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Europe’s largest plant-based meat production facility set to open in the UK

10 December 2020

Plant & Bean, a developer and manufacturer of plant-based food products is set to open Europe’s largest plant-based meat production facility in the UK to allow it to accelerate adoption of plant-based meat. 

The new factory will enable efficient product manufacture and distribution across Europe, helping brands to meet fast-growing demand for plant-based meat. Large-scale production is acknowledged as essential to removing the cost barrier that currently prevents mainstream consumers from buying plant-based meat products. Producing at scale, locallyit will be possible to shorten supply chains, resulting in significant cost-savings. 

Located in Boston, Lincolnshire, the 263,000 m2 site will have a planned initial capacity of 55,000 tonnes, and will provide sub-scale companies, larger international brands and retailers with a fully-certified European manufacturing platform to help meet a growing demand for plant-based meat products. 

Plant & Bean hopes to replicate the UK site with production facilities in the USA in 2021, and Asia in 2022. 

“This announcement underscores our commitment to repair what is a broken food system,” said Edwin Bark, CEO at Plant & Bean. “Right now, 65% of consumers do not eat plant-based meats due to price and quality. With our two-pronged approach, we believe we are best placed to make the meaningful change required to tackle these issues. With our progressive global manufacturing strategy, brands will finally have the means to scale high-volume product ranges in order to lower the price-point for consumers. As regards product quality, we are making huge strides in improving the taste, texture and appearance of plant-based meat – bringing together the brightest minds in the food industry to reinvent the way we make plant-based meat at the ingredient and process level.”

Formerly known as the meat-free division within Brecks Foods, Plant & Bean has a 20-year proven track record of developing plant-based meat products. 


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