Since 1949, we’ve been producing revolutionary supplements.
Our dedication to clean, hypoallergenic formulations and revolutionary testing provides options for everyone, including the most sensitive individuals.
Leadership
Fortune 500 Experienced Operators lead our team.
 Eric Gripentrog, Chief Executive Officer Eric Gripentrog combines over 30 years of experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry (“CPG”). Previously, he worked with three other companies in the CPG space, holding several positions including CEO, SVP, and other senior management positions, including Board Member. From 1992 – 2018, Eric held multiple roles in the Kellogg Company, both domestically and internationally (Europe and Latin America) leading business units with P&L responsibility. His last two roles at the Kellogg Company were Vice President/General Manager of the Caribbean business unit from 2009 – 2014; and Vice President, Strategy and Operations for North America from 2014 – 2018. From 2018 – 2019, Gripentrog was the SVP and General Manager of Panera Bread’s Consumer Packaged Goods division. This senior management position led this business unit covering six different product categories. He grew this division by double-digits in both top-line and bottom-line performance. His CPG division outperformed all other Panera business units and functions. From 2019 – 2020, Eric was the CEO and board member for Gina Cucina, Inc, a company involved in manufacturing and selling fresh soup into the retail grocery outlets and direct-to-consumer (DTC). His expertise in leading a business, managing the P&L and identifying margin-enhancing opportunities for both business-to-business and direct-to-consumer clientele is critically important for the current role. Since 2020 Gripentrog has been acting as the CEO of Functional Brands, a director of Functional Brands, and a director of HTO Nevada, dba Kirkman. Whether Eric is leading a multi-billion-dollar operation or a small start-up; his experience in developing strategic plans and policies to bring the company vision to reality, implementing supporting plans, budgeting and forecasting, communicating with the Board of Directors, tracking company performance and establishing a high-performing working culture, will enable his success in his current CEO role. Eric has an undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University. |
 Tariq Rahim, Chief Financial Officer Tariq Rahim brings over 15 years of professional experience with over 10 years as a qualified Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA–Canada). Having worked in a wide variety of industries including cannabis, hemp, prop-tech, professional services spaces, among others. In addition to his current position as CFO at Hemptown USA since July 2021, his previous roles included Controller at Nobul (prop-tech startup) from June 2020 to June 2021 and Controller at Tokyo Smoke (cannabis start-up) from September 2018 to May 2020. Beginning his post-qualification careers in the Fall of 2011, he has held consistently progressive roles from a junior in public accounting leading up to the current position as an executive. Having worked with companies ranging in size from small to multi-million dollar publicly listed companies, he has tremendous experience in leveraging his financial skills to lead companies and clients through the full gamut of accounting and finance challenges — strategic planning, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, to mention just a few. From 2018 onward, Rahim focused his career on startups and utilizing his experience to build and scale. Since 2021 Tariq has been serving as CFO of Hemptown USA, director of Functional Brands, and director of HTO Nevada, dba Kirkman. Tariq has an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Brock University. |
Our Commitment to Quality
We manufacture products in our FDA compliant and cGMP-certified facility located in Lake Oswego, Oregon. All our finished products are proudly Made in the U.S.A.
Function Brands’ subsidiaries rigorously test their raw materials and finished products for heavy metals, toxins, micros, old, toxic or rancid manufacturing exposure, and potency. Additionally, we conduct a wide pesticide screen for botanicals. By testing far beyond FDA requirements and industry standards, and by utilizing multiple independent laboratories for our testing, we guarantee trust in a nutraceutical market — a market with ever-rising concerns.
We work with medical professionals and formulators to develop the optimum formulations.
Recently, we launched the only, Purity–Laboratories-certified prenatal supplement that supports FIGO’s (International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology) position statement concerning prenatal supplements.