Union Kitchen Portfolio Highlights: Food Businesses that Raised, Scaled, and Sold
Union Kitchen is where Food Businesses go to win.
Our Accelerator combines ownership of manufacturing with a proven, phased approach to growth — helping founders build stronger margins, understand their customers, and scale with focus.
The companies featured here all leveraged our ecosystem to find success. Many have raised investment to open their own manufacturing facilities, grow their teams, and support national expansion. Others have been acquired. This page is a snapshot of what happens when you build intentionally — starting local, staying capital-efficient, and scaling with purpose.
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Acquired After Scaling Through Union Kitchen
Veggie Confetti
October 2018: Founded by Kelsey Tressler
December 2018: Joined Union Kitchen's Accelerator with line of pickled vegetables
Spring 2021: Acquired by LoveBeets for an undisclosed amount
Alternative Oats
March 2021: Founded by Chris Burger
January 2022: Joined Union Kitchen's Accelerator with their line of artisanal oatmeal blends
Spring 2023: Acquired by Dano's Granola for an undisclosed amount
Favor
October 2027: Founded by Ben Wheeler
April 2019: Joined Union Kitchen's Accelerator with their line of functional shots
Fall 2024: Acquired for an undisclosed amount
Raised Capital to Scale Manufacturing & Growth
Below are some of our portfolio companies that have raised investment to support manufacturing and sales growth
Maspanadas
$1.5mm in oversubscribe round led by Angeles Investor
Vegetable & Butcher
~$4mm in funding most recently led by TEDCO, Maryland's Venture Funds
Kinish
$800k in seed round including Genesia Ventures, Lifetime Ventures, Full Commit Partners, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Caribe Juice
$3.2m over three rounds including investments from New Voices Fund
Snacklins
Samy Kobrosly (Founder), Drew Rowland (CEO)
Multiple rounds including investments from Mark Cuban via Shark Tank and SnackFutures (venture arm of Mondelez)
Jesse & Ben's
Multiple rounds including investments from Regatta Capital Group and Sling Ventures
Myle's Comfort Food
$2.3m over two rounds including investments from Whole Foods' venture arm and Kompas Ventures
Bright Greens
$2mm in seed round led by Kellogg's eighteen 94 Capital
True Made Foods
$6.9m in funding over five rounds including from Blu Venture Investors and Berg Capital
Exited Portfolio Companies
These are companies that launched through our Accelerator and where we have since exited our investment positions
- Et Oliva (Terms Undisclosed)
- Mulan Dumpling (Terms Undisclosed)
- Veggie Confetti (Exited as part of acquisition, Terms Undisclosed)
- Swapples (Terms Undisclosed)