New Culture uses fermentation instead of animals to make dairy proteins.
September 10, 2019
New Culture, a San Francisco-based animal-free dairy cheese processor, announced the closing of $3.5 million in seed round funding led by Evolv Ventures, Kraft Heinz’ Chicago-based venture capital fund.
The investment will enable the company to reimagine and re-start a former Danone-owned, milk-based dairy plant in Naugatuck as a new plant-based processing facility.
September 9, 2019
Culture Fresh Foods, Naugatuck, Conn., completed an $11 million Series A round of financing with co-investors CEI Ventures, Brunswick, Maine; FreshTracks Capital, Shelburne, Vt., and several angel investors.
This purchase will expand Wells’ current manufacturing capacity and adds an important footprint in the West.
September 6, 2019
Wells Enterprises, Inc., Le Mars, Iowa, signed a purchase agreement with Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., for its Henderson, Nev., ice cream manufacturing plant.
Epicurean Butter provides sweet and savory finishing butters to consumers, personal chefs and foodservice professionals.
September 5, 2019
HC Private Investments (HCPI), a Chicago-based private investment firm, announced a strategic partnership with Epicurean Butter Co., Federal Heights, Colo.