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Value Feeds has grown into an industry leader in dairy upcycling, expanding its milk supply through strategic contracts with leading dairy producers in the Southwest U.S.

North Texas’ Value Feeds Acquired by Indiana-Based Nutrition 101

by Lance Murray | Nov 27, 2025

Value Feeds has grown into an industry leader in dairy upcycling, expanding its milk supply through strategic contracts with leading dairy producers in the Southwest U.S.

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Sparkle, a Plant-Based Sustainable Period Brand, Is Launching in the U.S. from North Texas HQ

by Lance Murray | Aug 17, 2023

Sparkle is bringing its sustainable and plant-based sanitary products from India to the U.S., offering dermatologist-tested and USDA-certified biobased products. Using a fully-automatic Italian production line, Sparkle's 50,000-SF plant in India (above) can make 1 million pads a day. See why Sparkle's co-founders chose Irving for their U.S. HQ—and how their U.S. waste management program could be a game changer.

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Waste Removal and Bespoke Sustainability Company CheckSammy Gets $15M Investment

by Lance Murray | Nov 30, 2022

Founded in 2018, CheckSammy's story has its beginnings in Co-Founder and CEO Sam Scoten's realization that there was an increased shortage of landfill space. He also wanted to tackle one of the last unregulated utilities —the waste services sector. "It's an industry that's long overdue for disruption," said FirePower Capital's Trevor Simpson.

CheckSammy says it brings greater transparency to bulk waste removal and sustainability services by leveraging data to empower fiscally and environmentally responsible decision-making.

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