Viserion International and its subsidiaries are backed by a fund managed by Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P., a New York-based alternative asset management firm focused on global commodities markets.

The company is releasing the product for a limited time. 

The company will nearly triple production of its kettle-cooked sweet potato chips.

The company’s featured ingredient is Kelp.

Production from the pork processing plant will be transferred to its Tar Heel, N.C. facility.

More than 50% of the Covington plant will be powered by solar panels, helping to reduce R.A Jones’ carbon footprint and lower its annual electricity costs.

Friedrich Holz and Jonathan Tedder to oversee Wilson, N.C. facility as company plans to expand tube production into cosmetics sector in 2024.

Plant of the Year entrants are automatically entered into the Sustainable Plant of the Year competition. All entries are due by December 29, 2023.

The company is using AI technology and machine learning to produce enhanced meat for pet food.

Spearheading this latest funding effort are SPI fund (Sociétés de Projets Industriels) and French Tech Seed, both managed by Bpifrance (Banque Publique d'Investissement) on behalf of the French government. Astanor Ventures, Redalpine, Newfund, and VERSO Capital also joined in this round.