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| 06.10.2025 | Climax Foods Unveils New Identity, Plans Growth with $6.5M Investment and Leadership Change | Climax Foods has rebranded as Bettani Farms, appointing Sandeep Patel as CEO and Chairman. Patel, who previously served as CFO at Califia Farms, brings experience from the food and sustainability sectors. Alongside the rebrand, Bettani disc... |
| 11.08.2025 | Califia Farms Complete Offers Full Nutrient Profile with Half the Sugar of Cow’s Milk | Los Angeles-based beverage company Califia Farms has introduced a new plant-based milk, Califia Farms Complete, formulated to provide nutritional levels similar to those found in cow’s milk.
The product is made from a blend of pea, chickpea... |
| 02.07.2025 | Califia Farms Launches Pistachio & Hazelnut Flavour Oat Barista Blends in the UK | Califia Farms has expanded its range of oat barista blends with the launch of two new flavours — Pistachio and Hazelnut — in the UK.
The products aim to meet the growing demand for flavoured coffee, and are designed to steam and foam effect... |
| 28.03.2025 | Green Innovations and Sweet Indulgences: A Look at Recent Trends in Eco-Friendly Products | In a world increasingly focused on sustainability and health, two companies are making waves with innovative products that cater to the modern consumer's desires. Sunday, a lawn care company, and Califia Farms, a beverage brand, are not jus... |
| 27.03.2025 | Califia Farms Rolls Out New Coconut Cream-Based Beverages with Reduced Sugar Content | Califia Farms has launched a new line of coconut-based juice beverages featuring reduced sugar content. The new product range, branded as Creamy Refreshers, consists of four fruit and coconut cream blends and is now available at major US re... |
| 20.08.2024 | 'Fall' Into Flavor with Paris Baguette's New Seasonal Menu Featuring Pumpkin and Maple Delights | The seasonal lineup will hit cafés nationwide starting September 4, featuring autumnal staples and new, innovative flavors.
National Coffee Day also arrives this September, along with a special freebie deal for PB Rewards members 9/27 – 9/2... |
| 30.07.2024 | Scotland’s Three Robins Launches “Pioneering” Oat Milk Fruit Smoothies for Kids | Scottish brand Three Robins has announced the launch of two oat milk-based fruit smoothie pouches for children’s lunchboxes and family outings.
Described as “pioneering”, the ambient pouches are available in two flavours — Super Berry and T... |
| 27.07.2024 | Califia Farms and Uproot: A New Era for Plant-Based Beverages | In the bustling world of plant-based beverages, Califia Farms has made a bold move. The California-based company has acquired Uproot Inc., a New York-based innovator in plant milk dispensing systems. This acquisition is not just a business ... |
| 24.07.2024 | Califia Farms Acquires Uproot’s “Turnkey” Plant-Based Milk Dispensers for Foodservice | California’s Califia Farms, a leading brand in the premium plant-based beverage market, has acquired the New York-based company Uproot Inc., which specializes in plant-based milk and dispensing solutions for foodservice operations.
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| 24.07.2024 | Califia Farms acquires Uproot in bid toward its goal of more sustainable packaging | Listen to the article 2 min
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| 03.07.2024 | Califia Farms Introduces Complete Kids Plant-Based Milk | Califia Farms has expanded its product lineup with the introduction of Complete Kids, a plant-based milk designed specifically for children. This new product features a protein blend derived from peas, chickpeas, and fava beans.
