PARIMA
PARIMA is a cultivated protein company that develops animal products directly from cells using cell cultivation and bioprocessing technologies. It focuses on premium cultivated proteins, including duck and chicken, for food and nutrition markets.
verified 17 July 2026
↗ GOURMEY ACQUIRES VITAL MEATS TO FORM PARIMA, A ...↗ PARIMA: Building the next phase of cultivated protein from Europe↗ PARIMA (creators of Gourmey)Fact sheet
- Founded in 2025 via the merger of Gourmey and Vital Meat↗ New Viewpoint Argues Cultivated Meat Has Solved the Science and Now Needs the Orders - Cultivated X · 2026-07-14↗ GOURMEY ACQUIRES VITAL MEATS TO FORM PARIMA, A ...↗ PARIMA hits multi-tonne-scale cultivated meat production at viable ...↗ PARIMA: Building the next phase of cultivated protein from Europe↗ PARIMA | Forward Fooding↗ PARIMA (creators of Gourmey)
- HQ in France↗ GOURMEY ACQUIRES VITAL MEATS TO FORM PARIMA, A ...↗ PARIMA hits multi-tonne-scale cultivated meat production at viable ...↗ PARIMA: Building the next phase of cultivated protein from Europe↗ PARIMA | Forward Fooding↗ PARIMA (creators of Gourmey)
- Key products: cultivated duck and cultivated chicken↗ GOURMEY ACQUIRES VITAL MEATS TO FORM PARIMA, A ...↗ PARIMA hits multi-tonne-scale cultivated meat production at viable ...↗ PARIMA: Building the next phase of cultivated protein from Europe↗ PARIMA | Forward Fooding↗ PARIMA (creators of Gourmey)
- Notable partners include Michelin-starred chefs and Vow for manufacturing scale-up↗ GOURMEY ACQUIRES VITAL MEATS TO FORM PARIMA, A ...↗ PARIMA hits multi-tonne-scale cultivated meat production at viable ...↗ PARIMA: Building the next phase of cultivated protein from Europe↗ PARIMA | Forward Fooding↗ PARIMA (creators of Gourmey)
- Business model: cell lines, culture media, and regulatory expertise kept in-house; capital-heavy bioreactor production outsourced↗ New Viewpoint Argues Cultivated Meat Has Solved the Science and Now Needs the Orders - Cultivated X · 2026-07-14
- Entered market via cultivated foie gras as a premium, high-margin entry product↗ New Viewpoint Argues Cultivated Meat Has Solved the Science and Now Needs the Orders - Cultivated X · 2026-07-14
Connections
- Gourmey — PARIMA was formed in 2025 through a merger with Gourmey.↗ PARIMA (creators of Gourmey)
- Mosa Meat — Co-participant with Mosa Meat in the UK FSA cultivated meat sandbox programme; PARIMA's cultivated chicken and duck applications are currently the most advanced in the process.↗ 英国食品基準庁(FSA)、EUとの貿易協定を巡る不透明な状況下で培養肉の認可に関する新ガイドラインを公表 – Framtiden
- Vital Meat — PARIMA was formed in 2025 through a merger with Vital Meat.↗ PARIMA (creators of Gourmey)
- Vital Meat — PARIMA is the entity formed from Gourmey's acquisition of Vital Meat, under which Vital Meat's cultivated poultry operations continue.↗ 仏PARIMA、Vowの22,000L製造ラインで細胞性アヒルを数トン規模生産|共有インフラ活用で資本集約度を低減へ - Foovo -フードテックニュースの専門メディア-
- Vow — PARIMA partnered with Vow to industrially scale cultivated duck production using Vow's 22,000-liter manufacturing line in Sydney, producing multiple tons per cycle under a shared infrastructure model.↗ Parima и Vow произвели тонны культивированной утки
- Vow — PARIMA collaborated with Vow on cell-based quail products in addition to their existing cultured duck partnership, using Vow's 22,000-liter Sydney manufacturing line.↗ Should this lab-grown burger really be served in restaurants?
Recent developments
A new industry viewpoint uses PARIMA as a case study, arguing that cultivated meat has solved its core science and now needs market orders. PARIMA's model — keeping cell lines, media, and regulatory expertise in-house while outsourcing capital-heavy production — and its market entry through premium cultivated foie gras are highlighted as a template for the sector.
Read more ↗cultivated-x.com14 JulThe UK Food Standards Agency has confirmed that both Parima's Gourmey cultivated duck application and Vital Meat's cultivated chicken application have entered the risk assessment stage of the UK Novel Foods approval process, placing them among the most advanced cultivated meat filings in the UK pipeline.
Read more ↗thecooldown.com15 Jul