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Upton’s Naturals is a vegan owned natural foods producer specializing in meat alternatives.
Find out more at:
www.uptonsnaturals.com
Find out more at:
www.uptonsnaturals.com
Overview
Location
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees
11-50
Phone
(312) 666-7838
Founded date
2006
Mentions in press and media 17
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| Oct 10, 2024 | Jack & Annie’s Maker Adds $5M to Series B to Tackle America’s Fibre Deficiency with Jackfruit Meat | 5 Mins Read The Jackfruit Company and its consumer brand Jack & Annie’s have raised $5M in a Series B extension round to support their product development and expansion efforts. In a nod to consumers’ growing appetite for fibre-packed f... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Oscar Mayer to Launch Vegan Hot Dogs via Kraft Heinz-NotCo Collaboration | 5 Mins Read Chicago-based meat company Oscar Mayer, a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz, is launching a line of plant-based hot dogs, as part of an ongoing collaboration with NotCo. They will debut at Expo West next week. The two-year-old joint ven... |
| Mar 19, 2022 | The 10 Best WFPB Diet Meat Brands for Cleaner Vegan Eating | 5 Mins Read From lentils to jackfruit to cashews, veggie burgers are getting a whole foods plant-based makeover: say hello to the brands making vegan meat from fruit and vegetable ingredients. We’re at a time where plant-based meat is all t... |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Upton’s Naturals Debuts First Fava Bean Taco Crumbles | Plant-based food company Upton’s Naturals has launched Fava Taco Style Crumbles, one of the first plant-based meat fillings made from fava beans. Coming to Sprouts Farmers Markets this spring, the fava crumbles are made to recreate the mout... |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Upton’s Naturals: Successful Meat Alternatives Made Simple | In an industry where bloody burgers dominate grocery shelves with big marketing dollars, independently owned Upton’s Naturals has been creating plant-based meat alternatives from easy-to-understand ingredients for over 15 years. Run by Foun... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | jack & annie’s closes $23M; aims to make jackfruit hero among meat alternatives | Jack & annie’s, a sustainable, animal meat alternative brand made from jackfruit, announced Tuesday $23 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Creadev and Desert Bloom and included participation from Wheatsheaf and existin... |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Hot and Ready: Light Up the Grill this Summer with Vegan Hot Dogs | August 6, 2021 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Hot dogs are, one might say, a hot topic. On one hand they’re tasty, simple, and great on the grill; on the other, their composition is a little suspec... |
| May 3, 2021 | Upton’s Naturals Partners With Dot Foods to Distribute Meat Alternatives Across the US | Chicago alt-meat brand Upton’s Naturals has entered into a partnership with the US’s largest food industry redistributor Dot Foods to make its products available across the country. Through the partnership, Dot Foods will provide a range of... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Beef Restaurant Chain Buona’s ‘Beefless’ Italian Sandwich Sells Out in 24 Hours | Yesterday, Chicago beef chain Buona announced the launch of the Plant-Based Italian Beefless Sandwich, made in collaboration with Upton’s Naturals, at all 24 Buona locations in Chicago and Indiana. The business now reveals that it sold out ... |
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FAQ about Upton's Naturals
When was Upton's Naturals founded?
Upton's Naturals was founded in 2006.
What has the press written about Upton's Naturals?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning Upton's Naturals, among them “Jack & Annie’s Maker Adds $5M to Series B to Tackle America’s Fibre Deficiency with Jackfruit Meat” (Oct 10, 2024) and “Oscar Mayer to Launch Vegan Hot Dogs via Kraft Heinz-NotCo Collaboration” (Mar 7, 2024).
Is Upton's Naturals still active?
Yes, Upton's Naturals is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 11, 2024.