MBRF invests R$500M in Gelprime to expand gelatin and collagen capacity

What's the deal? MBRFDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → is investing R$500M (roughly $90M) in GelprimeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Brazilian gelatin and collagen producer. The deal signals growing investor appetite for high-value protein derivatives in Brazil's agribusiness sector.

Why now? Global demand for collagen — driven by the health, beauty, and functional food industries — has surged in recent years. Brazil, as one of the world's largest livestock producers, is well positioned to supply the raw materials needed for gelatin and collagen manufacturing at scale.

The signal: MBRF's backing of Gelprime is a corporate investor placing a significant bet on an early-growth company that has already carved out a niche in bovine gelatin and collagen for food and pharmaceutical applications. With a corporate backer rather than a traditional VC or PE firm driving the round, the deal underscores how established agribusiness players are internalising higher-margin speciality ingredient production instead of leaving it to financial investors. The investment will enable a new functional-collagen line in H2 and push capacity toward roughly 30,000 tonnes by 2030.

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