Tuesday, April 20, 2021
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Vegos
  • Home
  • About
  • News
  • Health
  • Food
  • Recipes
No Result
View All Result
Vegos
  • Home
  • About
  • News
  • Health
  • Food
  • Recipes
No Result
View All Result
Vegos
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Nestlé Is Building Its First Vegan Food Factory in China

May 25, 2020
in News
3 min read
0 0
Nestlé Is Building Its First Vegan Food Factory in China

International food giant Nestlé will build its first vegan food facility in China.

The facility, located in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, should have  its first range of plant-based meat may be ready for distribution by the end of the year. It is all part of Nestlé’s $103.58 million plan to grow its manufacturing footprint on China, which also includes “a significant capacity expansion of its existing Purina pet food plant,” Reuters reports.

Chinese consumers have become more receptive to specialty plant-based food products over the past few years. This is due to several reasons, including the Sino-U.S. trade war and the African swine fever virus, which has killed millions of pigs and raised pork prices since emerging in August 2018. The coronavirus pandemic, believed by experts to have emerged from a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan, has also caused many people to rethink their diets.

China’s “free from meat” market has grown 33.5 percent since 2014 to be worth just under $10 billion in 2018, according to Euromonitor data.

Nestlé acquired meat-free food brand Sweet Earth in 2017.

Food Giants Go Plant-Based

Nestlé has recognized the rising consumer demand for plant-based food. It acquired vegetarian meat brand Sweet Earth in 2017. Since then, it has expanded its vegan meat range with the Awesome Burger, a plant-based patty made from pea and wheat protein. It launched a similar product, called the Incredible Burger, under its Garden Gourmet line in Europe.

The company co-founded the Future Food Initiative in February 2019. The joint research program between Swiss universities and industrial partners will support Nestlé in the development of sustainable food and beverage products, with an emphasis on plant-based nutrition.

Earlier this year, the Swiss food giant partnered with Canadian protein manufacturing companies Burcon and Merit Functional Foods in order to source ingredients for products. Merit will build a new plant capable of processing 20,000 tonnes of pea and canola protein per year in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by the end of 2020. The facility will utilize Burcon’s technology.

Both the Chinese and Canadian facilities are part of Nestlé’s move toward the plant-based food market. The company announced that it was selling the majority of its European lunch meat brand, Herta, earlier this year.

CEO Mark Scheider explained at a press conference: “Inside food and beverage, if you think about today’s announcement on Herta, it really shows how we are positioning the company towards what is benefiting from higher growth and future areas such as plant-based offerings that are very much on-trend with where consumers are heading.” 

Summary

Article Name

Nestlé Is Building Its First Vegan Food Factory in China

Description

Swiss food giant Nestlé will build its first vegan food factory in China; the company may be ready to launch a plant-based meat range by the end of 2020.

Author

Kat Smith

Publisher Name

LIVEKINDLY

Publisher Logo


Credit: Source link

ShareTweetSendShareShare
Previous Post

Vegan Documentary Streams In China As COVID Exposes Meat Risks

Next Post

Vegan Meat Company Partners Cooking Club To Host Kids Cooking Class Online

Related Posts

Spanish Soccer Giant Real Madrid Partners with Meatless Farm to Make Sports More Plant-Based
News

Spanish Soccer Giant Real Madrid Partners with Meatless Farm to Make Sports More Plant-Based

March 22, 2021
Unilever Launches Hourglass’ First Bug-Free Vegan Red Lipstick
News

Unilever Launches Hourglass’ First Bug-Free Vegan Red Lipstick

March 21, 2021
India Gets Its First Vegan Milk Chocolate Bars
News

India Gets Its First Vegan Milk Chocolate Bars

March 21, 2021
Vegan Griddled Flaky Welsh Cakes
News

Vegan Griddled Flaky Welsh Cakes

March 21, 2021
Load More
Next Post
Vegan Meat Company Partners Cooking Club To Host Kids Cooking Class Online

Vegan Meat Company Partners Cooking Club To Host Kids Cooking Class Online

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Update on Mankai Duckweed as a Source of B12 – Vegan Health

Update on Mankai Duckweed as a Source of B12 – Vegan Health

November 8, 2020
New Crispy Vegan Chicken Patties Launch at Costco

New Crispy Vegan Chicken Patties Launch at Costco

May 15, 2020
Omnipork (Finally?) Launches Vegan SPAM

Omnipork (Finally?) Launches Vegan SPAM

May 20, 2020
Stephen Fry Cooks Up a Vegan Storm to Beat Climate Change

Stephen Fry Cooks Up a Vegan Storm to Beat Climate Change

May 14, 2020
Stroke Rates of Vegetarian Health Professionals – Vegan Health

Stroke Rates of Vegetarian Health Professionals – Vegan Health

The Health Risks Of Dairy

The Health Risks Of Dairy

Thinking of Quitting Your Vegan Diet? Doctors Address 5 Common Health Questions

Thinking of Quitting Your Vegan Diet? Doctors Address 5 Common Health Questions

Plant-Based Health Expert Reviews The Impossible Burger

Plant-Based Health Expert Reviews The Impossible Burger

Stroke Rates of Vegetarian Health Professionals – Vegan Health

Stroke Rates of Vegetarian Health Professionals – Vegan Health

March 28, 2021
Vegan Almond Flour Pancakes | Vegan recipes by VegKitchen

Vegan Almond Flour Pancakes | Vegan recipes by VegKitchen

March 27, 2021
Baked Stuffed Apples with Streusel Filling

Baked Stuffed Apples with Streusel Filling

March 22, 2021
Spanish Soccer Giant Real Madrid Partners with Meatless Farm to Make Sports More Plant-Based

Spanish Soccer Giant Real Madrid Partners with Meatless Farm to Make Sports More Plant-Based

March 22, 2021
Vegos

This is an online news portal that aims to share latest trendy News, Health, Food, Recipes and stuff like that. Feel free to get in touch with us!

Latest Updates

  • Stroke Rates of Vegetarian Health Professionals – Vegan Health March 28, 2021
  • Vegan Almond Flour Pancakes | Vegan recipes by VegKitchen March 27, 2021
  • Baked Stuffed Apples with Streusel Filling March 22, 2021

Subscribe Now

© 2020 vegos.co.uk - All rights reserved!

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About
  • News
  • Health
  • Food
  • Recipes

© 2020 vegos.co.uk - All rights reserved!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In