Ripple Foods facts for kids
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Ripple's chocolate pea milk
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| Private | |
| Industry | Dairy alternatives |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Adam Lowry Neil Renninger |
| Headquarters | Emeryville, California |
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Areas served
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Canada and the United States |
| Products | Pea protein beverage, half & half, Greek-style yogurt |
Ripple Foods is a company from California that makes drinks and other foods from pea protein. These foods are alternatives to dairy products like milk and yogurt. Adam Lowry and Neil Renninger started the company in 2014 in Emeryville, California.
In 2017, Ripple Foods started selling its pea protein drinks in Canada. They worked with a company called United Natural Foods to help get their products to stores there.
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What Products Does Ripple Make?
When Ripple Foods first started, they sold pea protein drinks in three flavors: original, vanilla, and chocolate. You could find these drinks in stores like Whole Foods Market and Target across the United States.
How Ripple Drinks Are Made
Ripple's drinks are made from water and pea protein, which comes from powdered yellow peas. They also add cane sugar, sunflower oil, vitamins, and a little sea salt. Natural flavors and guar gum are also used. The special part is that the pea protein is separated from the pea's natural taste and color. This makes the drinks taste good and look like milk. Later, Ripple also started selling smaller bottles and kid-sized cartons.
Other Ripple Products
In July 2017, Ripple Foods released a pea protein half and half. This product is used in coffee or tea, just like regular dairy half and half. It came in original and vanilla flavors.
A Greek-style yogurt made from pea protein was launched in late 2017. This yogurt comes in five different flavors.
Ripple Foods also planned to release pea protein-based ice cream and cheese products. Their vegan ice cream received a good score for being friendly to the environment.
How Ripple Foods Got Started
To begin, the company received $13.6 million in funding. This money helped them research and develop their new products.
In July 2016, Ripple Foods raised another $30 million. This funding round was led by a company called GV.
In early 2018, the company raised even more money, getting $65 million in a new funding round.
