LIVEKINDLY Collective raises $135m gearing up for 2021 US launch of plant-based portfolio

By Mary Ellen Shoup

15-Oct-2020 Last updated on 15-Oct-2020 at 16:55 GMT

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Photo: LIVEKINDLY Collective (pictured: Oumph! plant-based chicken strips)

Launched earlier this year, global multi-brand plant-based food company The LIVEKINDLY Collective has closed a $135m capital raise led by Blue Horizon Corporation to accelerate and increase capacity for its planned 2021 US launch.

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