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Pronghorn Invests in Ten To One Caribbean Rum, Founded by Marc Farrell and Co-Owned Ciara

Ten to One Founder Marc Farrell and partner Ciara
Pictured: Marc Farrell and Ciara | Photo credit: Pronghorn
August 29, 2022
CN Staff
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Inaugural investment kickstarts the company's initiative to diversify the spirits industry by 2032 and generate $2.4 billion in economic value. 

Pronghorn announced its investment in Ten To One, the award-winning Caribbean rum brand founded by CEO Marc Farrell and co-owned by GRAMMY-winning artist, Ciara. Pronghorn will make a capital investment in the brand and will provide access to its supercharging services, designed to help Ten To One scale its business.

According to Pronghorn, less than 1% of spirits brand acquisitions in the U.S have been Black-owned. To generate wealth and drive acquisitions, Pronghorn will serve as a hybrid incubator and accelerator, making capital investments in Black-owned brands, while also providing capabilities that allow brands to leverage industry-leading knowledge and resources to realize their brand's ambitions.

Award-winning Ten To One Caribbean rum was founded in 2019 by entrepreneur and former Starbucks senior vice president, Marc Farrell. Through his creation, Farrell hopes to elevate the experience of consuming Caribbean rum and highlight its versatility.

“Continuously challenging expectations has been core to our brand's DNA from day one, and proven to be a major ingredient in preserving on a path to success – even against the backdrop of a global pandemic,” says Marc Farrell, founder of Ten To One.

“There remains an enormous opportunity to change the way people taste, experience and talk about rum, and with the incredible support of the Pronghorn team, we will not only be able to expand our footprint to other major metropolitan hubs, but also introduce consumers to new occasions for which rum should be considered the spirit of choice.”

Standing Behind Ten To One

In just a short period of time, Ten To One Caribbean rum has received critical acclaim from the likes of Food & Wine, Forbes and Zagat for its exquisite pan-Caribbean blends as well as the brand's role in shifting the rum category to a more elevated and authentic reflection of Caribbean culture. According to ISWR, the U.S. market for Super Premium+ rum brands is projected to have a compound annual growth rate of 12.6% from 2021 to 2026 and to grow 2x faster than the spirits industry over the next 5 years.

“Pronghorn's team are spirits industry game-changers,” says Ciara, co-owner, Ten To One. “It's rewarding to see these creative minds rally around a brand and a mission that I am so passionate about and enable a path to excellence that uplifts and supports Black entrepreneurs.”

 RELATED: Black Mixcellence Book Cements Black Contributions to the Spirits Industry

Ten To One is available at retailers in nearly 20 states across the country and online at www.shoptentoone.com.  To learn more about Pronghorn's accelerator program for Black entrepreneurs in the spirits industry, visit www.pronghorn.co/services.

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