Riverside Partners with Flavor and Specialty Ingredients Companies
Riverside is attracted to the global market for specialty ingredients
- Positive growth trends in the overall flavor industry, particularly among mid-sized and smaller companies
- Consumer trends shifting towards clean label ingredients and healthier products which has created additional growth opportunities
- Increased focus and regulatory scrutiny on food safety, enabling companies to differentiate themselves
- Large, fragmented small-end of the market, which presents a meaningful opportunity for consolidation
Riverside is a value-added partner in the flavor and specialty ingredients industries
- Conducted extensive research and has ongoing dialogue with industry experts, strategic players, and flavor & ingredients companies
- Formed an exclusive advisory board consisting of individuals with extensive industry expertise and talent
- Established value-added relationships with food & beverage supply chain companies, end-market food & beverage brands, and food safety service providers
- Built a dedicated team that evaluates and sources potential add-on targets
- Executed award-winning investments with partnerships like Tate鈥檚 and MEC3
Insights from the Flavor & Specialty Ingredients Advisory Board
Two of Riverside鈥檚 Flavor & Specialty Ingredients Advisory Board members, Amy McDonald and Skip Rosskam, share their views on relevant topics including industry consolidation, areas of strategic focus, COVID impact on health & wellness, CPGs, and plant-based product innovation. This valuable insight from experienced leaders can help shape your company鈥檚 approach to a rapidly changing industry landscape.
Riverside鈥檚 operating-intensive approach can help accelerate growth
Riverside seeks flavor & specialty ingredients partners with:
| 鈥� | Market Leadership听 听 听 听 听 听 | 鈥� | Outstanding Reputation |
| 鈥� | Strong Value Proposition | 鈥� | Multiple Growth Opportunities |
Riverside Adds Value for Our Partners听
- Synergistic cross-selling with existing Riverside investments in the food and specialty ingredients market
- Riverside Toolkit which includes over 40 vetted experts who consult on specific functional areas such as pricing, strategic planning, executive recruitment, and global sourcing and procurement
- Origination team of over 20 individuals who are dedicated to sourcing proprietary domestic and international add-on acquisitions
- Strategic sourcing between our portfolio companies
Riverside Flavor & Specialty Ingredients Expert
Richard Lan*
Senior Advisor
New York
* independent contractor and not an employee of the Riverside Company
We look to leverage our global footprint, extensive operating know-how, and broad network to assist management teams in driving above-market growth and operational savings.
Riverside has extensive experience partnering with companies in the food and beverage industry.
Parker Food Group
- Invested
- October 2017
- Status
- Exited
- Industry
- Specialty Manufacturing & Distribution
- Region
- North America
- Business Unit
- Riverside Capital Appreciation
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Manufacturer of specialty ingredients for food and beverage companies
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MEC3
- Invested
- February 2014
- Status
- Exited
- Industry
- Consumer Brands, Specialty Manufacturing & Distribution
- Region
- Europe
- Business Unit
- Riverside Europe, Riverside Capital Appreciation
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Developer and manufacturer of ingredients for gelato and other foods
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Tate's Bake Shop
- Invested
- September 2014
- Status
- Exited
- Industry
- Consumer Brands
- Region
- North America
- Business Unit
- Riverside Micro-Cap
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Provider of premium cookie and baked goods
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NuStef Baking
- Invested
- January 2017
- Status
- Active
- Industry
- Consumer Brands
- Region
- North America
- Business Unit
- Riverside Capital Appreciation
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Manufacturer of Italian-inspired pizzelle waffle cookies and artisan crackers
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YumEarth
- Invested
- August 2015
- Status
- Active
- Industry
- Consumer Brands
- Region
- North America
- Business Unit
- Riverside Micro-Cap
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Provider of natural and organic treats
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Alchemy
- Invested
- December 2012
- Status
- Exited
- Industry
- Education & Training, Business Services
- Region
- North America
- Business Unit
- Riverside Micro-Cap
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Provider of food and workplace safety training solutions
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FoodState
- Invested
- April 2011
- Status
- Exited
- Industry
- Consumer Brands
- Region
- North America
- Business Unit
- Riverside Capital Appreciation
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Manufacturer and distributor of whole food, nutritional supplements
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E&A Scheer
- Invested
- February 2019
- Status
- Exited
- Industry
- Consumer Brands
- Region
- Europe
- Business Unit
- Riverside Europe
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Specialist in connecting Rum suppliers with Rum brands and distributors
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FlavorSum
- Invested
- March 2020
- Status
- Active
- Industry
- Specialty Manufacturing & Distribution
- Region
- North America
- Business Unit
- Riverside Micro-Cap
- Strategy
- Private Equity
Developer and supplier for a wide variety of flavor applications within the food and beverage industry.
View Profile米兰体育 - Flavor Advisory Board Overview
米兰体育鈥檚 Flavor & Specialty Ingredients focused team has assembled a knowledge base in the industry over the last several years. However, we would not mistakenly consider ourselves to be 鈥榚xperts鈥� by any means. To assist the Riverside team in further enhancing our intelligence profile and to effectively evaluate potential opportunities and develop strategies, we have assembled a targeted group of specialized consultants as the 鈥楩lavor Advisory Board.鈥�
The advisory board is a mix of 鈥榬eal鈥� industry experts who have multiple decades of personal flavor & specialty ingredients experience and possess unique/differentiated skill sets (from R&D and flavor chemists, to sales & marketing, global business development, leadership, strategic initiative execution, acquisition integration, long range planning, etc.) and armed with a global perspective. These individuals can add significant value and provide actionable solutions and guidance to any company in the food & beverage supply chain.
Flavor & Specialty Ingredients Advisory Board Members
Skip Rosskam
Former President & CEO, owner at David Michael & Co
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Brendan Naulty
Current President Sweeteners & Natural Ingredients at Manus Bio. Former Senior Vice President at Ajinomoto North America, Inc. and Director Food Ingredients at Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
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Brian Vogt
Current CEO at the Brisan Group (flavor & specialty ingredients industry consulting firm)
Brandon Brown
Former CFO at Foodarom, and senior financial roles at ConAgra, Kerry Group, Butterball
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Touran Cheraghi
Former VP Global Flavour Strategy & Innovation at Firmenich and senior leadership roles at IFF and Tastemaker (Givaudan)
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Chris Thoen
Former Chief Technology Innovation
Officer at Givaudan, Procter & Gamble
(Managing Director of Global Open Innovation)
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Gary Dempsey
Former VP of Global Account Development at Dohler Group, Symrise (Global Account Director), Givaudan (Director, International Business Development)
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