Nature's Fynd vs Reese's
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Yellowstone-derived fungi protein company; $500M+ raised from SoftBank and Al Gore's Generation; makes breakfast patties and cream cheese from Fy protein.
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Nature's Fynd is a Chicago-based food technology company founded in 2012 (commercialized 2018) by Thomas Jonas and Mark Kozubal. The company's core innovation is Fy — a novel protein derived from Fusarium strain flavolapis, a microbe originally discovered in the geothermal springs of Yellowstone National Park. Fy can be grown in a compact vertical bioreactor using minimal water, land, and energy compared to conventional animal or plant protein production.\n\nNature's Fynd has raised more than $500 million in venture capital from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund, Generation Investment Management (Al Gore), Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Bill Gates), and others. The company produces a line of consumer products under the Nature's Fynd brand including breakfast patties, dairy-free cream cheese, and yogurt alternatives sold at Whole Foods, Sprouts, and online.\n\nThe company's sustainability story is compelling: Fy protein produces 94% less greenhouse gas emissions and uses 99% less land compared to beef protein. As the broader alternative protein sector faces market headwinds in 2025, Nature's Fynd has focused on building awareness in the natural grocery channel and educating consumers on the unique Yellowstone origin story that differentiates Fy from commodity soy and pea proteins.
Hershey (NYSE: HSY) #1 US candy brand with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups at $2B+ retail sales; seasonal shapes driving pantry loading competing with Mars M&M's and Snickers for chocolate confectionery leadership.
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Reese's is The Hershey Company's (NYSE: HSY) flagship candy brand — the top-selling candy brand in the United States by dollar sales for most years since the late 2000s — built around the chocolate-peanut butter combination pioneered by H.B. Reese (a Hershey employee) in 1928 and sold to The Hershey Company in 1963. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (the core product), Reese's Pieces (peanut butter candy in a sugar shell), Reese's Thins, Reese's Sticks, Reese's Fast Break, Reese's Puffs cereal, and dozens of seasonal shapes (eggs at Easter, pumpkins at Halloween, trees at Christmas) collectively generate an estimated $2+ billion in annual US retail sales.
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