Young vegan brand Plantifull produces 100% plant-based meal pots and snacks which are listed both in the UK and USA. Last month the brand announced its rollout into 471 Holland & Barrett stores making it the only chilled plantbased ready meal offering at the major health retailer.
JULIENNE BRUNO Raises £5M to Make Vegan Cheeses “First Choice, Not Alternatives”
London-based vegan cheese producer JULIENNE BRUNO has announced a £5 million funding round led by Cherry Ventures. The brand says it will use the funding to expand and work towards its wider ambition of transforming the food industry. The goal is to create cheeses that consumers choose because of their quality, not because they are dairy-free; in the company’s words, products that are the “first choice, not alternatives”. Collection 01 Last year, JULIENNE BRUNO raised £1 million in a seed funding round led by Seedcamp. These funds were used to develop the brand’s Collection 01, which features three cheeses — Burrella, Crematta, and Superstraccia. While the cheeses are inspired by traditional animal-based varieties — burrata, cream cheese, and stracciatella respectively — JULIENNE BRUNO emphasises that …