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| 03.06.2024 | Plant-Based Foods of Canada: “Canada is in a Position of Strength in Plant-Based Foods” | Plant-Based Foods of Canada (PBFC) is a Canadian industry association focused on promoting the growth and awareness of plant-based foods in the country, acting as a collective voice for companies that produce and sell plant-based food produ... |
| 15.04.2024 | Daring’s new CEO sees the company as a ‘bright spot’ in a contracting category | Listen to the article 6 min
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| 15.03.2024 | Califia Farms Launches Plant-Based Creamers in Lavender, Brown Sugar and Vanilla | Califia Farms, based in Bakersfield, California, announces the launch of plant-based creamers in three flavors: lavender, brown sugar, and vanilla. The creamers are USDA-certified and made with simple ingredients without gums or oils. The a... |
| 13.03.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Kraft Dinner, Falafalcinis & Oat Milk Reese’s | 7 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers nutrition wins for plant-based meat, a ton of alt-dairy annou... |
| 13.03.2024 | Plant-Based Creamer Market is a Projected to Reach US$ 13.41 Billion Valuation with 4.1% CAGR by 2034: Fact.MR Report | - |
| 13.02.2024 | Califia Farms Launches Nutritionally Enhanced Plant-Based Milk With All 9 Essential Amino Acids | Califia Farms, a California-based provider of premium plant-based beverages, announced the introduction of its latest offering: Califia Farms Complete, a nutritionally enhanced addition to its product range. Califia Farms Complete is a plan... |
| 15.08.2023 | US retail sales of oat milk decline in latest quarter after years of explosive growth | US retail sales of oat milk, which have been driving most of the growth in plant-based milk in the past couple of years, started to show year-over-year declines in the latest quarter, according to new data from SPINS shared with AgFunderNew... |
| 14.03.2022 | New Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award to Provide Scholarships to Change-Making Startups | The Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award has been set up to honour plant-based visionary Greg Steltenpohl of Califia Farms and his lifelong mission.
Friends and family of natural products pioneer and plant-based visionary Greg Stelten... |
| 28.10.2021 | Future Food 🎙️: Soylent CEO on shift towards middle America & the future of plant-based | A few weeks ago, I interviewed Soylent CEO Demir Vangelov for the Future Food podcast. Soylent is best known for its meal replacement drinks, which were seen as being a hit with many busy entrepreneurs and venture capitalists – though not n... |
| 08.09.2021 | What Is Oat Milk? Here’s Everything You Need To Know About This Vegan Milk | 11 Mins Read
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are you’re starting to see oat milk everywhere. It’s taking over supermarket aisles, being served across Starbucks chains and even Silicon Valley’s barista of choice, Blue Bottle,... |
| 30.08.2021 | ‘Plant-based eating is about joy, about experimentation…’ says Califia Farms CEO as brand unveils first national TV ad: ‘Calilujah’ | The all-singing, all-dancing, 30-second spot (strapline: ‘Calilujah!’) highlighting coconut smoothies, almondmilk and cookies, and the ‘oatmilk of your dreams’ across TV, digital and social platforms, was developed by Goodby Silverstein &a... |
| 15.03.2021 | In Memory: Greg Steltenpohl, Founder & CEO of Califia Farms, 1954-2021 | Greg Steltenpohl, founder and CEO of hugely successful US plant milk brand Califia Farms, sadly passed away this weekend at the age of 67. The company produces, among other things, plant-based drinks, plant-based yogurts and cooking creams,... |
| 04.03.2021 | Califia Farms Launches New Mushroom Oat and Hemp Barista Blends as At-Home Coffee Experimentation Grows | |
| 02.02.2021 | InOatvation – How Oats are Driving New Product Development in Food & Drink | The humble oat has come of age. The meteoric rise of oat milk has catapulted this unassuming grain into the limelight, sparking a frenzy of interest in what was long regarded as a wholesome, traditional and, frankly, rather dull ingredient.... |
| 22.12.2020 | Plant-Based Spreads: The 5 Best Vegan Butters | 1
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Just a few short years ago, finding a great vegan butter that cooked, tasted and spread like the real thing seemed like an impossible ask. Fortunately a range of new brands have taken on the task of creating outstandin... |
| 16.11.2020 | McPlant, Sainsburys, & China’s Big Boost | Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. Elysabeth is the founder of Plant Powered Consulting, the host of the Plantbased Business Hou... |
| 06.11.2020 | Califia Farms is Big in Business in China Where Plant-Based Milk Sales Increased by 800% | Califia Farms is big in business in China at the moment and looks likely to remain so in the long term, as sales in the plant-based milk sector in China have grown by a spectacular 800% year-over-year. The South China Morning Post reported ... |
| 21.10.2020 | Califia Farms Expands Distribution Of New Plant Butters Nationally As Hunger For Plant-based Foods Fuels Company Growth | |
| 13.10.2020 | When Will Plant-based Milks Be 50% of the Milk Category? Greg Steltenpohl of Califia Farms Makes The Call | When will plant-based milks be 50% of the milk category? Greg Steltenpohl of Califia Farms calls it on the Plantbased Business Hour. He and host Elysabeth Alfano also discuss 1) the necessary creativity in plant-based foods, 2) the hurdles ... |
| 02.09.2020 | Dave Ritterbush joins Califia Farms as CEO as Greg Steltenpohl retires | Ritterbush – who most recently served as president and CEO at Quest Nutrition - has also served as CEO of popchips and Premier Nutrition Corp, VP and general manager of Red Bull North America, and SVP marketing at Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.
