The Livekindly Collective, the US-based plant-based group, has entered into a partnership with private-label manufacturer Ospelt Group.
Located in the US state of Delaware, Livekindly said the tie-up involves Ospelt developing “plant-based food solutions” in ready-meals. Headquartered in Liechtenstein, a country nestled between Switzerland and Austria, Ospelt produces meat, poultry and seafood products, along with filled pasta, pizza and prepared meals from its five manufacturing facilities.
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Known until earlier this year as Foods United, Livekindly has private-equity firm Blue Horizon Ventures as its principal shareholder and a number of food industry executives at its helm, including former Unilever man Kees Kruythoff, who is chairman and chief executive. This week, the company announced ex-Kraft Heinz executive and 3G Capital partner David Knopf has joined the business as chief financial officer.
The investor-backed group, which also counts German meat giant PHW Gruppe among its investors, has acquired a number of companies in the plant-based sphere, including The Fry Family Food Co. in South Africa and LikeMeat in Germany. It also holds a stake in ingredients supplier Puris Holdings in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Most recently, Livekindly purchased the meat-alternative brand Oumph in Sweden, which was owned by Food for Progress.
Livekindly chairman and CEO Kruythoff said: “In partnership with Ospelt, we can leverage their strong knowledge of food development to accelerate our ready-made meal solutions for plant-based living. Truly shifting the global food system to a sustainable one requires not only the pivot from animal to plant-based but also from heavily processed to transparent and nutritious food solutions.”
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