Plant-Based Thriving in France as Umiami Recruits 70+ Staff For Ex Unilever Facility

The 14,000 m 2 site will be Umiami’s first commercial-scale plant, and will have production capabilities of up to 22,000 tonnes of meat and seafood alternatives per year to supply the food sector. The ideal location, in the heart of Europe, and its highly qualified workforce, make it a real asset for Umiami.

The factory is currently set up to welcome by this summer more than 40 production operators to work on its first production line. The first production line will produce 7500 tons of products by 2024.” © Umiami Plant-based thriving in France and Europe In preparation for Umiami’s first large-scale production destined for the European and international markets in September 2023, the company is recruiting 70 new staff, highlighting the continued uptick of the plant-based market in Europe. In its 2020-2022 report published in April 2023, the Good Food Institute demonstrated the strong growth of vegan food retailing in Europe.

Additionally, the GFI disclosed this February that alt protein firms across Europe pulled in €579 million last year, nearly 24% more than in 2021. Furthermore, French firms pulled in €168 million, over 11 times more than the previous year. “The figures from the Good Food Institute confirm that consumer expectations are changing. To find our future talents, we will organize a unique event: a “job eating”, on the 2nd and 3rd of June.

It will take place on-site to make candidates discover the new factory and let them taste the famous chicken breast made of plant-based proteins. “The factory will have more than 80 employees eager to start the first industrial production of Umiami. In the short term, we hope to develop a second production line,” he concludes.