Vegan Food Group (VFG)

VFG sells Tofutown facility

©VFG / TOFUTOWN
Company News

VFG Sells German TOFUTOWN Facility to The New Originals Company

The Vegan Food Group (VFG), formed this January from the previous VFC Foods as a holding company comprising VFC, Meatless Farm, and Clives Purely Plants, and with plans to carry out further acquisitions such as that of TOFUTOWN in February, announces it is selling its manufacturing plant in Wiesbaum to The New Originals Company. Described on its website as the “first truly European tofu company” and positioning itself as a “Europe-wide leader in tofu innovations”, The New Originals Company was founded in February 2024 by the Lunter family, of NLT Management Holding and Raiffeisenbank Landesbank Oberösterreich, which apparently employs 600 people across five countries. Matthias Krön, CEO of The New Originals Company, comments: “Bernd Drohsin and Tofutown’s team in Wiesbaum have been pioneers in organic …

more

Topics:

Matthew Glover of VFG

Image courtesy of Matthew Glover
People

Matthew Glover on VFG: “We’ll Be Able to Offer Retailers a ‘One-Stop Shop’ for a Wide Range of Plant-Based SKUs”

This week, vegan challenger brand VFC and its parent company VFC Foods became Vegan Food Group (VFG) presently including its acquired brands Meatless Farm and Clive’s Purely Plants, with plans for continuous strategic acquisitions. The move heralds a “transformative era in the plant-based food sector” according to Glover, who foresees a near future for the vegan industry based on collaborative efforts, “this is an opportunity for both VFG and the wider movement,” he says. Here Glover tells us more about the new group and its vision, along with an upcoming side project that will be of interest to many in the space. Can you elaborate on the vision behind transforming VFC Foods into The Vegan Food Group? What was the stimulus? Well, I guess it …

more

VFG banner logo

© VFG
Company News

VFC Foods Becomes The Vegan Food Group, a Plant-Based Powerhouse “Heralding a Transformative Era” in Plant-Based Foods

The Vegan Food Group (VFG) is unveiled today as the new entity for VFC Foods Ltd, setting out its vision as a “new plant-based powerhouse” and boldly stating its commitment to becoming a global food leader. The group as emerging this week currently entails VFC (Vegan Fried Chicken) and its acquired brands Meatless Farm and Clive’s Purely Plants, with plans for further acquisitions. The formation of the new group, according to VFC, heralds a “transformative era in the plant-based food sector”. As most of our readers will know, VFC was founded at the end of 2020 by Matthew Glover and chef Adam Lyons, with a mission to “take on the chicken industry and ultimately save chickens from the cruelty of factory farming”. Following three years …

more