Zukay Live Foods, LLC

Jacob's Raw krauts & tonics keep growing (up 20% in 2017) in Wegmans & Whole Foods.We are adding distribution and launching profitable tonic based shots in 2018

  • Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Food and Beverage
  • Location Elverson, PA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2008
  • Employees 7
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website jacobsraw.com

Company Summary

We make Jacob's Raw organic sauerkrauts and vegetable tonics. Our extremely on-trend products are made in our factory in Berks Co, PA, and are sold in Wegmans, Fairway, ShopRite, Kings, Kimberton Whole Foods, Whole Foods, and many natural food stores in the NE. Our sales are up 20% year over year, and we are looking for funding both to expand our successful sauerkraut and tonic lines and launch a new supplemental 2 oz. shot line in 1Q 2018.

Team

  • Scott Grzybek
    CEO/Founder

    Is a 7 year brand management veteran of Hormel, McCormick, and Alouette Cheese, and a long-time consumer of organic and health foods. Mr. Grzybek’s vision came through many years of researching the health benefits of many foods, and was born from a frustration of not being able to find many foods he believed were more than just vaguely “good for you”, but were truly health-promoting

  • William Moore
    CFO

    the former CEO and President of Moore Products Co., a supplier of process automation systems to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Moore has been active in early stage angel investing

  • Marvin Hepburn
    National Sales Manager

    Brings 7 years of natural food brokerage experience to Zukay, having run New York Metro for ESM-Ferolie and Alliance Sales and Marketing

  • Michael Steele
    Strategic Advisor

    Brings 14 years of natural food and beverage experience to ZUKAY. Mr. Steele has had 9 years business development experience with start-up natural food companies, culminating in the growth of Bossa Nova Beverage Group to a $12MM run rate and the sale of the company to Beverages Holdings LLC

  • Dennis Newnham
    Strategic Advisor

    Is the former CEO of Manischewitz, Lea &Perrins, Steak-Umm, and Mitsui Foods
    specializing in M&A.

  • Scott Grzybek

Advisors

  • Steve Goodman, ML&B
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Hank Conicelli, Fesnak & Associates
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • William Moore|Curtis Trimble
    Unconfirmed

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