# Vibrant Ingredients

> Vibrant Ingredients is the food-and-beverage ingredient maker formerly known as Florida Food Products. Founded in 1954 as a single-site fruit and vegetable processor in Eustis, Florida, it has grown into a vertically integrated supplier of natural, clean-label ingredients - natural flavors, cold brew coffee and tea extracts, botanicals, functional nutrition and celery-based curing systems - used by brands, manufacturers and foodservice operators across the United States. Backed by Ardian and MidOcean Partners, the company reached roughly $300 million in revenue before rebranding as Vibrant in October 2025.

- **Founded:** 1954
- **Headquarters:** Lake Mary, Florida, United States
- **Team size:** ~350 employees
- **Products:** Natural Flavors, Cold Brew Coffee Extracts, Tea Extracts & Essences, Botanicals, Fruits & Vegetables, Functional Nutrition
- **Notable:** Grew from a single-site fruit and vegetable processor (1954) into a vertically integrated national ingredient supplier., Recognized as a market leader in the clean-label cure segment., More than doubled revenue in roughly a year following the Ardian and MidOcean partnership, approaching $300 million.

## Products & services

- **Natural Flavors** — Custom natural flavor development for clean-label food and beverage applications.
- **Cold Brew Coffee Extracts** — Cold brew made from just coffee and purified water using a patented low-temperature, single-pass extraction process that yields pure coffee flavor with low acidity.
- **Tea Extracts & Essences** — Natural tea extracts crafted from only tea leaves and purified water using spinning cone column technology, spanning black, green and white teas.
- **Botanicals, Fruits & Vegetables** — Extracted and dried natural ingredients including vegetable juice concentrates and botanical extracts.
- **Functional Nutrition** — Health- and wellness-focused functional ingredient solutions.
- **Food Protection & Preservation** — Natural, clean-label curing and preservation systems - including celery-based cures and natural antimicrobials and antioxidants for meat and other products.
- **Foodservice Beverages (Vibrant Beverage)** — Turnkey cold brew coffee, iced tea and energy beverage systems for foodservice operators.

## Achievements

- Grew from a single-site fruit and vegetable processor (1954) into a vertically integrated national ingredient supplier.
- Recognized as a market leader in the clean-label cure segment.
- More than doubled revenue in roughly a year following the Ardian and MidOcean partnership, approaching $300 million.
- Completed three acquisitions - Comax, T-Bev and Javo - within about a year.
- Rebranded from Florida Food Products to Vibrant Ingredients in October 2025 to reflect a broadened portfolio.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Florida Food Products rebranded as Vibrant Ingredients, unveiling a broadened portfolio and the 'Purely Better' positioning.
- **2025-10** — Company completed a $92 million debt financing.
- **2024-01** — Vince Macciocchi, formerly President of ADM Nutrition, appointed Chief Executive Officer.

## Links

- Website: https://vibrantingredients.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vibrantingredients
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/floridafoodproducts/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13