Is First Lite owned by private equity?
PE-backed
Yes. Owned by MeatEater, Inc., which is backed by investment firm The Chernin Group.
Details
- Owner
- MeatEater, Inc.
- Backers
- The Chernin Group
- Since
- 2019
- Website
- firstlite.com
- Confidence
- Medium
Sources
- “The Chernin Group portfolio (MeatEater listed, not marked exited)” tcg.co
- “Exclusive: The Chernin Group pours $50 million into MeatEater” axios.com, 2019-10-08
- “MeatEater buys First Lite” gearjunkie.com, 2019-06
Checked 2026-11-04. A label describes who owns the brand, not the quality of its products. How we label · Report a correction
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