OUR STORY, MISSION & VISION

OUR STORY

After 20 years working and thriving in the botanical extract and flavors industry in Brazil, our founder, Cesar Fernandes, identified a need for more natural ingredients that can support both humans and pets.

Cesar founded CAIF in 2016 on a mission to redefine, reimagine, and evolve existing natural ingredient offerings, looking to boost immune health in a fast-paced and increasingly chaotic modern world. By directly supporting the food & beverage, dietary supplement, and pet nutrition industries with innovative and clean-label ingredient solutions, he hopes to do his part in moving toward a healthier and vibrant global community.

MISSION

Our mission is to redefine, evolve, and innovate natural ingredient solutions that inspire global wellbeing in the modern world.

VISION

Our vision is of a healthier global community, thriving on naturally sourced ingredients backed by science.

2016

Start of Operations

CAIF is established in Pasadena, CA, along with the first distribution center in Walnut, CA.

2017

Laying the Foundational Groundwork

Focused on developing a reliable and traceable supply chain for high-quality ingredients, CAIF secures an exclusive North American distribution partnership with a key manufacturing partner from Latin America. Additional partnerships also established in Asia, Europe and the U.S.

2018/19

Growth & Expansion

To meet growing client demand, CAIF establishes a new foreign affiliate in Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil. Two new distribution centers are added in Redlands, CA and Rancho Dominguez, CA.

2020

New West Coast Headquarters

New CAIF HQ is established in Mission Viejo, CA.

2021

East Coast Presence

After a record-breaking year of steady business growth, CAIF secures its East Coast presence with a new office in Columbia, SC, and a new distribution center in Miami, FL. The CAIF core team doubles in size.

2022

Building for the Future

A new custom-designed 31,000 sq. ft  facility in Columbia, SC becomes the new home of CAIF's HQ. This ambitious move aims to unite CAIF’s core manufacturing and warehousing operations under one roof with innovation, product development and quality assurance.

 

Q1 2022 – CAIF adds a new sales office in Texas, TX. Stay tuned for more exciting updates—we’re just getting started