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| 28.08.2020 | From Francis Ford Coppola to foodtech: FTW Ventures’ Brian Frank on latest fund | San Francisco-based FTW Ventures describes itself as the “secret force” behind some big changes coming to the food system. This week it announced a new $4 million agrifoodtech fund, which has already made five investments and is targeting 1... |
| 18.08.2020 | Califia Farms: “We Need Everybody on Deck to Win” | © Califia Farms
It’s day two of our celebratory series about plant milks, leading up to World Plant Milk Day this Saturday 22nd. We are featuring brands every day this week to see how they are celebrating, and today we have two industry pio... |
| 18.08.2020 | Califia Farms: “We Need Everybody on Deck to Win” | It’s day two of our celebratory series about plant milks, leading up to World Plant Milk Day this Saturday 22nd. We are featuring brands every day this week to see how they are celebrating, and today we have two industry pioneers — Califia ... |
| 21.01.2020 | Plant-Based Milk & Yogurt Company Califia Farms Secures US$225M In Funding | 31 13
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Plant-based milk brand Califia Farms has just announced that it has completed a landmark US$225 million financing in their latest Series D funding round. The investment was led by the Qatar Investment Authority (... |
| 16.01.2020 | Temasek joins $225m funding round for almond milk maker Califia Farms | Premium
Almond milk producer Califia Farms has raised $225 million from global investors including Singapore’s Temasek Holdings who are looking for the next plant-based food hit after the market debut of vegan burger maker Beyond Meat last ... |
| 15.01.2020 | Califia Farms Completes $225M in Series D |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Califia Farms has completed a $225 million Series D financing led by the Qatar Investment Authority.
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| 15.01.2020 | Califia Farms receives $225 million in financing | LOS ANGELES — Plant-based beverage maker Califia Farms has completed a series D round of financing that has generated $225 million. The investment group was led by the Qatar Investment Authority and included other investors from Temasek, Cl... |
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Califia Farms Finds $225M More For Plant-Based Beverages
| Los Angeles-based Califia Farms, which makes oat milk; probiotic, plant-based yogurt; almond milk; and other plant-based beverages, said on Wednesday that it has raised $225M more in a funding round. The Series D funding for the company was... |
| 15.01.2020 | Califia Farms raises $225m to expand plant-based empire: ‘We're carefully evaluating opportunities to expand beyond beverages' | The round - one of the largest private capital raisings within the natural foods sector, taking Califia's total funding to $340m over four rounds – was also supported by Singapore based investment company Temasek, Canada based Claridge, Hon... |
| 28.10.2019 | Califia Farms Expands into 7-Eleven Stores Across Four US Regions | Califia Farms, the distinctive nut milk brand backed by celebrity investors including Leonardo DiCaprio, has announced the launch of its products into participating 7-Eleven stores in four regions of the USA due to increased consumer demand... |
| 08.09.2019 | Kite Hill, co-founded by the creator of Impossible Foods, looks to be gaining traction, too | Before he founded the plant-based burger company Impossible Foods, Patrick Brown, who spent 25 years as a biochemistry professor at Stanford, also co-founded a Hayward, Ca.-based food company called Kite Hill that has developed numerous nut... |
| 19.02.2019 | Califia Farms debuts Übermilk, a plant-based milk with extra protein, essential nutrients | Many plant-based brands challenge the notion that dairy milk sets a nutritional benchmark that plant-based milks should match in order to use the term ‘milk’ on their labels (the Ninth Circuit recently rejected this argument). They also n... |
| 10.01.2019 | Califia Farms debuts oatmilk line - but what will distinguish the winners from the losers in the category? | Both products are made from North American whole grain, gluten free oats, and contain no added sugar (the sugar comes naturally from the oats), with the barista blend containing 3g sugar, 1g protein, 7g fat, and 130 calories per 240ml; and ... |
| 12.10.2018 | Does almondmilk contain cow’s milk? Not sure, say 16% of Americans, Yes, say 9%, No, say 75% | In an online poll of 1,000 US adults conducted in August by Lincoln Park Strategies for the International Food Information Council supported by Danone North America PBC:
75% said soymilk and almondmilk did not contain cow’s milk, with 1... |
| 09.07.2018 | Califia Farms Secures over $50 Million From Celebrity Investors | Califia Farms, the well-known Los Angeles based natural beverage company, have announced a new round of funding which they have received to the tune of over $50 million. The plant-based milk market is set to exceed $34 billion by 2024, than... |
| 04.07.2018 | Stripes Group Joins $50M Funding for Califia Farms | LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Califia Farms®, best known for its innovative plant-based beverages marketed in distinctive curvy bottles, today announces it has closed another round of funding that brought in over $50 million. This round of ... |
| 02.07.2018 | Califia Farms Raises More Than $50M in Funding | Califia Farms, a Los Angeles, CA-based plant-powered food and beverage company, closed an over $50m round of funding.
