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Gotham Greens is a fresh food company dedicated to transforming the food system by prioritizing both people and the planet. Founded in 2011, it specializes in producing and delivering a variety of leafy greens, herbs, salad dressings, dips, and cooking sauces year-round. Gotham Greens operates a national network of climate-controlled, high-tech glasshouses across several states, including New York, Illinois, and California, enabling it to provide a consistent and sustainable supply of pesticide-free produce. The company employs integrated pest management techniques, such as using beneficial insects to control pests, ensuring that its products are safe and fresh. As a Certified B Corporation, Gotham Greens is committed to environmentally responsible practices and currently offers its products in over 3,000 grocery stores across the United States.

True Food Kitchen operates 42 restaurants across the United States, offering a dining experience centered around wholesome, seasonal cuisine guided by Dr. Andrew Weil's anti-inflammatory food pyramid principles. The company sources fresh, in-season ingredients to create dishes that emphasize natural health benefits and flavors, with a focus on thoughtful preparations and conscious sourcing. Established in 2008, True Food Kitchen is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Good Culture, LLC, established in 2014 and headquartered in Irvine, California, specializes in the production of organic cultured dairy products. The company's portfolio includes a range of thick, creamy, low-sugar cottage cheese, probiotic gut shots, and sour cream. Good Culture focuses on providing real-food options with simple ingredients, aiming to offer consumers healthy dairy alternatives that do not compromise their well-being. Its products are available through stores across the United States.

Cheetah Technologies, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, operates an online platform that facilitates contactless pickup and delivery of food and supplies for food service businesses and restaurants. The company purchases and delivers wholesale groceries and restaurant supplies, enabling clients to browse and place orders through its mobile application. Cheetah's unique model involves transforming refrigerated trucks into mobile fulfillment centers, ensuring safe, contactless pickup for consumers. The company serves clients in major metropolitan areas across the United States, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Dallas.

Health-Ade LLC is a beverage manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in producing Kombucha, a fermented tea rich in probiotics and healthy acids. Health-Ade offers its products in various flavors such as original, apple, ginger lemon, plum, grape, cayenne cleanse, beet, carrot, and pomegranate. These beverages are sold through retail stores and restaurants nationwide. Due to high demand, the company is planning to expand its production capacity by financing a new brewery.

The New Primal, LLC is a food company based in North Charleston, South Carolina, specializing in the production of healthy meat snacks. Founded in 2010, the company offers a variety of products, including grass-fed beef jerky, free-range turkey jerky, meat sticks, and natural pork sticks. In addition to its core snack offerings, The New Primal produces a range of complementary items such as marinades, buffalo sauces, dressings, coconut aminos, seasonings, and BBQ sauces. The company emphasizes healthy eating by providing convenient, nutritious snack options. Its products are available for purchase online and are also distributed through gyms and grocery stores, catering to health-conscious consumers.

Urban Remedy, Inc. is a plant-based organic food company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Point Richmond, California. The company specializes in producing and delivering organic juices, ready-to-eat meals, and healthy snacks, including juice cleansing elixirs, meal replacement drinks, and a variety of snacks such as brittles, cookies, brownies, and chips. All of Urban Remedy's offerings are certified organic, non-GMO Project Verified, gluten-free, and low glycemic, aligning with its mission that "Food is Healing." The company emphasizes convenience by shipping directly to customers nationwide and operates 17 retail locations along with over 300 grocery kiosks across 21 states. Urban Remedy is also recognized as a certified B Corporation, reflecting its commitment to social and environmental performance.

Evolve Biosystems, Inc. is a life sciences company based in Davis, California, that focuses on developing probiotic-based biotherapeutics aimed at establishing, restoring, and maintaining a healthy human microbiome. Incorporated in 2011, the company utilizes a discovery platform that addresses dysbiosis issues throughout the human life cycle and in production animals. Evolve Biosystems specializes in probiotic bacteria activated with specific prebiotic oligosaccharides and employs various delivery systems to support gut health, particularly in infants during their first six months of life. Their product offerings include consumer-directed solutions for home use as well as specialized products for neonatal intensive care units, addressing unmet clinical needs in both human and animal health.

Gotham Greens is a fresh food company dedicated to transforming the food system by prioritizing both people and the planet. Founded in 2011, it specializes in producing and delivering a variety of leafy greens, herbs, salad dressings, dips, and cooking sauces year-round. Gotham Greens operates a national network of climate-controlled, high-tech glasshouses across several states, including New York, Illinois, and California, enabling it to provide a consistent and sustainable supply of pesticide-free produce. The company employs integrated pest management techniques, such as using beneficial insects to control pests, ensuring that its products are safe and fresh. As a Certified B Corporation, Gotham Greens is committed to environmentally responsible practices and currently offers its products in over 3,000 grocery stores across the United States.

Verde Farms, LLC is a producer of organic and grass-fed beef products, serving a diverse customer base that includes retail, wholesale, foodservice, and ingredient sectors. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company offers an array of products such as ready-to-cook grinds, patties, steaks, roasts, marinades, and ready-to-eat options like beef hot dogs and roast beef. Verde Farms supplies its products through online retailers and collaborates with wholesale meat distributors and grocery chains across major cities, including Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York City. The company also operates a processing facility in Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

Nutriati is a company based in Henrico, Virginia, founded in 2013 that specializes in the research, development, production, and commercialization of plant-based food products. The company produces gluten-free chickpea protein and chickpea flour, which are designed to meet consumer demand for high-protein and non-allergenic foods. These functional ingredients are used in a variety of applications including bread, baked goods, pasta, sauces, snacks, and plant-based meat alternatives. Nutriati's products cater to the clean taste profile and functional performance demanded by consumer packaged goods companies.

Vital Farms, founded in 2007 and based in Austin, Texas, is an ethical food company specializing in pasture-raised products. The company offers a variety of items including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, ghee, liquid whole eggs, and egg bite products. Vital Farms is committed to providing nutritious food for consumers, differentiated products for partners, attractive economics for farmers, responsible land use for communities, and ethical living conditions for animals. The company's operations are guided by a commitment to Conscious Capitalism, ensuring long-term benefits for all stakeholders, including farmers, suppliers, customers, the environment, and employees.

MycoTechnology is a food technology company based in Aurora, Colorado, that specializes in utilizing fungi-based food-processing platforms to enhance the flavor and nutritional value of agricultural products. Incorporated in 2013, the company addresses challenges in the food, beverage, and flavor industries through innovative solutions. One of its key products, ClearTaste, is an all-natural, GMO-free, organic bitter blocker that is both Kosher and Halal certified, designed to improve the flavor profile of various agricultural offerings. Additionally, MycoTechnology engages in the fermentation of agricultural products using gourmet fungi, producing items such as myceliated chocolate and enhanced coffee beans. The company also develops and licenses technology aimed at naturally improving the flavor characteristics of robusta and arabica coffee, thereby enabling food producers to incorporate healthier ingredients and strengthen brand association.