Cosun Protein
Noord-Brabant | Partly Alt. Protein
- Cosun Protein is a Dutch leader in developing high-quality, sustainable plant-based protein ingredients, such as Tendra, that drive the protein transition.
The Protein Transition Map NL
Welcome to the Protein Transition Map!
Explore an ever-evolving overview of the key players shaping the alternative protein ecosystem worldwide. Below is a brief explanation that you can filter by:
- Alternative proteins: The company is fully dedicated to alternative proteins: protein sources that can replace conventional animal protein sources (meat, fish, dairy, eggs). Alternative proteins include plants, fungi, microbes, algae, insects, or cultured animal cells.
- Animal & alternative proteins: The company offers a diversified portfolio that includes both conventional animal proteins and alternative proteins.
- Hybrid products: The company produces or focuses on hybrid products, or on ingredients designed for use in hybrid formulations: a blend of animal-based ingredients with alternative proteins.
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One platform. 500+ Protein Transition leaders
This is the first platform of its kind, connecting you with over 500 organisations leading the protein transition in the Netherlands. Together, they generate €881 million in annual production value and provide employment to over 3,500 people. Download the PDF featuring the economic data. For more details and advanced search options, visit the Foodleap platform. Do you want more engagement & insights about the Protein Shift? Become a partner of The Protein Community.
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The Protein Transition Map NL serves two objectives:
- International Visibility: The map serves as a portal for global stakeholders searching for sustainable protein solutions, effectively exposing the Dutch ecosystem to the world.
- Economic Impact Evaluation: Through the collection, analysis, and synthesis of data contributed by the featured actors, the map offers insights into the economic value of the Dutch protein transition. Users gain access to specific information about each actor’s solutions and economic data at both the national and provincial levels. This facilitates the monitoring of long-term trends and helps policymakers in assessing the progress made in realising the objectives outlined in the National Protein Strategy.
What is Foodleap?
Foodleap is an online global platform dedicated to accelerating food innovation. It connects startups, researchers, and industry leaders with the right partners, data, and resources to take their innovations to the next level. By featuring tools like the Protein Transition Map NL, Foodleap fosters collaboration and growth in the food sector.
The Protein Transition Map NL helps you easily to connect and collaborate with organisations across the Netherlands, that can help to accelerate your protein transition. It offers valuable insights and opportunities for partnerships, boosting your visibility and demonstrating to policymakers, investors, and industry leaders that the protein transition is an important and growing sector. Read more about Foodleap here.
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Gamechangers in the Protein Transition
The list below highlights key actors that drive the future of protein in the Netherlands. These “heroes,” selected by each province, represent the forefront of the protein transition movement. Connect with these gamechangers and contribute to advancing the impact of the protein transition in the Netherlands and beyond.
Studio Fava
Noord-Brabant | Fully Alt. Protein
- Studio Fava is an innovative product development agency that supports companies in creating food products with alternative proteins, guiding them from concept to market launch.
MUCHgroup
Overijssel | Fully Alt. Protein
- MUCH Group is a fast-growing food company that specialises in creating healthier, less processed plant-based meat alternatives using shiitake mushrooms.
Vivera
Overijssel | Fully Alt. Protein
- Vivera is a leading plant-based food company offering innovative products like their Protein Bites—nutrient-rich meal enhancers high in protein and fiber, designed to enrich meals without imitating meat.
OnePlanet Research Center
Gelderland | Partly Alt. Protein
- OnePlanet Research Center drives the protein transition by developing advanced technologies like precision agriculture and crop monitoring sensors that enhance sustainable plant-based protein production.
Time Travelling Milkman
Gelderland | Fully Alt. Protein
- Time Travelling Milkman is a foodtech startup that developed Oleocream, a unique plant-based cream made from sunflower seeds that mimics the creaminess of dairy products.
AMC Vlissingen
Zeeland | Partly Alt. Protein
- AMC Vlissingen is one of the few companies in the Netherlands bottling plant-based dairy products for third parties, making them a vital, behind-the-scenes force in the protein transition.
FarmPlus
Zeeland | Partly Alt. Protein
- FarmPlus is a Dutch agricultural cooperative that supports farmers with sustainable, data-driven solutions and strategic partnerships to advance plant-based protein production.
