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Veggiecus expands portfolio for foodservice and retailers with new frozen products
Veggiecus expands portfolio for foodservice and retailers with new frozen products

Veggiecus, a German producer of plant-based protein blends, has expanded into frozen, ready-to-use meat alternatives, designed for easy use in foodservice or as private label products.

New products
Planted expands portfolio with new Crispy range, designed to offer healthy indulgence
Planted expands portfolio with new Crispy range, designed to offer healthy indulgence

Swiss start-up Planted has expanded its portfolio of clean label meat alternatives with Crispy, a range of plant-based alternatives to ‘comfort food’ breaded meat classics.

New products
This teams up with German start-up Omami to bring chickpea tofu to UK supermarkets
This teams up with German start-up Omami to bring chickpea tofu to UK supermarkets

British plant-based food brand This has teamed up with German food start-up Omami to launch This is Omami Chickpea Tofu in the UK, rolling out from today (24 September).

New products
Veganz shareholders approve strategic realignment, including spin-off of subsidiaries
Veganz shareholders approve strategic realignment, including spin-off of subsidiaries

In its Annual General Meeting, German plant-based food company Veganz’s shareholders approved all of the management’s proposed resolutions as part of a strategic realignment of the business.

Food
Veganz CEO Jan Bredack to step down, Rayan Tegtmeier to take on role
Veganz CEO Jan Bredack to step down, Rayan Tegtmeier to take on role

German plant-based food group Veganz has announced that its founder and current CEO, Jan Bredack, will be stepping down from the executive board on 30 September 2025.

Food
Happy Ocean Foods joins the move away from imitation with new ‘Clean Protein’
Happy Ocean Foods joins the move away from imitation with new ‘Clean Protein’

Happy Ocean Foods has announced a move away from seafood substitutes, aligning with a broader industry shift toward products that are perceived as more natural and plant-led.

Food
Research: European consumers ‘ready for yeast oil’ as sustainable palm oil alternative
Research: European consumers ‘ready for yeast oil’ as sustainable palm oil alternative

An independent consumer acceptance study commissioned by NoPalm Ingredients has found that yeast oil is significantly more liked than palm oil as an ingredient in Germany and France.

Research & development
Planted opens new production facility in Bavaria, Germany, to meet clean label alt-meat demand
Planted opens new production facility in Bavaria, Germany, to meet clean label alt-meat demand

Swiss alt-meat company Planted has opened its new production facility in Memmingen, Bavaria, Germany, equipped with modern fermentation technology.

Manufacturing
Raps unveils compound solution for plant-based roast meat alternatives
Raps unveils compound solution for plant-based roast meat alternatives

German spice and ingredient manufacturer Raps has unveiled a new functional solution for the development of plant-based roast meat alternatives.

Ingredients
Private label products are driving plant-based retail sales growth across several European countries, GFI reports
Private label products are driving plant-based retail sales growth across several European countries, GFI reports

The Good Food Institute Europe has analysed Circana retail sales data for six European countries, finding that rising plant-based sales volumes are being largely driven by private label product growth.

Research & development
Veganz partners with Jindilli Beverages to expand Mililk technology across North America, Australia and New Zealand
Veganz partners with Jindilli Beverages to expand Mililk technology across North America, Australia and New Zealand

Veganz has signed a long-term agreement with Jindilli Beverages for the production, export and distribution of its products based on its Mililk technology.

Partnerships
Danone discontinues Provamel brand in Germany to focus on Alpro
Danone discontinues Provamel brand in Germany to focus on Alpro

In a statement to The Plant Base, dairy giant Danone has confirmed it will discontinue its Provamel brand in Germany, effective August 2025.

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