Finland’s Meeat Food Tech Wins Best New Business at World Food Innovation Awards
Finnish plant-based company Meeat Food Tech has won Best New/StartUp Business at FoodBev’s World Food Innovation Awards. Meeat was also shortlisted in the Best Ingredient Innovation and Best Packaging categories, with the judges impressed by the company’s wide range of 50 innovative products. Founded by a group of former meat industry professionals, Meeat offers ready meals and cooking sauces alongside meat alternatives such as hot dogs and nuggets. The company’s hero ingredient is fermented fava beans, leveraged for their neutral flavour, sustainability, and high protein content. Describing its products as “rehab for meat eaters”, Meeat plans to rapidly expand throughout Europe, Asia, and the US after raising €8 million last year. The company also recently announced plans to provide a partnership option to transform meat …
