A visit to Meatproteins

In September 2018 the article Meet Meatproteins was published in our magazine. We received so many reactions to this article that we asked if we could visit this innovative company with our network. Director Jacques ten Kate was immediately enthusiastic and opened the doors to us on 14 March 2019.

Jacques was at the cradle of the company in 2012, which has now grown into a successful manufacturer of collagen (proteins) made from bovine hides. Or as Jacques puts it: We deliver the egg in the meatball". The start-up at the time was a challenge, because there was no demand from the market. Meanwhile, the company serves the international meat processing industry. In particular, large processing parties and manufacturers of blends (mixes that go through the meat) are represented in the meat products industry. The company also knows where to find the halal market, for which it has obtained the strict certification. An enormous achievement, by a driven entrepreneur. Meanwhile, the management has been expanded with managing director Laurens Maathuis, certainly no stranger in the sector.  

Both gentlemen have shown us around and answered all questions without any form of restraint. A transparent, modest factory where innovation, sustainability and efficiency are brought together in an 'industrial protein'!

A lot of contacts have been made between the participants and the management, this will certainly result in a lot more, certainly in the short term.

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