Hart Dairy receives strategic investment from Next Gen Nutrition
The company also adds food and beverage industry veterans James Cali and Andrew Towle to its board.
Hart Dairy, the largest single-source producer of 100% free-range, grass-fed milk in North America, announced a new investment from Next Gen Nutrition Investment Fund LP (NGN) and the addition of James Cali and Andrew Towle, the firm’s general partners, as chief marketing advisers. The seasoned food and beverage executives will act as special advisers to Hart Dairy’s board to control multichannel marketing and innovation for the company during its continued expansion of better-for-you milk products.
Cali and Towle launched NGN earlier this year to capitalize on high-growth, disruptive and early-stage food and beverage companies that offer superior nutrition with a reduced impact on the planet, Augusta, Ga.-based Hart Dairy said. Cali has a 34-year record of success in general management, sales and marketing, and innovation in leading food companies such as Cadbury, Kraft/Mondelez and Kellogg’s. Prior to entering venture capital two years ago, he led Kellogg’s global snacks category team. Towle has spent his professional life creating value for some of the world’s best-known CPG companies, including Procter & Gamble, Heinz, Georgia-Pacific and Kellogg’s. He has led transformational growth on some of the most iconic international brands, including Tide, Pringles, Heinz Ketchup, Quilted Northern and Special K in North America and internationally.