▁joined ▁as ▁CO O ▁and ▁Found ing ▁Part ner . ▁The ▁Company ▁launched ▁its ▁first ▁products ▁on ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁- ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁organ ic , ▁fresh - f ro zen ▁baby ▁me als ▁sold ▁through ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁chain . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Happy ▁Family ▁grew ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 3 ▁million ▁in ▁sales ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 6 8 th ▁in ▁Inc . ▁Magazine ' s ▁list ▁of ▁fast est - g row ing ▁companies , ▁with ▁three - year ▁growth ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 %. ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁employed ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁people ▁and ▁its ▁products ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁stores ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁countries . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁secured ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁in ▁deb t ▁and ▁equ ity ▁finan cing ▁from ▁individual ▁private ▁invest ors ▁through ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁finan cing ▁r ounds ▁rather ▁than ▁s elling ▁equ ity ▁to ▁private ▁equ ity ▁or ▁vent ure ▁capital ▁groups . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁independently ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁m oms ▁until ▁May , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁Gr oupe ▁Dan one ▁acquired ▁a ▁ 9 2 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁with ▁both ▁Vis ram ▁and ▁Rol ph ▁as ▁current ▁owner ▁partners . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁Happy ▁Family ▁is ▁still ▁led ▁by