MamaMancini’s, a US-based supplier of Italian-style food, has linked up with plant-based meat company Beyond Meat on a new range of products.

New Jersey-based MamaMancini’s, a marketer and distributor of pre-prepared, frozen and refrigerated food lines, is to offer plant-based meatballs and pasta bowls using Beyond Meat’s Beyond Beef mince.

New products will include Beyond Beef Meatballs & Sauce in several sizes, as well as vegan and gluten-free based Spaghetti and Beyond Beef Meatball Pasta Bowls.

MamaMancini’s said it expects to begin introducing the new lines throughout the US immediately. Currently, its products are sold at 45,000 food retail locations across the country, including Walmart, Kroger and Albertsons.

Carl Wolf, chairman and CEO of MamaMancini’s, said: “Plant-based meat is one of the fastest growing trends in the food industry, and Beyond Meat is leading the revolution.

“Beyond Beef was the perfect choice for our new bowls as it offers the same juicy, meaty texture as beef, with the benefits of plant-based proteins. Our partnership will expand our current line of healthy products and enable us to penetrate new markets with customers looking to expand their protein options.”

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Tim Smith, Beyond Meat’s vice president of of foodservice sales, North America, said: “We are looking forward to the new products MamaMancini’s is creating that include our delicious plant-based proteins.

“Their large distribution network will help deliver Beyond Meat’s product into homes across the country, allowing customers to experience the appeal and taste of iconic Italian food with a more sustainable alternative ingredient.”

In the second fiscal quarter of 2020, ending 31 July 2019, MamaMancini’s grew its sales by 44% to US$8.1m.

Its portfolio consists of more than 20 products including meatballs, meatloaf, chicken parmesan, sausages and pasta dinner kits.