September 11, 2025|
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|3 months agoIsraeli Lab-Grown Meat Producer Plans Zurich Production Facility
Aleph Farms partners with Swiss consortium including Migros, Givaudan and BĂŒhler to establish synthetic meat production facility in Kemptthal, marking Switzerland's entry into cultured meat industry.
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- Aleph Farms has signed a declaration of intent with The Cultured Hub to establish a production facility in Kemptthal, Zurich.
- The Cultured Hub is a consortium formed by Swiss giants Migros, Givaudan, and BĂŒhler.
- Aleph Farms filed its first application to produce synthetic meat in Switzerland in 2023.
- Aleph Farms introduced its first lab-produced steak in 2018 and a rib-eye in 2021.
- The Kemptthal site already houses Planted, a plant-based meat substitute company, since 2019.
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They Said
"I am already looking forward to the many innovations in food technology that Aleph Farms will make in our canton. The food branch is a vector of the future in a resilient economy."
"completes an important stage in its international expansion and lays the foundation stone for the local production of the cultured meat production line."