Sussman from CMPR Law, will provide this information with our entire Naturally North Bay membership to ensure your human resource management team is up to date for 2025.

Speakers:

  • Marissa Buck, Partner at Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty Law
  • Sarah Hirschfeld-Sussman, Attorney at CMPR

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Naturally San Diego
Pre-Party for the UNFI Show, presented by Modifly

Tuesday, January 21 | 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PT
Location: Venue808, 808 J St., San Diego, CA

Join Naturally San Diego for an exclusive evening of networking and celebration, presented by Modifly. Connect with 20+ buyers, UNFI staff and leading natural product brands from across the country while enjoying food and drinks before the show starts.

BevNET will be on site with a live media activation. Stay tuned on details for how your brand can be interviewed 1x1 by Ray Latif, Producer and Editor of Taste Radio.

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