The Jackfruit Company
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The Healthy Main Dish! Our Jackfruit is a delicious meat alternative. Fiber-rich, soy-free, gluten-free & sourced from farming families in India #KnowJack Why jackfruit? Jackfruit is a miracle crop. A single tree yields two to three tons of nutritious fruit each year, with minimal or zero maintenance. Jackfruit is extremely underutilized in proportion to its global potential, for lack of connection between growers and the international marketplace. Attributes: - excellent source of fiber - low in calories and carbs - zero cholesterol - fat-free - sodium-free - soy-free - gluten-free - nut-free - non-GMO - Kosher - sustainably sourced
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The Jackfruit Company Adds $5M Extension to Series B Round
The Jackfruit Company, which sells products under both that name and the Jack & Annie’s brand, has raised $5 million in a Series B extension, adding to the $23 million it previously raised in the funding round, co-founder and CEO Annie Ryu announced this week.
Taste Radio: Most People Don’t Know ‘Jack.’ Annie Ryu Is Planning To Change That.
Jack & Annie’s founder/CEO Annie Ryu spoke about her initial vision to support farming communities in India by incentivizing production of jackfruit, how she began building the company while still an undergraduate student at Harvard, how Jack & Annie’s is positioned within a competitive set for plant-based meat and what she’s learned about entrepreneurship and the value of persistence.
Jack & Annie’s Producer Raises $23M Following New Brand Launch
Alt-meat producer Global Village Fruit, producer of the Jack & Annie’s brand, formally announced today a $23 million funding round that closed this summer.
The Jackfruit Company Expands Leadership Team
The Jackfruit Company, maker of convenient, delicious, sustainably-sourced jackfruit products, has announced the addition of two new industry experts to the company’s leadership team.
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