The round was led by Ambrosia Investments and existing investors Sun Pacific and Stripes Group.
The company intends to use... |
| 02.07.2018 | Califia Farms raises $50m+ to expand its plant-based empire | The cash injection will be used to expand its manufacturing facility in Bakersfield, California and further develop go-to-market capabilities for commercializing recent launches in plant-based milks, non-dairy creamers, cold brew coffees, a... |
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| 02.07.2018 | Califia Farms secures $50 million investment | LOS ANGELES — Plant-based beverage maker Califia Farms has closed a round of funding totaling more than $50 million. The investment round was led by Ambrosia Investments, which also has invested in Beyond Meat and Hint, along with existing ... |
| 02.07.2018 | Califia Farms Secures Over $50M |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Califia Farms, best known for its innovative plant-based beverages marketed in distinctive curvy bottles, today has closed another round of funding that brought in over $50M.
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Califia Farms Finds $50M For Dairy Alternatives
| Los Angeles-based Califia Farms, a maker of non-GMO, natural plant-based milks, coffee, creamers, and other beverages, has raised $50M in a new funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding was led by Ambrosia Investments, and also... |
| 10.04.2018 | The Future of GREENovation Forum 2018: A Vision For A Plant-Based Planet | 4 Mins Read
From pills to plants, smart phones to smart foods, and explosion of plant-based food brands in recent years, we are taking moves in the right direction for a more sustainable planet. While we still have a long way to go, countri... |
| 18.08.2017 | Green Queen Guide: Hong Kong’s Best Vegan Grocery Stores | 1
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With more and more people looking to lead a plant-based lifestyle, Hong Kong has progressed leaps and bounds in terms of offering conscious consumers vegan grocery options: green grocery stores have been sprouting up a... |
| 27.01.2017 | Califia Farms CEO weighs into plant 'milk' debate: ‘The consumer has never been confused' | Speaking to FoodNavigator-USA at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, Califia Farms CEO Greg Steltenpohl said he supported farmers, but didn’t think consumers were confused about the source or nutritional credentials of plant-based ... |
| 28.07.2016 | Which consumer brands are the most innovative? CircleUp picks the top 25 for 2016 | The CircleUp25 list of winning companies was first published in Forbes on Thursday with all comments in italics below from Ryan Caldbeck, founder and CEO of CircleUp, an online marketplace that connects investors with consumer and retai... |
| 17.09.2015 | Califia Farms Receives $50M from Stripes Group | Califia Farms, a Los Angeles, CA-based natural beverage and food company, received a $50 minority investment.
The investor was Stripes Group, which has invested into the newly established Califia Farms LLC (majority owned by Sun Pacific). I... |
| 16.09.2015 | Califia Farms Grabs $50M Investment |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Califia Farms today announced a minority investment of $50 million from Stripes Group.
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| 15.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 15, 2015 | Compass closed $50M funding round; Emarsys raised $33M; Enevate secured $30M
Desktop Genetics has secured an investment of £1.37 million ($2.15 million) that will enable it to commercialise its proprietary DESKGEN genome editing software pl... |
| 30.07.2014 | SPECIAL FEATURE: Why do 85% of new CPG products fail within two years? | Now this kind of failure rate may not surprise many struggling entrepreneurs; but they should draw some consolation from the fact that CPG giants are no better at developing winners, despite their deep pockets.
Indeed, even major CPG produc... |
| - | 5 changes to watch for in shopping as major retailers innovate to go ‘green’ | While the coronavirus pandemic captured the world’s attention in 2020, the climate crisis was also massively destructive, with ramifications including an extended wildfire season in California and tens of thousands of deaths from air pollut... |