North Sea Farmers
Zuid-Holland | Fully Alt. Protein
- North Sea Farmers is a pioneering organisation advancing sustainable, large-scale seaweed farming to provide innovative, plant-based protein sources that support the protein transition and climate goals.
Verstegen
Zuid-Holland | Partly Alt. Protein
- Verstegen Spices & Sauces is a leading force in the Dutch protein transition, innovating plant-based products like their Kneed & Klaar line, achieving B Corp certification, and committing to ambitious climate targets through sustainable production and packaging.
Redefine Meat
Utrecht | Fully Alt. Protein
- Redefine Meat is a pioneering food tech company specializing in crafting plant-based meats with exceptionally realistic texture and mouthfeel.
SNX Food
Utrecht | Partly Alt. Protein
- SNX Food creates innovative hybrid products that blend animal and plant-based ingredients, offering sustainable and delicious options designed to appeal to a wide range of consumers in the evolving protein market.
Fiber Foods Group
Noord-Holland | Fully Alt. Protein
- Fiber Foods develops clean-label, whole-food ingredients that help food producers to meet the growing consumer demand for healthier, more sustainable products. The company specializes in dehydrated jackfruit, marketed as PrimeJack®.
Westland Kaas
Noord-Holland | Partly Alt. Protein
- Westland Kaas B.V., renowned for its premium cheese brands like Old Amsterdam and Maaslander, is also actively advancing the protein transition through innovative plant-based cheese alternatives, including the lupine-based “Staphorster Fromance”.
Fascinating
Groningen | Partly Alt. Protein
- Fascinating is an innovative program that accelerates sustainable, circular agriculture focused on nutritious crop production and innovative biomass use, key to advancing alternative protein sources.
Royal Avebe
Groningen | Fully Alt. Protein
- Royal Avebe develops plant-based protein and starch ingredients from potatoes, offering highly functional proteins that serve as nutritious and versatile alternatives in plant-based foods.
Geert’s Best
Drenthe | Fully Alt. Protein
- Geert’s Best is the product brand of arable farmer Geert Lindenhols—offering honest, locally-sourced products made from Dutch faba beans, within a transparent supply chain.
TastyBasics
Drenthe | Partly Alt. Protein
- TastyBasics makes nutritious food using unprocessed, protein- and fiber-rich ingredients like legumes and seeds.
Farm Dairy
Flevoland | Partly Alt. Protein
- Farm Dairy is a leading private-label producer and a powerful behind-the-scenes driver of the protein transition. In 2025, it produced hybrid milk for the launch in Dutch supermarkets.
Dutch Edamame
Flevoland | Fully Alt. Protein
- In 2025, Dutch Edamame expanded plant-based protein access in the Netherlands through its participation in Plant Protein Forward, making these green powerhouses widely available by launching at Jumbo and in food service.
Mosa Meat
Limburg | Partly Alt. Protein
- Mosa Meat is a pioneering foodtech company specializing in cultured meat, aiming to revolutionize the protein industry and significantly reduce the environmental impact of traditional meat production.
Brightlands Campus
Limburg | Partly Alt. Protein
- Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo accelerates the protein transition by fostering collaboration and innovation in sustainable, plant-based protein development.
The map is supported by…
The Protein Transition Map NL is supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature. It is part of a joint effort to measure the environmental, health, and economic impact of the protein transition, also termed the Value Case Protein Transition. This initiative involves partners like Foodvalley and the Transitiecoalitie Voedsel. As part of this Value Case, in 2023, Wageningen Economic Research (WEcR) shared findings showing an approximate 8 billion euros monetary value on the environmental impact.
Including the economic benefits of the protein transition identified by WEcR, the Protein Transition Map NL showcases an economic analysis presenting the economic value of the Dutch protein transition. This is expressed through production values and number of jobs. Funding from 11 Dutch provinces that have collaborated closely on the protein transition since 2018, also termed Interprovinciaal Eiwitoverleg, enabled this economic analysis. Furthermore, the Map connects companies across provinces, shares knowledge, and may shape future policy.
The Protein Community
The Protein Transition Map NL is released in 2024 and initiated by The Protein Community (TPC). TPC is established in 2017 by Foodvalley and connects alt-protein startups and corporates globally. With 150 companies as partners, it fosters innovation and business growth through international partnerships, capital, unique facilities, and expert knowledge. Leverage our extensive experience and join this thriving community! Interested in more info? Fill in the form, and Leo Koning, manager of TPC, will contact you.
