Stokesley, United Kingdom
Quorn Foods
Major Marlow Foods (Monde Nissin) 1985 biomass fermentation mycoprotein operation across Stokesley HQ, Methwold and Belasis Hall (Billingham fermenter) — world's largest alt-meat brand by volume.
Quorn is a UK manufacturer located in Stokesley that specializes in plant-based meat alternatives derived from mycoprotein. The company produces a range of products including frozen and chilled items such as chicken-style pieces and fillets, meatballs, escalopes, nuggets, burgers, sausages, and mince formulations. Products are positioned across vegetarian and vegan ranges, with offerings in breaded and crispy-coated formats, ready meals, pies and pastries, deli products, and snacks. The company's product portfolio includes high-protein variants and gluten-free options. Mycoprotein is presented as a naturally occurring super protein and forms the base ingredient across the entire Quorn product range. The company emphasizes low saturated fat content and absence of artificial ingredients in reformulated product lines. Quorn products are distributed through major UK retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, and Co-op. The company operates a foodservice division under the Quornpro brand. Approximately 60 percent of Quorn volume sold in the UK has carbon footprints verified by the Carbon Trust across the full product lifecycle.
Capabilities
- Meat & seafood
- Plant-based meat analogues
- Alt-protein
- Mycoprotein
- Fermentation
- Solid-state
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