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Plant-Based, Non-Dairy Creamer Brand Nutpods Acquired by Investment Firm

Jan. 16, 2024

Recently launched MPearlRock partnership company takes the reins with designs to help Nutpods continue to grow.

Investment firm MPearlRock has announced the acquisition of Bellevue, Wash.-based, non-dairy coffee creamer brand Nutpods, according to a release sent to Food Processing. MPearlRock is a partnership between PearlRock Partners and MidOcean Partners that was launched just one week ago. Terms of the Nutpods deal were not disclosed.

Nutpods was founded in 2013, and today the company is one of the largest brands in the plant-based, non-dairy creamer category, according to the announcement. Nutpods can be found in more than 15,000 retail stores nationwide. It is the No. 1 plant-based non-dairy creamer brand and No. 2 among all non-dairy creamer brands, the release noted.

Nutpods received a strategic investment from VMG Partners in 2019, and since then, Nutpods more than tripled its net sales.

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Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.