Companies
Pentasweet
broke ground in March 2026 on a €65 million ($76 million) precision fermentation facility in Vilnius, Lithuania, described as Europe's first commercial-scale sweet-protein factory, with brazzein production expected to begin in the first half of 2027.
- Country
- LT
Coverage
| EU | US | |
|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | €65 million ($76 million) total project investment, partly financed by a loan from the Lithuanian National Development Bank ILTE | agfundernews.com · investlithuania.com · pentasweet.com · foodingredientsfirst.com · greenqueen.com.hk |
| Capacity | Up to the equivalent of 50,000 tons of sugar annually at full capacity | agfundernews.com · investlithuania.com · pentasweet.com · foodingredientsfirst.com · greenqueen.com.hk |
| Production site | Vilnius City Innovation Industrial Park, Vilnius, Lithuania | agfundernews.com · investlithuania.com · pentasweet.com · foodingredientsfirst.com · greenqueen.com.hk |
| Headcount | 12 employees as of April 30, 2026 | scoris.eu · scoris.lt |
| Revenue | €73,520 in 2025 | rekvizitai.vz.lt · scoris.eu |
| Regulatory approval | Planning to submit a food additive application to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2026 | agfundernews.com · investlithuania.com · greenqueen.com.hk |
Independent sources: agfundernews.com · foodingredientsfirst.com · greenqueen.com.hk · investlithuania.com · rekvizitai.vz.lt · scoris.eu · scoris.lt
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet proteins (brazzein, thaumatin, monellin) | food-alt-protein | Medium | → |
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