La Vie
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La Vie specializes in the production of plant-based alternatives to traditionally pork-based products such as bacon and ham. La Vie owns a unique patented recipe which reproduces the pleasure of meat without resorting to animals.
Intensive animal farming is a huge contributor to climate change: 14.5% of total CO2 emissions, 27% of land use, and 77 billion animals culled in 2021. Drastically reducing the demand and supply of traditional meat-based protein could have a significant impact on the effects of climate change. But despite the progress of plant-based alternatives as meat substitutes, there was an essential element missing to replicate the taste and culinary experience of meat: fat. It gives meat its characteristic taste, one that’s been sought after for thousands of years.
Out of their Parisian laboratory, La Vie’s three years of R&D focused on taste, making it possible to develop a unique recipe that reproduces animal fat with plants. Their technology recreates ‘lean bacon’ without texturing agents before a proprietary process combines it with their plant-based fat technology to give their bacon a signature ‘crispy-yet-juicy’ profile.
Founders
Vincent Poulichet
CTO
Vincent holds a Master’s in Physics, having studied for one year at Umeå University, and another at Université Côte d’Azur. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering/Physics from Imperial College London in 2016. Vincent held posts at Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Trinity College Dublin, UNSW Australia, and École Normale Supérieure.
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Nicolas Schweitzer
CEO
Nicolas’ varied career has exposed him to different markets worldwide, notably in Africa and South-East Asia. He went on to found Inclusion, a company that distributed Fintech products and services across South-East Asia, and was acquired by Oradian in 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from HEC Montreal and a Master’s in International Affairs from Sciences Po.
Milestones
Founded at Entrepreneur First
La Vie Bacon becomes national award winner
Series A ($28 million) led by Sevenventure Partners
Lead Burger Kings’s London Flagship restaurant fully vegan for a month
Every 12 seconds someone buys a La Vie product