Dairy — Plant-based cheese companies in Europe

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• Bel Group

  France — Suresnes

  Thermal — Pasteurization / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings

  Bel family-owned major (since 1865) producing Babybel, La Vache qui rit, Boursin and cheese, fruit and plant portions across multi-site French operations (Lons, Dole, Sablé, Évron, Vendôme, Mayenne, La Ferté-Bernard, Croisy).

• Better Dairy

  United Kingdom — London

  Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Fermentation — Precision

  London precision fermentation casein producer.

• Bon Vegan OÜ

  Estonia — Estonia

  Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues / Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  Estonian producer of plant-based vegan products.

• Foody / FoodyTales

  Italy — Italy

  Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues / Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  Plant-based food producer offering private-label.

• Formo Bio GmbH

  Germany — Berlin

  Fermentation — Precision / Alt-protein — Mycoprotein / Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  Precision-fermented dairy proteins and Koji-based cheese specialist (since 2018) with the largest European Series A in alt-dairy.

• Heura Foods (Foods for Tomorrow)

  Spain — Barcelona

  Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues / Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Pasta & rice — Dry pasta

  Major plant-based meat producer (2017) using Spanish co-manufacturers for scale-up.

• Naturli Foods

  Denmark — Hjorring

  Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues / Oils & fats — Specialty fats

  Hjørring plant-based butter, mince, cheese and milk producer (Dragsbæk Mølle group).

• New Roots

  Switzerland — Kerzers

  Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  Kerzers cashew-based vegan cheese.

• Oatly

  Sweden — Malmo

  Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Plant-based yoghurt / Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  World-leading oat drink producer HQ in Malmö with Landskrona plant plus Vlissingen NL, Ogden US, Singapore and Maanshan facilities.

• Smiltenes Piens AS

  Latvia — Smiltene

  Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Snacks — Protein bars

  Innovation-led cheesemaker (Tilsiter, Gouda, smoked Azaids) with protein-dense cheese snacks (47g protein/100g) and a vegan cheese alternatives line. Export to Russia, EE, DE, Israel and US.

• Standing Ovation

  France — Paris

  Fermentation — Precision / Alt-protein — Mycoprotein / Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  Pre-commercial precision-fermentation specialist (since 2020) producing recombinant casein for alt-dairy.

• Stockeld Dreamery

  Sweden — Stockholm

  Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria

  Stockholm fermented plant-based cheese producer.

• The Green Dairy

  Sweden — Sweden

  Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Plant-based yoghurt / Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Alt-protein — Pea protein / Alt-protein — Fava protein

  Pure-play B2B plant-based dairy contract manufacturer in Sweden producing oat barista, vegan ice cream, cooking cream and whipping cream from oat and faba-bean.

• Time Travelling Milkman BV

  Netherlands — Wageningen

  Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Centrifugation / Oils & fats — Specialty fats / Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Plant-based yoghurt / Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  Wageningen University spin-off (2020) with patented gentle oleosome extraction process from sunflower seeds. Brands Oleocream, SunfloPro and SunPulp; scaling to 1,000 t/year via contract manufacturers.

• VBites

  United Kingdom — Benton

  Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues / Dairy — Plant-based cheese

  Benton Newcastle plant-based meat and cheese producer (Heather Mills).

• Vegusto

  Switzerland — Muenchwilen

  Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

  Münchwilen No-Muh vegan cheese and sausages.

• Zyrcular Foods

  Spain — Castellcir — Verified

  Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues / Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Extrusion — Twin-screw / Extrusion — Single-screw

  Plant-based meat and fish co-manufacturing partner serving brands like Current Foods.