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Investments & Finance

Investment Climate Podcast: Arne Ewerbeck of The Raging Pig Co, How to Get Funded in 2024

In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding alt proteins in 2024 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful climate tech CEOs and leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. Series 2 Episode 2: Arne Ewerbeck of The Raging Pig Co In this episode, Alex talks to Arne, co-founder of The Raging Pig Company, a Hamburg-based food tech startup focused on developing and distributing hog alternative products. The company’s current offerings include a wide range of plant-based German sausages, including bacon, with plans to expand into other products and mycelium-based …

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Germany's The Raging Pig Co, a startup reinventing pork products with plants, has completed its seed financing round for an undisclosed amount.

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Investments & Finance

The Raging Pig Co Secures Funds to Expand the “Best Plant-Based Pork Imaginable” to More Locations

Germany’s the Raging Pig Co, a startup reinventing pork products with plants, has completed its seed financing round for an undisclosed amount. Sprout & About Ventures and Solvable Syndicate, both family offices focusing on food tech, the VC Livian, and various business angels participated. The funds will be used for product development and to accelerate the company’s market presence to become a leading provider of plant-based sausages in Germany. The company also announces that it will be food partner at this year’s Bits & Pretzels conference, serving Raging Sausage treats. “With fresh funds, Raging Pig is more than ready to do their wurst in providing even more customers with the best plant-based pork imaginable!” the startup shared on social media. Pork-reinvented The Raging Pig Co is a food …

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Dr Arne Ewerbeck, The Raging Pig Co

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Interviews

The Raging Pig Co: “On a Mission to Remove 1.5 Billion Pigs From Our Global Food System”

When it comes to bold, eye-catching branding, Hamburg-based Raging Pig Co is right there in your face. Along with its cocky tagline, “The pig-less bacon that even your dad will love,” Raging Pig is impossible to ignore. And who can resist the idea of “mouthwatering pigless bacon”? On a mission to eliminate pigs from the food system, Raging Pig was co-founded by Constantin Klass and Dr. Arne Ewerbeck, who set out in 2021 on “an exciting journey to merge the power of bacon, foodtech, and pop culture to drive the positive change our world needed yesterday”. We spoke with Dr Arne who told us about the importance of branding and messaging, two recent NPDs, and some “secret” products set to follow. Also, the world’s largest …

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Food Service

Raging Pig Launches ‘Raging Bacon’ at German Burger Chain Vincent Vegan

The Raging Pig Company announces the launch of its ‘Raging Bacon’ at Germany’s largest vegan burger chain, Vincent Vegan. The team at Raging Pig has developed an innovative production process that, among other things, harnesses side streams from the food industry. With this innovative product, the company aims to meet the growing demand for plant-based alternatives to animal products and offer authentic alternatives to traditional animal bacon. After working with selected local restaurant partners in Hamburg, the company is now taking the next steps in expansion as its vegan bacon rolls out at Vincent Vegan in all restaurants across Germany. Topi Rohde, co-Founder of Vincent Vegan, says of the new collaboration, “We’ve been searching for a long time for a plant-based bacon alternative that deserves …

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