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Company co-founder Andrea Rodrik said after “blowing up on TikTok” the brand was now working on how to convert views into sales, which he dubbed “the million dollar question”. Crispy Fantasy already has accomplished the hardest thing: creating a mind-blowingly great product. I've tasted the other 'healthy' cereals and Crispy Fantasy's product blows all of them away; it's truly the 'Halo Top' of cereal," says Doug Bouton. "Halo Top is sold in more than 30 countries, and I'm incredibly excited to partner with Crispy Fantasy as an investor and advisor to help them build a global brand anchored by mind-blowingly great products." Co-founded by Andrea Rodrik and Raphael Nahoum, the brand prides itself on its ‘short list’ of ‘wholesome and natural ingredients’. These include agave syrup, unsweetened cocoa powder, soy and pea protein and avocado oil.
We're extremely fortunate and honoured to be supported by amazing US entrepreneurs, including Doug Bouton from Halo Top and Peter Rahal who sold RXBar to Kellogg's - they both have incredible experience building and operating brands in Europe too. In the near future, Crispy Fantasy will also enter other European nations, including Germany, and we're so excited to ultimately build a global presence for our hassle-free, junk-free, and incredibly delicious product,” FoodNavigator was told. Later in the year, Crispy Fantasy is expecting to become available in physical stores and has ambitions for “mass market” distribution through “the major mults” Rodrik said, adding the brand was hoping to emulate the success of Candy Kittens and Little Moons.
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The breakfast cereal market is forecast to grow by CAGR of 4.2% through to 2026, according to figures from Mordor Intelligence. However, Crispy Fantasy doesn’t see anything new coming to the shelf to bring excitement to the fixture.
Crispy Fantasy, co-founded by Raphaël Nahoum (left) and Andrea Rodrik (right), is the first hassle-free breakfast cereal brand in Europe. (PRNewsfoto/Crispy Fantasy) We believe the European breakfast cereal market is ripe for disruption especially as there haven't been any new products that cater to the needs of health-conscious consumers,” Rodrik and Nahoum told FoodNavigator. Indeed, Crispy Fantasy believes its approach puts it in prime position to disrupt the European breakfast cereal category and take market share from ‘incumbents’ that, the start-up founders say, have failed to bring innovation to the segmentThe bottom line for Crispy Fantasy is to focus on taste first and excel what a typical healthy cereal should be other than zero sugar or grain, aspiring to be the European challenger brand to a breakfast cereal duopoly — Kellogg’s and Nestlé, owner of Cheerios outside of North America and Shreddies, according to Rodrik and Nahoum.
Peter Rahal adds: "With my experience, I'm going to help these amazing founders with all the problems that emerge with the company building process." With deep-rooted beliefs in democratizing access to nutrition, Crispy Fantasy creates better value for its customers at a more affordable price. Crispy Fantasy, co-founded by entrepreneurs Andrea Rodrik and Raphaël Nahoum, is made with a short list of wholesome and natural ingredients, including unsweetened cacao powder, soy and pea protein, as well as avocado oil. Each cheerful, bright-colored box provides four times more protein and at least 50% less sugar than leading cereals on the market. Crispy Fantasy is billed as a vegan cereal and, Rodrik and Nahoum explained, they expect to capitalise on growing demand for plant-based products beyond meat and dairy alternatives.The industry has been untapped for decades and is clearly dominated by a few long-standing incumbents. From a nutrition perspective, the current leading brands in the cereal market are high in sugar and low in real healthy nutrients. Crispy Fantasy stands out with our first-to-market ‘junk-free, hassle-free’ brand proposition by using only clean, natural, and wholesome ingredients, including pea & soy protein, avocado oil, and unsweetened cacao powder. Our product also contains at least 50% less sugar compared to legacy brands on the market. Crispy Fantasy's gluten-free, high fibre, and plant-based attributes also make us a no-brainer for health-conscious consumers,” we were told. With our plant-based attribute and classic, nostalgic flavours, we're able to satisfy literally everyone as a mass-market brand,” the co-founders suggested. 'The Halo Top of cereal' Bouton, who described Crispy Fantasy as the “Halo Top of cereal,” noted how the cereal startup will be leveraging their distribution platform — currently sold in more than 30 countries — to eventually build a global presence. Rahal also said in a statement: “With my experience, I'm going to help these amazing founders with all the problems that emerge with the company building process.” Strategic Market Expansion Viral TikTok cereal brand Crispy Fantasy is soon to launch its own direct to consumer operation, as well as a major sampling campaign with rapid grocer Zapp. Attention has been paid to the nutritional detail of product formulations. Each box of Crispy Fantasy provides four times more protein and 50% less sugar per serving than the ‘leading’ cereals on the market, the group claims.
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