What FF2032 does

FF2032 (doing business as Fast Forward 2032) is the corporate venture capital fund of Lotus Bakeries Group, established around 2020 and headquartered in Lembeke, Belgium. The fund is wholly owned by Lotus Bakeries and operates with a small core investment team (Investment Director Axel Malbrain, Investment Associate Hannes Vercauteren) supplemented by senior Lotus Bakeries executives and an external advisor.

FF2032 provides minority growth equity and strategic support to entrepreneurs and management teams in the food and drinks sector, with an explicit thematic focus on the better-for-you segment, sustainability innovations (for example packaging), and food technology. Capital is structured as long-term minority positions in companies that have already generated market traction, rather than early-stage venture bets.

Its disclosed portfolio comprises roughly eleven consumer brands across the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, including IQBAR, The Good Crisp Company, Cure, LOVE CORN, Partake, Peter's Yard, Aura Bora, Oot Granola, FitJoy, wildwonder, and The Coconut Cult, with first exits realized on Peter's Yard and The Good Crisp Company. Revenue is not separately disclosed because the entity functions as an investment vehicle funded by its parent rather than a revenue-generating operating business.

Name

FF2032

Legal name

FF2032

Website

https://FF2032.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FF2032 is Lotus Bakeries Group's corporate venture fund, providing long-term minority growth equity and strategic support to growth-stage food and drinks entrepreneurs, primarily in better-for-you, sustainability, and food technology across the US, UK, and Netherlands.

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Corporate Venture Capital

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Corporate LP Programs (Corporate as LP in VC/PE funds) (FSANAHAH)

Keywords

• Corporate venture capital
• Minority growth equity
• Food industry investing
• Growth-stage funding
• Venture capital fund

Headquarters

HQ city

Lembeke

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

FF2032 is Lotus Bakeries Group's corporate venture capital fund, providing long-term minority growth equity investments to growth-stage companies in the food and drinks industry. The fund combines financial capital with strategic and commercial expertise from the Lotus Bakeries Group to help entrepreneurs scale businesses in the better-for-you, sustainability, and food-technology segments.

Product overview

FF2032 is Lotus Bakeries' corporate venture fund focused on the food and drinks space. The fund provides minority growth equity to support top-notch entrepreneurs. FF2032's portfolio consists of investments in better-for-you food and drink brands, including IQBAR (plant-based nutrition bars), The Good Crisp Company (all-natural snack chips), Partake (gluten-free cookies), Peter's Yard (artisanal sourdough crackers), FitJoy (grain-free pretzels), Aura Bora (sparkling herb-infused water), wildwonder (probiotic sparkling drinks), The Coconut Cult (coconut yogurt), Oot Granola (gluten-free granola), LOVE CORN (vegan corn snacks), and Cure (natural hydration mixes).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Minority Growth Equity Investments Long-term minority growth equity capital deployed into growth-stage companies in the food and drinks industry, combined with strategic and commercial support drawn from Lotus Bakeries Group's industry expertise. Target areas include better-for-you products, sustainability innovations, and food technology.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tyson Ventures: Corporate venture arm of Tyson Foods making minority growth and strategic investments in food, protein, and food-tech startups. Same CVC structure, same food-only mandate, same minority growth equity approach as FF2032.
• S2G Ventures: Chicago- and SF-based venture fund investing across food, agriculture, and ocean tech with both minority and growth equity. It is the closest direct peer to FF2032: thematic food investing, growth-stage tickets, and active minority partnerships with consumer food brands.
• Bits x Bites: China-based food-tech venture fund investing in early- to growth-stage startups across the food value chain. Highly comparable as a specialist food-tech VC with the same minority/active partnership orientation toward food entrepreneurs.
• Big Idea Ventures: Global alternative-protein and food-tech venture fund making minority equity investments into plant-based, fermentation, and cultivated-food startups. Direct thematic peer to FF2032's food-tech and sustainability pillars.
• Cult Food Science: Public investment platform building, funding, and incubating cellular agriculture and alt-protein companies. Comparable to FF2032 as a food-only minority investor with a strong sustainability and food-tech lens.
• AgFunder: Venture firm and media platform investing across agrifoodtech. Comparable to FF2032 in food-only focus, growth-stage minority investing, and thematic mandates spanning sustainability, food tech, and nutrition.
• Mars Edge: Corporate venture and incubation arm of Mars, Incorporated focused on nutrition, human health, and food-tech innovation. Comparable as a food CVC with strategic/operational overlay from a major food parent and longer-term orientation.
• Eighteen94 Capital: Corporate venture arm of the Kellogg Company (KHC) making minority investments in food and food-tech startups. Direct CVC peer: corporate-owned, food-only mandate, minority growth equity into consumer brands.
• Mondelēz SnackFutures: Corporate venture and innovation hub of Mondelēz International focused on snacking, better-for-you, and food-tech startups. Direct CVC peer: corporate parent, food-only mandate, minority growth-stage equity into snack brands.

Broad incumbents

• Danone: Large incumbent food multinational that has run venture and impact investment arms (including Danone Manifesto Ventures) focused on food, nutrition, and sustainability. Comparable as a food-industry corporate deploying capital toward better-for-you and sustainable-food startups via minority equity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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