RIP Foods, a new Spanish plant-based startup, has entered the market with what it claims is the first plant-based gyoza in Spain exclusively for foodservice. RIP, which stands for Rich in Plants, states that the 100% vegan gyozas follow a traditional recipe mixed with the startup’s proprietary Meatrix system. Barcelona-based RIP Foods reveals that the plant-based gyozas will be available for restaurants and delivery in two versions: Chinese chicken and cabbage or chicken curry. The release is the second from the up-and-coming brand, following RIP Chicken earlier this year. The brand has developed its Meatrix production process, which allows fat to be encapsulated, improving taste and mouthfeel according to the brand. Vegan gyozas Plant-based gyozas are a growing segment, with Itsu – the UK’s leading …
Heura, Europe’s fastest-growing plant-based meat brand, announces it has tripled its turnover in the past year, finishing 2020 with a turnover of €8m, up from €2.5m in 2019. The Spanish plant meat producer states that during the final quarter of 2020, it achieved the same turnover as the whole of the year 2019.
The last few years have seen a great transformation in Spain’s supermarkets. With Spanish brands like Heura Foods, NovaMeat, and GrinGrin Foods, among many others, the plant-based revolution has the potential to turn the Iberian country into a new centre of innovation.
Since Beyond Meat arrived onto the scene, realistic meat-flavoured vegan burgers have been trending around the world, with household names like Impossible Foods in the US, Moving Mountains in the UK and NotCo in South America to name a few. One Spanish brand has found though, that there is still a demand for natural flavours.
Europe’s fastest-growing plant meat brand today announces a new burger set to be the healthiest on the market, containing an innovative fat analogue that transforms extra virgin olive oil into a solid fat. Heura Burger 2.0 has 64.25% less fat, 85.6% less saturated fat, and has 11.3% more protein per calorie compared to beef.
