Rival Foods

A vegan whole-cut

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Fundraising

Rival Foods Raises €6M for High Tech Vegan Whole Cuts

Rival Foods, a company dedicated to plant-based whole cuts, recently announced the completion of its €6M Series A funding round. The raised funds will be invested in developing new formulations with next-generation protein sources, scaling up its technologies, and expanding its operational capabilities.   Based in the Netherlands, it was founded in 2019 by Birgit Dekkers and Ernst Breel as a technology spin-off company from Wageningen University & Research. Rival Foods’ aim is to develop plant-based whole cuts and future products using new technologies and processes. Rival Foods claims that by developing technologies, equipment, processes, and product compositions, it can make plant-based whole cuts that deliver the same fibrous texture, rich mouthfeel, and juiciness experience of an animal cut. Its processes also can turn a wide …

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A vegan whole-cut

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

Rival Foods and LIVEKINDLY Collective Partner to Develop Plant-Based Chicken

Rival Foods, a young startup based in Germany which produces whole-cuts of plant-based meat, announced yesterday a partnership with LIVEKINDLY Collective to develop plant-based chicken products. Rival Foods says it has developed and commercialised a production process to transform plant ingredients into high-quality textured proteins with authentic fibrous texture, using very few clean-label ingredients. “The key to convincing consumers to change their eating habits is to create delicious plant-based options that are compelling in taste and texture and can truly replace animal products,” said Birgit Dekkers, co-founder of Rival Foods. “One challenge is the fibrous texture of whole plant-based meats and we are able to optimise this requirement and ensure sensory superiority within the plant-based product category.” LIVEKINDLY Collective has over the past year made …

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