Beyond Meat Opens New European Facility

Beyond Meat announced the opening of the Zandbergen co-manufacturing facility in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands, which is the company’s first co-manufacturing capability in Europe. The new facility owned and operated by Zandbergen will produce the Beyond Burger and Beyond Sausage and is intended to allow for more efficient distribution of Beyond Meat’s products across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

Production at the new Zandbergen co-manufacturing facility will include the upcoming debut of new packaging for both the Beyond Burger and Beyond Sausage available in EMEA. The lighter, more sustainable packaging will feature fully recyclable trays and 30% less material overall by reducing paper and plastic use. Beyond Meat recently marked a milestone with the acquisition of its first manufacturing facility in Europe located in Enschede, the Netherlands.

“This latest investment in production capacity reflects our continued commitment to serving global markets said. Our new facility in Enschede will not only bring production closer to the consumer, representing an investment in the markets and communities we serve, but is expected to allow us to leverage local supply chains, improving our cost structure and sustainability of operations. We are excited to take this next step in bringing the nutritional and environmental benefits of our plant-based meats to the European consumer,” Ethan Brown, founder and CEO of Beyond Meat said.