The five brands encompass a wide range of food and beverage brands, from English muffins on a mission to make a social impact, functional iced teas to low FODMAP broths and seasonings. 

As regional sales manager, Boggs will implement effective sales strategies and lead sales efforts for his region. 

This round of capital will fuel the company's expansion into the Food & Beverage sector, with the imminent launch of D'Amelio Foods.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) in partnership with innovation advisory VentureFuel, announced the eight finalists selected to participate in the 5th Real California Milk Excelerator competition – the search to identify, curate, and accelerate the very best dairy-based products that introduce novel benefits and drive use of California milk and dairy in formulations.

California-based T. Hasegawa USA, Inc., the US subsidiary of one of the world’s top flavor companies, is expanding its R&D leadership team through the promotion of two new associate director promotions. 

The IFF Creative Center brings together the company’s flavor and ingredient expertise with its food design capabilities to better support the growth of the region’s food industry.

In his role as EVP and president of the North America zone, Abrams-Rivera has successfully overseen the company’s US and Canadian operations.

Applied Food Sciences Inc. (AFS) announced its equity investment and partnership with KÄÄPÄ Biotech, a Finland-based company specializing in fungi cultivation and research. With the functional mushroom market proliferating, AFS recognizes the need to collaborate with a partner dedicated to mycology and to supply the best quality ingredients for product formulators.

These strategic appointments underscore UPSIDE's dedication to assembling an exceptional industry-defining leadership team to drive the company's growth in its next phase.

The brand-new, state-of-the-art factory was created to meet the growing demand by American consumers of the gummi brand.