Uzwil (Switzerland), Bengaluru (India), April 14, 2022 - BVeg Foods is one of the first ventures in India equipped with high moisture extrusion (HME) technology powered by the Swiss technology group Bühler. With the recent purchase of Bühler’s extrusion solution, BVeg aims to create a center of excellence with strong in-house product development capabilities and state-of-the-art processing facility for plant-based proteins.
BVeg Foods, the largest plant-based meat manufacturer in India, is now venturing into international markets. The company has shipped 22 tons of frozen vegan beef chunks to the UK, reports the Good Food Food Institute India.
India is well-known for having a large vegetarian population, and many Indians have been turning to veganism recently. In addition, India offers a wide variety of agricultural products. Two facts that the Indian company BVeg Foods wants to take advantage of by having build the first dedicated plant-based meat facility.
BVeg Foods is one of the first ventures in India equipped with high moisture extrusion (HME) technology powered by the Swiss technology group Bühler. With the recent purchase of Bühler’s extrusion solution, BVeg aims to create a center of excellence with strong in-house product development capabilities and state-of-the-art processing facility for plant-based proteins.
BVeg Foods aims to become a trusted and high quality co-manufacturer and distributor for plant-based meats both locally and globally as they building ecosystem fundamentals in India by addressing white space opportunities. If the global plant-based foods industry is going to continue growing at its current pace, the supporting infrastructure for the space will need to grow very rapidly to enable that growth.