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  Oct

  2023

  03

  2023 / Oct / 03

  Remedy Organics Launches Super Ube Glow – The First-Ever Ingestible Beauty Wellness Shake

  • posted in Investment

  From: News Direct
  Remedy Organics, the leading producer of award-winning, plant-based, and protein-packed functional beverages, today announced the release of its latest innovation, Super Ube Glow. The new revolutionary blend, designed to nourish from within and promote a radiant inner glow, marks the first-ever ingestible beauty wellness shake to hit the market. read more

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  Sep

  2023

  11

  2023 / Sep / 11

  Here’s how Café Zupas was able to successfully build its own tech stack

  • posted in Portfolio

  From: Nation’s Restaurant News
  By: Joanna Fantozzi

  The founders of the Utah-based soup and sandwich chain have backgrounds in tech and built custom AI-based systems instead of going with off the shelf read more

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  Jun

  2023

  05

  2023 / Jun / 05

  This Company Puts Tepache, Mexico’s 3,000-Year-Old Fermented Pineapple Beverage in Easy Reach of U.S. Consumers

  • posted in Investment

  Photo:Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
  From:FOOD&WINE
  By:Lucy Simon
  Two beverage industry pros are bringing Mexico’s oldest drink to the U.S. market for the first time, with astonishing success. read more

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  May

  2023

  09

  2023 / May / 09

  Skin care startup raises $6.2 million to fight hyperpigmentation

  • posted in Investment

  Illustration: Tiffany Herring/Axios

  From: Axios.com
  By: Kia Kokalitcheva

  Mother Science, a skincare company founded by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger, a violinist and the guitarist’s wife, is debuting its first product aimed at skin hyperpigmentation. read more

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  May

  2023

  08

  2023 / May / 08

  Stio Raises $20M in Capital to Accelerate Omnichannel Growth

  • posted in Portfolio

  From: Outdoor Sportswire

  Led by LAGO Innovation Fund, funding support comes as Stio doubles Mountain Studio® retail locations and boosts wholesale growth read more

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  Mar

  2023

  03

  2023 / Mar / 03

  Starbird Chicken named winner of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Chicken Showdown

  • posted in Portfolio

  From: Nation’s Restaurant News
  By: NRN Staff

  Starbird Chicken has been named the winner of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Chicken Showdown, in which the media brand pitted nine chicken chains against each other. read more

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  Feb

  2023

  21

  2023 / Feb / 21

  De La Calle Announces Expansion Into Whole Foods Market Stores Nationwide

  • posted in Portfolio

  From: Cision PR Newswire
  Today, De La Calle announces its expansion into Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. The canned tepache brand will now be featured in 537 Whole Foods locations, solidifying its coast-to-coast retail footprint. read more

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  Feb

  2023

  08

  2023 / Feb / 08

  Koia Adopts Vertical Integration Model with Anaheim Production Plant

  • posted in Portfolio

  From: Bevnet
  By: Brad Avery

  Seeking to swiftly amplify its sales and velocity over the coming years, California-based plant-based beverage company Koia has transitioned to a vertically integrated production model with the acquisition of a production facility in Anaheim. read more

• Feb

  2023

  01

  2023 / Feb / 01

  KarpReilly Announces Leadership Transition, Adds Partner

  • posted in General

  From: Cision PR Newswire
  Greenwich, CT-based growth equity investment firm KarpReilly has announced that Billy Logan and Hank Spring have been named Managing Partners, roles previously held by founders Allan Karp and Chris Reilly since establishing KarpReilly in 2007. Karp and Reilly will each continue to play an active role in the firm’s investing and portfolio management. read more