Name

Vibrant Ingredients

Legal name

Florida Food Products, LLC

Website

https://vibrantingredients.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Food & Beverage Ingredients

NAICS

Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (31193), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Food Manufacturing (311), Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (311930)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Flavorings & Extracts (Natural & Artificial) (CRADAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee & Tea Concentrates (Liquid, Extracts, Syrups) (AFAFAGAC), Clean-Label/Natural Flavor Solutions (Natural WONF, Natural Identical where applicable) (AFAJADAL), Ingredient Blends & Systems / Custom Formulation (Seasoning Systems, Functional Blends) (CRADAOAO)

Keywords

• Natural ingredient supplier
• Clean label flavors
• Cold brew coffee extracts
• Tea extracts essences
• Botanical extracts

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Mary

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Natural Ingredients Portfolio: B2B sales of natural ingredients including flavors, botanical extracts, cold brew coffee, tea extracts, and functional nutrition ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers. Revenue derived from ingredient product sales with supply continuity and scalability.
2. Foodservice Beverages: Turnkey foodservice beverage solutions including cold brew coffee, tea, and functional beverages for foodservice operators. Flexible packaging from bag-in-box to hand-mix formats with consistent quality.
3. Custom Food & Beverage Systems: Custom turnkey ingredient systems for food and beverage companies including regulatory, labelling, operations, and marketing support. Collaborative approach from concept to commercialization.
4. Food Protection & Preservation Ingredients: Clean label natural cures, antimicrobials, and antioxidants for meat products and food preservation. Includes celery-derived natural meat cure, acerola cherry accelerators, and plant-based antioxidants.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vibrant Ingredients manufactures and supplies clean label natural ingredient systems, including custom natural flavors, patented cold brew coffee extracts, spinning cone column tea extracts, vacuum belt dried botanicals/fruits/vegetables, functional nutrition ingredients, and clean label food protection and preservation solutions. Products are sold directly to food and beverage manufacturers and foodservice operators through an enterprise B2B sales model supported by collaborative concept-to-commercialization development at U.S.-based Innovation Centers.

Product overview

Vibrant Ingredients is a natural ingredient supplier for food and beverage manufacturers offering an integrated portfolio of clean label solutions. The portfolio includes seven core product categories: Natural Flavors (custom flavor development), Cold Brew Coffee Extracts (patented single-pass extraction), Tea Extracts & Essences (spinning cone column technology), Botanicals/Fruits/Vegetables (concentrated extracts), Functional Nutrition (L-Theanine, Caffeine, Guarana, EGCG, Vitamins), Food Protection & Preservation (clean label cures and antioxidants), and Foodservice Beverages (turnkey ready-to-serve solutions). The company operates four manufacturing facilities across Florida, Indiana, California, and New York, plus two innovation centers in New Jersey and Florida, providing end-to-end support from concept through commercialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Natural Flavors

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ veterans and military families served at single food distribution event
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Soldiers' AngelscoreOthers · 1 January 2025Partnership with Soldiers' Angels, a national nonprofit dedicated to fighting food insecurity among veterans, service members, and military families. Company provides donations and volunteer support to help provide meals and resources. Partnership began in 2025 with ongoing food distribution events, sponsorship programs, and annual $10,000 donation to Lake Baldwin VA Clinic.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Döhler: German family-owned natural ingredient supplier producing flavors, extracts, fruit preparations, and beverage systems. Comparable mid-scale, privately-held natural ingredient platform serving food and beverage manufacturers globally.
• Sensient Technologies: US-based public company producing natural flavors, colors, and extracts for food and beverage manufacturers. Comparable mid-to-large scale B2B supplier with overlapping natural ingredient portfolio and customer base.
• Mane: French family-owned flavor and fragrance house with strong natural flavor and ingredient capabilities. Comparable as a privately-held, integrated natural ingredient supplier serving global food and beverage manufacturers.
• Robertet: French natural flavor and ingredient specialist with strong positions in natural extracts, essential oils, and clean label solutions. Comparable mid-scale natural ingredient supplier with similar B2B focus.

Broad incumbents

• Firmenich: Swiss private flavor and fragrance house (now part of DSM-Firmenich) with extensive natural flavor and ingredient capabilities. Comparable global B2B ingredient supplier competing for the same manufacturer customers as Vibrant.
• Ingredion: US-headquartered ingredient solutions company producing specialty ingredients, sweeteners, and clean label solutions for food and beverage. Comparable as a B2B natural ingredient supplier serving overlapping manufacturer customers.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): Major US-headquartered flavor and ingredient company offering natural flavors, extracts, and food protection ingredients directly overlapping Vibrant's portfolio. Much larger scale following the Frutarom acquisition and broad global footprint.
• Kerry Group: Irish taste and nutrition company with extensive clean label flavor systems, functional ingredients, and beverage solutions. Directly comparable business model serving food and beverage manufacturers with natural and clean label positioning.
• Symrise: German flavor and nutrition company with strong natural flavor, beverage, and food protection portfolios. Comparable as a global B2B ingredient supplier competing for the same food and beverage manufacturer customers as Vibrant.
• Givaudan: World's largest flavor and fragrance house headquartered in Switzerland. Operates across the same natural flavor, extract, and functional ingredient categories as Vibrant, but at vastly greater scale with global R&D and customer reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vibrant-ingredients

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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