Bread & Butter
Massive News!
Koro, Europe’s leading better-for-you snacking platform, is welcoming ex-Oatly CEO Toni Petersson as Chairman of the Advisory Board! 🤩
Toni is uniquely positioned to guide KoRo into the next growth phase, as he led Oatly's transformation and successful IPO during his 12 year tenure as CEO! 💥
Other Portfolio News…
Congratulations to THIS™, one of the UK leaders in plant-based meat, for closing its £20m Series C round, completed by Planet First Partners! 🥓
air up, the fastest growing bev tech company leveraging scent-based taste, has won “Startup of the Year” at the German Brand Awards 2024! 🌟
SpaceGoods, the first-mover in mushroom-empowered energy and wellness supplements, is now stocked in Holland and Barrett, Boots and Whole Foods! 🍄
DASH Water, the best tasting seltzer flavoured with wonky fruits, has been awarded “Soft Drink Brand of the Year” by The Grocer! 🍋
Nucao, the purpose-driven chocolate brand is now crowdfunding on Econeers! 🍫
Nucao is working hard to make the chocolate category more fair (direct sourcing from cooperatives) and sustainable (100% plant based) without ever compromising on taste and indulgence! 🌍
Here at Five Seasons, Sports Mania has officially started. We having been analysing the race for the next EU leader in Sports Nutrition, and our question is, who grabs Gold? 🥇
Anatole Robiot and Saskia Hoebée dug deeper into the segment to identify success factors such as Innovation, DTC Advantages or Community Building. You can read their views →HERE← 🏃🏻♀️
Gaetan Kerloc’h will be attending the Sustainable Foods Summit in Amsterdam on the 4th and 5th of July.
Andre Purits will be attending Bread & Jam in London on the 16th and 17th of July.
The GLP-1 drug boom is pushing consumers to spend more on protein supplements, according to The Vitamin Shoppe’s 2024 Health & Wellness Trend Report.
Fast Company outlines how food choices affect global sustainability.
Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel explains the emerging trend of “Little Luxuries”, treat-style foods packaged in treat-size portions.
CNBC explains how rising Orange Juice prices is forcing manufacturers to consider alternative fruit.
Mondelēz and Ahold Delhaize CEOs discuss the responsibility consumer goods companies have in tackling issues affecting the planet.
PitchBook released its Q1 2024 FoodTech Report.
Forerunner Ventures compares data between Consumer and Enterprise start-ups to determine which sector is in better shape.
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