Boulder Brands founder Steve Hughes launches natural-products investment firm

BOULDER — Steve Hughes — founder of Boulder Brands and chairman and CEO of the company until last year — announced Thursday that he has partnered with a New York private equity firm to launch a new investment firm geared primarily toward the natural-foods sector.

Sunrise Strategic Partners LLC will be based in Boulder and run by Hughes and former Citigroup investment banker Vince Love. The local pair will lead the charge in finding investments and creating relationships with companies, while Trilantic North America will…