Flower Burger (Italy) | - Plant-based meat substitutes made from bean sprouts, tofu, chickpeas, and quinoa, with plant-based ingredients like turmeric and edible charcoal for color. | Flower Burger (2021) |
Heura Foods (Spain) | - Made with 100% plant-based alternatives, primarily heura, a legume rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. | ONE (2024) |
Terra Vegane (Germany) | - Uses only 100% plant-based, certified organic/BIO ingredients to create a protein mix of grain, soy, and wheat proteins for high protein and the best flavor and texture to create a 100% plant-based oil replacement. | Terra Vegane (2022) |
La Vie (France) | - On January 8, 2024, La Vie introduced pea- and soy-based plant-based bacon with five times less saturated fat than pork ham, with no nitrites but similar taste, smell, and texture. | Vegconomist (2024) |
Efko Food (Russia) | - In 2020, the company launched Hi!, a brand of plant-based alternatives, including plant-based patties, ground meat, and meatballs, which are commercialized as semi-prepared products, primarily burgers or meatballs, based on soy protein, water, vegetable oil, natural spices, and dyes. | Kotra (2022) |
Nye Myaso (Russia) | - Plant-based protein food products that taste, feel, and look like conventional meat products and are 100% natural, made with vegetables, oils, and spices. | Nye Myaso (2022) |
Well Done (Russia) | - Produces 100% plant-based products with no animal ingredients, using 99% less water and emitting 10 times fewer greenhouse gases when manufacturing plant-based alternatives compared to animal-based ingredients. | Well Done (2020) |
ITO Ham (Japan) | - In March 2020, ITO Ham, a leading company in the meat processing market in Japan, launched a plant-based alternative food brand named Almost Meat. | Meros Consulting (2021) |
Marukome (Japan) | - With a history spanning 170 years, Marukome is the number-one selling miso brand in Japan and the largest exporter of miso production worldwide, including the US, Europe, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia. | Marukome (2024) |
Nippon Ham (Japan) | - Nippon Ham, one of Japan’s largest protein suppliers, has developed products using soy as a protein-rich ingredient and, in September 2023, established the Japan Soy Meat Association with four other food producers working on soy-based meat alternatives. | Nippon Ham (2020) |
Otsuka Foods (Japan) | - Launched a brand called Zero Meat, which applies reverse engineering (analyzing the structure of a product and, from there, examining how it is made, how it works, and its specifications, such as blueprints or source code) to achieve a meaty texture. | Zero Meat (2021) |
Prima Meat Packers (Japan) | - Prima Meat Packers, a manufacturer of fresh meat and animal products, introduced Try Veggie, a soy-free brand, in March 2021. | Choi (2024a) |