Vibrant Ingredients

Lake Mary, Florida

Classification

Private

About

About

Florida Food Products LLC (d/b/a Vibrant Ingredients) is a food ingredients company founded in 1954, with its headquarters located in Lake Mary, Florida. The company, previously known as Florida Food Products, rebranded to Vibrant Ingredients in October 2025 to reflect its portfolio of natural, clean label solutions for food and beverage applications. It operates as a supplier of natural ingredients, backed by over 70 years of expertise, and is described as the world's largest private equity-owned natural ingredient supplier. Business/Product Breakdown Vibrant Ingredients provides natural, clean label ingredients for food and beverage manufacturers, focusing on solutions that emphasize purity, performance, and speed to market. The company offers a portfolio including natural flavors for custom applications in brand identity and consumer preference; cold brew coffee extracts produced via a patented single-pass extraction process using coffee and purified water; tea extracts and essences crafted from tea leaves and purified water in a fully enclosed system to preserve flavor; botanicals, fruits, and vegetables processed through unique extraction, gentle evaporation, and vacuum belt drying for use in extracts, juices, soups, and baked goods; functional nutrition solutions for enhanced wellness in beverages like waters, teas, and sodas; food protection and preservation products such as clean label antimicrobials and antioxidants from sources like acerola cherries for meat products; and foodservice solutions for premium cold brew coffee, tea, and functional beverages with two-ingredient recipes. Products are manufactured in the USA with extensive quality testing and sourced from globally vetted suppliers for consistency and compliance. The company supports partners from concept to launch, covering formulation, regulatory guidance, and labeling.

Financials

Revenue & Profit

Revenue

Valuation

Valuation

Ratios

Revenue / EBITDA
$123 MM
Valuation / Revenue
$123 MM
Valuation / Employees
$123 MM
EBITDA / Revenue
$123 MM
1-Year CAGR (Revenue)
03
3-Year CAGR (Revenue)
11
1-Year CAGR (Employees)
19
3-Year CAGR (Employees)
96

People

Employee Figures

Employees

Key Executives

NameTitleSocialsEmailPhone
John DoeEmployee
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Jane DoeEmployee
John DoeEmployee
John DoeEmployee

401K

Total Active Participants
1234
No. Participants with Account Balances
56789
Total Liabilities Start of Year
1234
Total Assets Start of Year
56789

Deals

M&A2024-03-15Completed

Seller

Founders Group

Investor Sponsors

NorthBridge PE

Deal Amount

$120M

Target Company Valuation

$1.20 MM

Techniques

Acquisition of Assets, Taken Private

Stake Tags

100%

Is PE deal

Yes

Is deal PE backed

Yes

Total Acquired

100%

Secondary Transaction2023-09-01Canceled

Target

BrightHealth Technologies

Seller

Early Investors Consortium

Investor Sponsors

--

Deal Amount

Undisclosed

Target Company Valuation

NaN

Techniques

Secondary Sale, Management Buy-out (MBO)

Stake Tags

Majority

Is PE deal

No

Is deal PE backed

Yes

Total Acquired

65%

Funding

Keywords

Keywords

Classified

Private