Venture Fund Member Profile
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2x Consumer Products Growth Partners, partners with founders and management in emerging consumer products businesses capable of growing exponentially via an infusion of capital and management expertise.
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Andy Whitman Managing Partner 2x Consumer Products Growth Partners |
Andy Whitman is a successful consumer products executive and investor who melds the experience of a Fortune 100 leader with the passion and resourcefulness of an entrepreneur. After a successful career with General Foods and Kraft Foods and recognizing that nurturing smaller businesses to achieve rapid growth was his passion, he focused on investing in and helping to operate small consumer products companies. For example, he successfully partnered with management and co- investor Catterton Partners to assist Wellness pet food and Old Mother Hubbard pet treats to be one of the largest CPG exits in the last decade.
Andy began his career managing icons like Kool-Aid and Tang. After years of delivering results on big brands, he jumped at the opportunity to run small, autonomous businesses within Kraft in a shirtsleeves environment. Taking charge of brands as small as $10 million that Kraft had been unable to grow or run profitably, Andy's entrepreneurial leadership produced outstanding results. His ability to grow businesses comes from his proven general management experience built upon a diverse breadth of prior functional assignments, including marketing, sales, operations planning and corporate development.
He currently or previously assisted pro bono by serving as a board member for the Jewish United Federation Foods & Hospitality Trade Sector, Marketing Executives Network Group (MENG), Venture Board of the Women's Self-Employment Project and White Plains Child Day Care Association, a Head Start agency.
Andy received a B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He is an outdoor adventure traveler, an active skier, an avid college basketball fan, a Culinary Institute of America-trained cooking enthusiast and a devoted Parrothead – as a result of traveling early in his career with singer Jimmy Buffett.
Representative Investments
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Beanitos®, Inc. is committed to creating a variety of great tasting and healthy bean-based foods. Beanitos The Original Bean Chips are the initial products brought to market, and the Bean Team have several more products in development! |
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Orabrush is a patented, FDA approved tongue cleaner designed to help cure bad breath using a combination of ultra-soft, pointed bristles that reach deep into the tongue and a unique scraper to remove bacteria. Orabrush intends to become the #1 tongue cleaner in the world as 80% to 90% of bad breath is caused by bacteria on the tongue. Orabrush has demonstrated industry-leading innovation in social media marketing to create awareness and online purchases at unprecedented levels. |
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gDiapers is the original and leading earth-friendly hybrid diaper. The 'g' stands for genuine, green, global, gentle, grassroots and giggle. gDiapers provides parents with a diapering system that is good for babies, parents and the planet. Made of a cute and comfortable washable outer pant with a snap-in liner, our little gPants come in many fashionable styles and fun colors. |
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Tasty Bite is the leading shelf-stable brand of Indian food in the United States and Australia. The brand is owned by Preferred Brands International, which was founded in 1995 and headquartered in Stamford, CT. Tasty Bite brings flavors from the world straight to consumers' kitchens with its all-natural entrée, simmer sauce, rice and meal inspiration offerings. Using the freshest ingredients, many of which are grown on the company's farm in India, Tasty Bite products offer a range of cuisine at good value. |
Andy participated in the FundingPost event: Consumer Products Investing Conference
on Thursday, August 25, 2011 in IL, Sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP, WeiserMazars
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