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Right Rice
Websiteurl
rightrice.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2017
Short descriptiontext

Right Rice is a San Francisco-based CPG company founded in 2017 by Keith Belling that produces a vegetable-based rice grain substitute targeting health-conscious consumers in better-for-you and plant-based grocery channels.

Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
1–10
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
HQ citystring
San Francisco
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
vegetable rice, plant-based food, alternative grains, healthy rice substitute, legume rice blend
Industry2 codes
1Rice & Grain Processing (milling, polishing, parboiling, blending)
CodeAFAKABAEPrimaryYes
2Fresh-Cut & Value-Added Produce (Washed, Peeled, Sliced, Packaged)
CodeAFAKAFAAPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Grain and Oilseed Milling3112
  • Rice Milling311212
SIC code2 codes
  • Food And Kindred Products2000
  • Grain Mill Products2040
Product category
Plant-based food products
Cost components4 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Core offering1 text field

RightRice provides a tasty rice grain made from vegetables, serving as a healthier, plant-based alternative to traditional rice. The product is targeted at health-conscious consumers seeking higher protein and fiber options in their diets through convenient, rice-shaped vegetable grains.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1RightRice (Vegetable Rice)
CategoryPlant-based food / Alternative grains
Description

A rice-shaped grain product made from vegetables (such as lentils, chickpeas, and peas), designed as a healthier, plant-based alternative to traditional rice for individual consumers.

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Peers10 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Success Rice is a major boil-in-bag and ready-rice brand; it competes in the convenience-rice segment where RightRice also plays and has far broader grocery distribution.

2Seeds of Change
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Seeds of Change sells organic rice and grain pouches alongside sauces, operating in the same packaged rice category and sharing the better-for-you positioning that RightRice uses to differentiate.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Ben's Original is the mass-market packaged rice incumbent, controlling substantial retail shelf space in the rice category where RightRice competes for incremental vegetable-ingredient share.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Banza makes chickpea-based pasta, rice, and pizza products - the closest direct competitor to RightRice in the vegetable/legume-based grain substitute category, with overlapping retail customers and health-positioned branding.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Tilda is a leading global rice and grain brand with a broad specialty rice portfolio; it competes in the same retail aisle as RightRice and has far greater scale, distribution, and trade marketing resources.

TypeOthers
Description

Popchips is founder Keith Belling's prior CPG company; while not a product-line competitor, it is highly comparable as a better-for-you snack brand that achieved scaled CPG distribution, and signals the operator capability behind RightRice.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Lundberg is a long-standing organic and specialty rice/grain brand; it competes for the same health-conscious, premium-rice shopper that RightRice targets, with established organic and natural channel distribution.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Bob's Red Mill is a leading natural and organic grain, rice, and legume brand; it competes in adjacent rice/grain shelf space and overlaps with RightRice on whole-food, plant-based positioning.

TypeEmerging player
Description

TruRoots offers sprouted and ancient grain rice-and-quinoa blends in retail packs, serving the same health-oriented consumer seeking vegetable/grain hybrids in the rice aisle.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Caulipower pioneered cauliflower-crust pizza and has expanded into cauliflower-based tortillas and rice substitutes, directly competing for the same better-for-you, vegetable-ingredient consumer that RightRice targets.

Market position
Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds4 records

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors6 records

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Right Rice

Plant-based food productsrightrice.com

Right Rice is a San Francisco-based CPG company founded in 2017 by Keith Belling that produces a vegetable-based rice grain substitute targeting health-conscious consumers in better-for-you and plant-based grocery channels.

Right Rice firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Right Rice
Website
https://rightrice.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2017
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Right Rice is a San Francisco-based CPG company founded in 2017 by Keith Belling that produces a vegetable-based rice grain substitute targeting health-conscious consumers in better-for-you and plant-based grocery channels.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Right Rice industry classification

Industry
Product category
Plant-based food products
NAICS
Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112), Rice Milling (311212)
SIC
Food And Kindred Products (2000), Grain Mill Products (2040)
akta.pro primary industry
Rice & Grain Processing (milling, polishing, parboiling, blending) (AFAKABAE)
akta.pro secondary industry
Fresh-Cut & Value-Added Produce (Washed, Peeled, Sliced, Packaged) (AFAKAFAA)

Keywords

  • Vegetable rice
  • Plant-based food
  • Alternative grains
  • Healthy rice substitute
  • Legume rice blend

Where Right Rice is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
San Francisco
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Right Rice business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Right Rice product offering

Product offering

Core offering

RightRice provides a tasty rice grain made from vegetables, serving as a healthier, plant-based alternative to traditional rice. The product is targeted at health-conscious consumers seeking higher protein and fiber options in their diets through convenient, rice-shaped vegetable grains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • RightRice (Vegetable Rice) A rice-shaped grain product made from vegetables (such as lentils, chickpeas, and peas), designed as a healthier, plant-based alternative to traditional rice for individual consumers.

