Riverside-backed Western Botanicals invests in dietary supplement developer Yellow Emperor
- This is Western Botanicals’ first add-on
- Don Shaver serves as CEO of Western Botanicals
- Yellow Emperor was founded in 1981
Western Botanicals, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, has invested in Yellow Emperor, a Eugene, Oregon-based liquid dietary supplement developer and manufacturer. No financial terms were disclosed.
Western Botanicals is a Utah-based company specializing in the manufacture of herbal supplements.
This is Western Botanicals’ first add-on.
Yellow Emperor provides end-to-end services from formulation and ingredient sourcing through manufacturing, bottling, labeling and packaging to approximately 70 active customers, mainly dietary supplement brands.
“Consumers keep gravitating toward vitamin, mineral, and supplement products and natural wellness solutions, creating attractive long-term growth for CDMOs with specialized capabilities,” said Riverside Brad Roberts, co-chief investment officer of Riverside’s Capital appreciation strategy. “Yellow Emperor is a natural complement to Western Botanicals, deepening its liquid platform, strengthening R&D and opening new ways to serve customers.”
Don Shaver serves as CEO of Western Botanicals.
Yellow Emperor was founded in 1981.
