Plant-based personal-care brand Buff City Soap receives additional investment from growth equity firm General Atlantic, following initial investment in June 2021; company will use capital to expand footprint, introduce new products, in-store experiences

Latin America , May 16, 2022 (press release) –

Buff City Soap has secured additional funding from General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm.

According to a media release, this new capital follows General Atlantic's initial growth investment in Buff City Soap announced in June 2021 and makes General Atlantic the largest shareholder in the company.

"As a growing number of consumers prefer brands that are plant-based, sustainable, and ultimately aligned with their personal core values, we have a remarkable opportunity on a number of fronts. Support from General Atlantic will enable us to continue to expand our physical and digital footprint, introduce exciting new products, continue to innovate our experiential in-store experience, and help shape the future of the personal care and home consumables category," said Craig Kessler , Chief Executive Officer of Buff City Soap. "We look forward to building on our momentum with General Atlantic's continued partnership."

To support its growth, Buff City Soap has expanded its management team in recent months with several key hires. These hires include Kessler as Chief Executive Officer (former Chief Operating Officer at Topgolf), Enrique Ramirez as Chief Financial Officer & President of International (former Global Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of Latin America & Iberia at Pizza Hut ), Jean Grossman as Chief Operating Officer (former Chief Franchise Officer at European Wax Center ), and Shellie Caudill as Chief Product Officer (former product leader for Procter & Gamble and Bath & Body Works ).

"Since our initial investment, Buff City Soap's growth has continued to accelerate, demonstrating the long-term value of its innovative approach to creating sustainable home and personal care products that consumers love," said Andrew Crawford , Global Head of Consumer at General Atlantic. "We believe that Buff City Soap is well positioned to capture additional market share in the growing personal care and home consumables category."

More information:

www.buffcitysoap.com

www.generalatlantic.com

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