Finnish plant-based protein on the German market: Nyhtökaura® (Pulled Oats) available in five METRO wholeasale stores on the start-up shelf on 11/28/2019
Pulled Oats® by Gold&Green was picked for the NX-Food (Next Generation Food) startup programme run by the German METRO Group. This means that METRO Cash & Carry wholesalers in five German cities will be selling Pulled Oats® Nude for four months.
Pulled Oats® Nude products will be available at METRO Cash & Carry wholesalers in Berlin-Friedrichshain, Düsseldorf, Hamburg-Altona, Munich-Pasing and Korntal from 28 November onward.
The Finnish innovation prevailed in an initial selection from the top 10 chosen startups and won the jury over as a responsibly produced meat alternative.
As part of the NX-Food startup programme, Gold&Green Foods will also arrange tastings at the wholesalers to offer customers more information about the diverse properties of the Pulled Oats® products.
“The jury was excited about the diversity and sustainability of Pulled Oats. We offered tacos filled with Pulled Oats as well as traditional rye and malt bread with a Pulled Oats Skagen spread. The product can be used everywhere, from fine dining restaurants to street eateries,” says Maija Itkonen, CEO of Gold&Green Foods, and continues:
“Germany is a very interesting market, since it has more vegetarians than any other country in Europe. Last year, the number of vegetarians in the country exceeded 6.3 million*. We naturally hope that the four-month pilot will boost demand on the market and that our products will become a staple of the product range“.
Pull for Nordic oats around the world
The demand for plant-based proteins and environmentally friendly products is seeing strong worldwide growth. In summer 2019, Pulled Oats®, developed in Finland, was launched as a retail product in the Netherlands and was put on the Taco Bell menu in all of Spain’s 53 Taco Bell restaurants.
The Finnish favourite is also available as catering products in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK and Ireland.
In spring 2019, Pulled Oats® Nude was also granted the Heart Symbol, which indicates that a product is a better option for the health. The Heart Symbol is only awarded to foods containing good fats and reduced amounts of salt.
Browse recipes for Pulled Oats and read more in the Zeit Magazin article, where Maija Itkonen talks about Pulled Oats.
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More information
Annette Kauppinen, Gold&Green Foods
Tel: +358 40 5566 537
E-mail: annette.kauppinen@gg.fi
About Pulled Oats®
Pulled Oats® is a Finnish innovation and the perfect protein, made with just five simple and wholesome plant-based ingredients: oats, yellow peas, faba beans, cold-pressed canola oil and salt. Gold Green Foods is on a mission to provide people with healthy, ecological and delicious. Pulled Oats® is perfect because of its nutritional value and amino acids, but also because it’s clean and sustainable. It contains absolutely no animal-based or genetically-manipulated ingredients, no additive, fillers, preservatives or any other weird stuff that some food producers add to their products.
About Gold Green Foods
Gold Green Foods was founded in 2015 to create innovative, ecological and healthy food products from oats and legumes. The heart of our business is the use of clean, Nordic oats and a completely unique production process. Read more at goldandgreenfoods.com
About Paulig
Paulig was founded in 1876 when Gustav Paulig started his business in the heart of Helsinki. The company is family-owned still today. Paulig offers coffee, food concepts, spices, plant-based products and snacks. The company's brands are Paulig, Santa Maria, Risenta, Gold&Green and Poco Loco. Paulig has operations in 13 countries and sales amounted to EUR 907 million in 2018. The group has 2.130 employees. www.pauliggroup.com
