Operating Company Consumer

Vibrant Foods

United Kingdom

Parent company of South Asian food brands TRS, East End, Cofresh, Fudco, and Everest. Produces high-quality ingredients and products for both traditional South Asian consumers and mainstream consumers, with a focus on heritage, quality, and scaling across the UK and Europe.

Focus Areas
South Asian / ethnic foods, Packaged nuts, spices, and dried fruit, Chilled dairy (paneer and yogurt)

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2020-2021.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

3 addon

Vibrant Foods Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Vibrant Foods. 1 2020 2 2021

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Vibrant Foods Acquires Fudco
    April 8, 2021
    Buyer
    Vibrant Foods, Exponent
    Target
    Fudco
    Seller
    Fudco Partnership, Sheilesh Shah, Akhil Shah
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Exponent-backed Vibrant Foods has acquired Fudco, the UK premium nuts, spices and dried fruits business founded in 1979. The family-run company — led by brothers Sheilesh and Akhil Shah and operating a HQ and factory in Willesden with around 68 employees — will join Vibrant's South Asian foods portfolio (TRS, East End, Cofresh, Everest) as an add-on to expand retail distribution and product range.

  • Vibrant Foods Acquires Everest Dairies
    March 9, 2021
    Buyer
    Vibrant Foods
    Target
    Everest Dairies
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Vibrant Foods has completed the acquisition of Everest Dairies, a Leicester-based manufacturer of South Asian dairy products including paneer and natural yogurt. The deal is an add-on to Vibrant Foods' portfolio (which includes TRS, East End and Cofresh) and is intended to expand the group's chilled dairy capability and broaden distribution into both ethnic independent stores and mainstream grocery channels.

  • Vibrant Foods (Exponent) Acquires Cofresh Snack Foods
    June 30, 2020
    Buyer
    Vibrant Foods, Exponent Private Equity LLP
    Target
    Cofresh Snack Foods
    Seller
    Patel family
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Vibrant Foods, the UK ethnic foods platform backed by Exponent Private Equity, has acquired Cofresh Snack Foods (CSF), the owner of the Cofresh and Eat Real brands, for an undisclosed sum. The Patel family, selling shareholders, will reinvest as minority holders; the deal strengthens Vibrant Foods' portfolio across South Asian staples and fast-growing plant-based/free-from snacking to accelerate distribution and growth across the UK and Europe.

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