# 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.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/ruegenwalder-muehle/
Updated: 2026-07-27

- Country: Germany
- Ticker: private

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Majority stake acquired by Pfeifer & Langen Holding in 2024 (announced late 2023) | https://www.agrarheute.com/tier/ruegenwalder-waechst-trotz-veggie-flaute-so-behauptet-branchenprimus-636481, https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/ruegenwalder-muehle-zuckerdynastie-pfeifer-langen-uebernimmt-veggie-hersteller-19345345.html |
| Production site | Bad Zwischenahn (headquarters), Wilhelmshaven, and Goldenstedt | https://english.fleischwirtschaft.de/economy/news/balance-ruegenwalder-continues-to-grow-53122, https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/nahrungsmittel-veggie-geschaeft-der-ruegenwalder-muehle-waechst-rasant/28294388.html, https://www.just-food.com/news/germanys-rugenwalder-muhle-eyes-further-vegetarian-foods-expansion/ |
| Headcount | 1,047 employees (as of 2025) | https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/downloads/ruegenwalder-muehle-nachhaltigkeitsbericht_2025.pdf |
| Revenue | Approximately 266.5 million Euro (net sales, 2023) [medium confidence] | https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1103485/umfrage/umsatz-von-ruegenwalder-muehle/ |
| Certification | IFS (International Featured Standards) for food safety and quality | https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/mirai-foods-collaborates-with-rugenwalder-muhle-market-leader-for-meat-alternatives/, https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/downloads/ruegenwalder-muehle-nachhaltigkeitsbericht_2025.pdf |
| Regulatory approval | Cultivated meat products require future regulatory approval in Germany and the EU (expected 2025 or later) | https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/mirai-foods-collaborates-with-rugenwalder-muhle-market-leader-for-meat-alternatives/ |
| Capacity | Approximately 35,000 tonnes total annual production capacity as of 2021 [medium confidence] | https://english.fleischwirtschaft.de/economy/news/balance-ruegenwalder-continues-to-grow-53122, https://processtechnology.wiley.com/de/nachrichten/fleisch-und-wurstbranche-ruegenwalder-muehle-2016-in-unruhiger-marktlage-erfolgreich |

Independent sources: agrarheute.com, de.statista.com, english.fleischwirtschaft.de, faz.net, handelsblatt.com, just-food.com, processtechnology.wiley.com, swissfoodnutritionvalley.com

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