Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Competitive Foods took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Competitive Foods has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2food | 27 Nov 2019, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Competitive Foods, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Competitive Foods has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Competitive Foods did.
Stories naming Competitive Foods. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian plant-protein maker v2food bought US plant-based chicken firm Daring Foods and struck a partnership with Japan's Ajinomoto, price undisclosed. The page also recalls v2food's $77 million Series B and local industry failures.
Profile of Competitive Foods Australia founder Jack Cowin covering Hungry Jack's growth, his Domino's chairmanship and share purchases, overseas investments, and the 1968 raise that launched his fast-food empire.
Plant-based meat maker v2food will shut its Wodonga factory and shift production to third parties, while chief operating officer Tim York replaces departing founder Nick Hazell as chief executive.
GrainCorp announces a government-funded 4.4 million dollar plant-protein research partnership with CSIRO and v2food, aiming to build local processing of canola, soy, fava bean and chickpea proteins, with the project due to finish in 2023.
Fast food billionaire Jack Cowin has launched v2food, a plant-based meat joint venture with CSIRO's innovation fund Main Sequence Ventures, seeded by his Competitive Foods Australia and led by ex-PepsiCo research director Nick Hazell.
Profile of plant-based meat startup v2food, created through CSIRO and Main Sequence Ventures, with seed backing from Jack Cowin's Competitive Foods Australia. Founder Nick Hazell discusses launch plans and the alternative protein market.