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'''LightLife Foods''' is a company that produces [[vegetarian]] and [[vegan]] [[meat substitute]]s. Lightlife was founded in [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield, MA]] in 1979 before relocating to [[Turners Falls, Massachusetts|Turner Falls, MA]] in 1998.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Manufacturers/ConAgra-sells-meat-alternatives-brand-Lightlife-to-Brynwood-Partners|title=ConAgra sells meat alternatives brand Lightlife to Brynwood Partners|last=Watson|first=Elaine|date=2013-09-17|newspaper=Food Navigator USA|access-date=2017-02-23|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|language=en|via=}}</ref> In the summer of 2000, [[ConAgra Foods]] acquired LightLife Foods, which was generating about $25 million in annual revenue at the time.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Meat Alternatives (965 CE to 2014): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook|last=Shurtleff|first=William|last2=Aoyagi|first2=Akiko|publisher=Soyinfo Center|year=2014|isbn=9781928914716|location=Lafayette, CA|pages=1164}}</ref> [[Brynwood Partners]] acquired the company, which had roughly 90 employees at the time, from ConAgra Foods in September 2013.<ref name=":0" /> [[Maple Leaf Foods]] bought Lightlife Foods for $140 million and related costs in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lightlifefoods-m-a-maple-leaf-foods-idUSKBN1602M5|title=Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf to buy U.S.-based Lightlife Foods|last=Lahiri|first=Diptendu|date=2017-02-21|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=2017-02-23|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|last2=Sadam|first2=Rishika|via=}}</ref> |
'''LightLife Foods''' is a company that produces [[vegetarian]] and [[vegan]] [[meat substitute]]s. Lightlife was founded in [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield, MA]] in 1979 before relocating to [[Turners Falls, Massachusetts|Turner Falls, MA]] in 1998.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Manufacturers/ConAgra-sells-meat-alternatives-brand-Lightlife-to-Brynwood-Partners|title=ConAgra sells meat alternatives brand Lightlife to Brynwood Partners|last=Watson|first=Elaine|date=2013-09-17|newspaper=Food Navigator USA|access-date=2017-02-23|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|language=en|via=}}</ref> It was first founded as Tempeh Works in an old, converted car wash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lightlife.com/our-story|title=Our Story {{!}} Lightlife|website=lightlife.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref>In the summer of 2000, [[ConAgra Foods]] acquired LightLife Foods, which was generating about $25 million in annual revenue at the time.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Meat Alternatives (965 CE to 2014): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook|last=Shurtleff|first=William|last2=Aoyagi|first2=Akiko|publisher=Soyinfo Center|year=2014|isbn=9781928914716|location=Lafayette, CA|pages=1164}}</ref> [[Brynwood Partners]] acquired the company, which had roughly 90 employees at the time, from ConAgra Foods in September 2013.<ref name=":0" /> [[Maple Leaf Foods]] bought Lightlife Foods for $140 million and related costs in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lightlifefoods-m-a-maple-leaf-foods-idUSKBN1602M5|title=Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf to buy U.S.-based Lightlife Foods|last=Lahiri|first=Diptendu|date=2017-02-21|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=2017-02-23|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|last2=Sadam|first2=Rishika|via=}}</ref> |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Genre | Food manufacturing |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Revenue | About $40 million (2016)[1] |
| Owner | Maple Leaf Foods |
| Website | www |
LightLife Foods is a company that produces vegetarian and vegan meat substitutes. Lightlife was founded in Greenfield, MA in 1979 before relocating to Turner Falls, MA in 1998.[2] It was first founded as Tempeh Works in an old, converted car wash.[3]In the summer of 2000, ConAgra Foods acquired LightLife Foods, which was generating about $25 million in annual revenue at the time.[2][4] Brynwood Partners acquired the company, which had roughly 90 employees at the time, from ConAgra Foods in September 2013.[2] Maple Leaf Foods bought Lightlife Foods for $140 million and related costs in February 2017.[5]
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- ^ a b c Watson, Elaine (2013-09-17). "ConAgra sells meat alternatives brand Lightlife to Brynwood Partners". Food Navigator USA. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Our Story | Lightlife". lightlife.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2014). History of Meat Alternatives (965 CE to 2014): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center. p. 1164. ISBN 9781928914716.
- ^ Lahiri, Diptendu; Sadam, Rishika (2017-02-21). "Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf to buy U.S.-based Lightlife Foods". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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