Backers included:
– Andy Gellert (President of the Gellert Group),
– Shelly Stein (President of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits),
– BOU Founder and CEO Robert Jakobi,
– FounderMade and
– Nebari Ventures.
The company, which has raised $6.8M in total funding to date, intends to use the capital to accelerate growth, strengthen brand awareness and support ongoing innovation.
Launched in 2017 by CEO Robert Jakobi and COO Kunal Kohli, BOU provides a line of cube-based products for creative cooks at all skill levels. Using a US-based proprietary manufacturing process, the company uses natural, non-GMO ingredients to produce flavor with a minimum of 30 % less sodium than other brands.
BOU’s products – including bouillon cubes, gravy cubes, soup cups and miso cubes – are available in over 5,000 locations nationwide. Major retailers include Whole Foods, Sprouts, Safeway/Albertson’s, Jewel-Osco, Wegman’s, Harris Teeter, Meijer and many others.
FinSMEs
16/11/2018