Companies that use Right Rice

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Right Rice technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Right Rice competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Success Rice: Success Rice is a major boil-in-bag and ready-rice brand; it competes in the convenience-rice segment where RightRice also plays and has far broader grocery distribution.
  • Seeds of Change: Seeds of Change sells organic rice and grain pouches alongside sauces, operating in the same packaged rice category and sharing the better-for-you positioning that RightRice uses to differentiate.
  • Ben's Original (Mars): Ben's Original is the mass-market packaged rice incumbent, controlling substantial retail shelf space in the rice category where RightRice competes for incremental vegetable-ingredient share.
  • Tilda: Tilda is a leading global rice and grain brand with a broad specialty rice portfolio; it competes in the same retail aisle as RightRice and has far greater scale, distribution, and trade marketing resources.
  • Lundberg Family Farms: Lundberg is a long-standing organic and specialty rice/grain brand; it competes for the same health-conscious, premium-rice shopper that RightRice targets, with established organic and natural channel distribution.
  • Bob's Red Mill: Bob's Red Mill is a leading natural and organic grain, rice, and legume brand; it competes in adjacent rice/grain shelf space and overlaps with RightRice on whole-food, plant-based positioning.

Direct peers

  • Banza: Banza makes chickpea-based pasta, rice, and pizza products - the closest direct competitor to RightRice in the vegetable/legume-based grain substitute category, with overlapping retail customers and health-positioned branding.
  • Caulipower (Cali'flour Foods): Caulipower pioneered cauliflower-crust pizza and has expanded into cauliflower-based tortillas and rice substitutes, directly competing for the same better-for-you, vegetable-ingredient consumer that RightRice targets.

Others

  • Popchips: Popchips is founder Keith Belling's prior CPG company; while not a product-line competitor, it is highly comparable as a better-for-you snack brand that achieved scaled CPG distribution, and signals the operator capability behind RightRice.

Emerging players

  • TruRoots: TruRoots offers sprouted and ancient grain rice-and-quinoa blends in retail packs, serving the same health-oriented consumer seeking vegetable/grain hybrids in the rice aisle.

Market position

Customer concentration

Right Rice social profiles

Digital presence

Right Rice financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Right Rice leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Right Rice funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Right Rice M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Right Rice

What does Right Rice do?

RightRice provides a tasty rice grain made from vegetables, serving as a healthier, plant-based alternative to traditional rice. The product is targeted at health-conscious consumers seeking higher protein and fiber options in their diets through convenient, rice-shaped vegetable grains.

When was Right Rice founded?

Right Rice was founded in 2017. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Right Rice based?

Right Rice is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Right Rice's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Success Rice, Seeds of Change, Ben's Original (Mars), Tilda, Lundberg Family Farms and Bob's Red Mill. Direct peers are Banza and Caulipower (Cali'flour Foods). Popchips is listed as an others. TruRoots is listed as an emerging player.

Does Right Rice have an API?

No public API is recorded for Right Rice.

What industry is Right Rice in?

Right Rice's product category is Plant-based food products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAKABAE, Rice & Grain Processing (milling, polishing, parboiling, blending), with a secondary code of AFAKAFAA, Fresh-Cut & Value-Added Produce (Washed, Peeled, Sliced, Packaged). Its NAICS code is 3112 and its SIC code is 2000.

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YahooPlanting Hope Acquires Leading Alternative Rice Brand RightRice(R) from Betterer Foods, Inc.Planting Hope Company Inc. has completed the all-cash acquisition of Betterer Foods, Inc.'s RightRice brand assets for US$7 million. This transaction expands Planting Hope's product portfolio into the global rice category and adds immediate revenue growth to its plant-based platform.PR NewswireTerritory Foods Partners with RightRice® to Debut New Plant-Forward Meal OptionsRightRice has partnered with Territory Foods to launch two new plant-forward Paella meal options, which are now available for four weeks across all 14 Territory Foods markets in the United States. The partnership features RightRice's vegetable-based rice as the base ingredient, offering higher protein and fewer carbohydrates compared to traditional white rice. This marks RightRice's first meal delivery partnership, expanding the brand's retail presence into the prepared meal delivery channel.PR NewswireRightRice® Continues to Reinvent the Rice Aisle with Launch of RightRice MedleyRightRice announced the launch of RightRice Medley, a new line of veggie- and protein-packed rice products blended with ancient grains, debuting nationwide exclusively at Whole Foods Market and on Amazon. The medley line offers three flavors—Harvest Pilaf, Fried Rice, and Cajun Spice—delivering 8g of protein, 5g of fiber, and approximately 30% lower net carbs than traditional white rice, priced at $4.99 for a 7-oz pouch. The launch doubles the company's retail presence with Whole Foods within a year of RightRice's initial nationwide debut in February 2019.FinSMEsRightRice Closes $5.5M Funding RoundRightRice, a San Francisco-based vegetable rice grain brand, closed a $5.5 million funding round led by Strand Equity with participation from Accel Foods and a network of investors. The company will use the funds to expand operations and reach. Launched in 2019, it is available at Whole Foods and Amazon.VC News DailyRightRice Closes $5.5M InvestmentRightRice, a vegetable-based rice grain company founded by Keith Belling (former Popchips CEO), has closed a $5.5 million minority investment round led by Strand Equity with participation from celebrity investors including Ashley Graham, Karlie Kloss, Kris Jenner, and CPG industry veterans. The funding will support the company's growth and expansion of its mission to transform the rice category with its plant-based, protein-enriched vegetable grain products. RightRice recently launched exclusively in Whole Foods Markets nationwide and on Amazon, marking one of the first brands to launch in collaboration with both retailers simultaneously.