# BeneMeat

a Czech cultivated-hamster-meat producer whose feeding trials found cats readily accept and digest the cultivated product, leaving fewer scraps than with conventional chicken.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/benemeat/
Updated: 2026-07-06

- Country: CZ

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Company is financed through strategic backing from BTL Group; no public venture capital rounds disclosed. | https://biobase.whitefordresearch.com/companies/bene-meat-technologies, https://biobase.whitefordresearch.com/companies/benemeat, https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/bene-meat-lab-grown-beef-burger-price-cultivated-meat-pet-food/ |
| Capacity | Plans to increase production to 500 kg per day by 2025; building a 200-ton-per-year production facility. | https://www.benemeat.com/feeds2/ceska-hlava-industrie-award/, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/regions/europe/blog/15775158/czech-startup-targets-2026-cultivated-meat-pet-food-launch |
| Certification | Registered in the European Feed Materials Register for cultivated cells of mammalian origin for pet food. | https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/cultivated-pet-food-cultured-lab-grown-meat-bene-meat-technologies-eu-register/, https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/czech-firm-bene-meat-gets-eu-approval-lab-grown-meat-pet-food-2023-11-08/ |
| Regulatory approval | Noted that registration in the European Feed Materials Register is not classified as regulatory approval or certification in the traditional sense, but satisfies legal requirements for market entry. | https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/cultivated-pet-food-cultured-lab-grown-meat-bene-meat-technologies-eu-register/, https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/czech-firm-bene-meat-gets-eu-approval-lab-grown-meat-pet-food-2023-11-08/ |
| Production site | Lab located in Prague (Cube building); Minifactory in Prague. | https://www.benemeat.com/about-us/, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/news-newsletters/pet-food-news/article/15659558/czech-company-earns-eu-registration-for-cultivated-pet-food |
| Headcount | Nearly 150-199 employees. | https://www.benemeat.com/about-us/, https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/CZ/Bene_Meat_Technologies_AS_en_14827977.html |
| Revenue | Expected revenue in low tens of millions of CZK for 2025; reported 213.44% revenue increase in 2024. | https://www.benemeat.com/feeds2/ceska-hlava-industrie-award/, https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/CZ/Bene_Meat_Technologies_AS_en_14827977.html |

Independent sources: biobase.whitefordresearch.com, emis.com, greenqueen.com.hk, petfoodindustry.com, reuters.com

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