ReGrained

Brewer’s spent grain has often seemed like a perfect fit for upcycled food companies but the challenges to getting widespread adoption by breweries goes beyond supply and demand.

Upcycled Foods, Inc. is moving away from packaged goods by expanding its portfolio with five ingredients as it shifts to a business-to-business model in the upcycled food industry.

Upcycled CPG companies are innovating supply chains and scaling production in order to bring costs down so the niche sustainability trend can become more widely adopted and reach a larger market.

Since its launch almost a decade ago, ReGrained has struggled to find a solution that can make a dent in the billions of pounds of spent grain left over from the beer brewing process. For years, that has meant attempting to reduce this food waste, both through its own CPG product lines and as an ingredient supplier. But after seeing mixed results from its bifurcated business model, ReGrained is pivoting away from “resource intensive” CPG products in favor of focusing on ingredients.

ReGrained, a mission-driven ingredient platform and packaged goods innovator that leverages patented technology to transform food manufacturing byproduct into tasty superfoods announced that it has updated its brand aesthetic and will soon enter the savory snack space with an innovative new snack puff.

Ingredient producer and bar brand ReGrained announced the close of a $2.5 million round of funding to help propel the brand into its next phase of growth as an ingredient supplier. Family-owned product development firm Griffith Foods led the round with Barilla Group’s venture fund BLU1877 and Telluric Foods also taking part. Roughly $700,000 of the round was also raised from 700 contributors via an equity crowdfunding round on Indiegogo.