Companies
Rügenwalder Mühle
the Halb & Halb range blends 50% animal meat with 50% pea/soy protein into sausages, schnitzel and crisps; its Bad Zwischenahn product-development kitchen is the category's reference R&D site.
- Country
- Germany
- Ticker
- private
Commercial
Halb & Halb 50/50 plant+meat sausages, schnitzel & crisps; founded 1834
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Coverage
| EU | US | |
|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ |
Regulatorsfdaefsa
Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | Majority stake acquired by Pfeifer & Langen Holding in 2024 (announced late 2023) | agrarheute.com · faz.net |
| Production site | Bad Zwischenahn (headquarters), Wilhelmshaven, and Goldenstedt | english.fleischwirtschaft.de · handelsblatt.com · just-food.com |
| Headcount | 1,047 employees (as of 2025) | ruegenwalder.de |
| Revenue | Approximately 266.5 million Euro (net sales, 2023) medium confidence | de.statista.com |
| Certification | IFS (International Featured Standards) for food safety and quality | swissfoodnutritionvalley.com · ruegenwalder.de |
| Regulatory approval | Cultivated meat products require future regulatory approval in Germany and the EU (expected 2025 or later) | swissfoodnutritionvalley.com |
| Capacity | Approximately 35,000 tonnes total annual production capacity as of 2021 medium confidence | english.fleischwirtschaft.de · processtechnology.wiley.com |
Independent sources: agrarheute.com · de.statista.com · english.fleischwirtschaft.de · faz.net · handelsblatt.com · just-food.com · processtechnology.wiley.com · swissfoodnutritionvalley.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat hybrids (50/50 plant + meat) | food-alt-protein | Low | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
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