Keith Bearden

CEO | Board Member | Private Equity | Operating Partner | Executive Coach | CPG | Food & Beverage | Nutraceutical

📍 Cunningham, Tennessee, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 5 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2026
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2026
CEO
May 2026
Company page for Good Karma Foods, Inc., manufacturer of Good Karma Flax Milk. Based in Boulder, CO.
Board Member
Apr 2026
Spreading integrity since 1976, Once Again is a 100% employee-owned company that produces clean ingredient nut & seed butters and snacks for retail, industrial, and foodservice customers. Our passionate employee owners take pride in fueling healthy lifestyles with small-batch, high-quality products crafted as close to homemade as possible. We manufacture products in state-of-the-art, SQF certified facilities, with peanut butters made in a dedicated facility separate from tree nut and seed butters. We recently introduced bakery-made organic and gluten-free graham sandwiches and crackers for the snack aisle and are continuing to innovate. Recognized as a leader in responsible business practices, all of our products are verified through partnerships with SedEx and HowGood, plus are part of Once Again’s Honest in Trade sustainability program. Visit OnceAgain.com and follow @OnceAgainNutButter on social media.
2023
Operating Principal
Dec 2023
Family office/boutique private equity firm focused on lower to middle market acquisitions and investments.
2022
Senior Executive Consultant
Dec 2022
E78 Partners delivers platinum-level advisory, talent, and managed services that address the critical finance, technology, and transformation challenges faced by corporate leaders and PE sponsors across the middle market through Fortune 500 companies. Our expert teams, led by seasoned corporate and PE executives, excel in combining the elements of visibility and control to enable agile, cost-effective, and profitable growth. As a result-oriented firm, we understand your priorities and appreciate the importance of partnering with you in a collaborative manner to accelerate value creation.
Board Member
Mar 2022
Alter Eco® is a chocolate-centric, sustainability-directed food company that takes healthy indulgence to a new level. Alter Eco is creating a new category of enlightened indulgences made with next-level ingredients, and offers a full portfolio of melt-in-your-mouth chocolate bars, blissfully delicious truffles and NEW Nut Butter Bombs. Engrained in full-circle sustainability, Alter Eco is obsessed with spreading social justice and environmental regeneration, while setting a high bar for delivering mind-blowingly tasty foods. All Alter Eco products are USDA Certified Organic, Fair Trade Certified, Carbon Neutral Certified, and Certified Gluten-Free (excluding Deep Dark Salt & Malt), with vegan options available.
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