Today, Barnana has announced that it has received a minority growth capital investment from the Boulder Food Group (‘BFG’) that will enable it to fuel continued distribution expansion, product innovation and consumer marketing efforts.
‘Our goal at BFG is to partner with companies with the best people, products, brands and strategies. Barnana is exemplary in each of these areas, and we couldn’t be more excited about our partnership,” said Tom Spier, BFG Partner. BFG joins other major investors, including Mark Rampolla, Founder of Zico Premium Coconut Water; Patrick Finn of Finn Capital Partners; Jerry Bello, Founder of Sensible Portions; and Presence Sales & Marketing.
‘We could not ask for better partners than BFG to join the investment team. Tom and the BFG team have built world-class brands and bring an incredible value to the table. We’re excited to start the year with great partners who understand the vision and align our next stage of growth with the values,” said Barnana, CEO and Founder Caue Suplicy.
Starting in 2015 and partnering with BFG, Barnana will unveil two delicious new innovative products at Natural Products Expo West:
Apple Cinnamon Barnana: a twist on the classic Brazilian desert, combining sweet organic bananas, toothy organic apples and a pinch of spicy organic Ceylon cinnamon.
Coffee Barnana: a perfect energy boost in the morning, taking the popular banana and coffee duo and blending them into one, made with organic Colombian Fair-Trade roasted Arabica coffee beans.
Launched in August 2012, Barnana used the naturally occurring nutritional content of famous yellow fruits to develop a brand synonymous with banana-based snacks. Barnana provides a secondary source of income for banana farmers in South America through sustainable up-and-coming bananas that were previously unable to market.
Barnana is known as a pioneer in the healthy snack category, which has allowed the company to grow more than 350% YOY between 2013 and 2014 and to be featured in national media outlets including Inc. Forbes, Men’s Journal Barnana’s Original Banana Bites have been named ‘Best Pre Run Snack’ by Women’s Running Magazine and ‘Best Paleo Snack’ by Delicious Living
Barnana’s organic, gluten-free, non-GMO line of Chewy Banana Bites in Original, Chocolate, Coconut and Peanut Butter is available at Whole Foods Markets, Safeway, Sprouts, Wegmans and other fine natural grocery stores across the country. New flavors are coming soon to the shelves
Experience the most delicious thing ever to happen to bananas at www. Barnana, man Come on,
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An alternative to traditional snacks; healthy, organic Barnana, Super Potassium Snack, is pioneering the use of the naturally occurring nutritional content of bananas. Barnana does not have any additives, no preservatives, and is naturally sweet. Barnana banana snacks are grown in sustainable organic farms in South America and are an exceptional source of potassium, fiber and have more than 20 vitamins and minerals. Original, Chocolate, Coconut and Peanut Butter Organic Banana Bites can be found at Whole Foods, Safeway, Sprouts and other fine food stores across the country. (Barnana) (com)
About FFG
Boulder Food Group (‘BFG’), based in Boulder, Colorado, is a venture capital fund that seeks to partner with early-stage food and beverage consumer product companies. BFG works alongside exceptional entrepreneurs to ensure that the company is able to deliver sustainable growth and outperform its competitors. Current investments are Green Spoon Sales and Birch Benders BFG was founded by Tom Spier, co-founder of EVOL Foods (acquired in 2013 by Boulder Brands) and COO of Bear Naked (acquired in 2007 by Kellogg’s) (www) The Boiler Food Group (com)
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