Paris, France, October 15th, 2025 – Gourmey, France’s pioneering cultivated food company, has acquired Vital Meat to form PARIMA, a global leader in next-generation animal production. Bringing together two of Europe’s foremost innovators, PARIMA combines complementary strengths in scalable cell cultivation and validated production economics. The company develops scalable systems to produce high-quality animal products directly from cells, with applications spanning food, nutrition, and beyond to meet the world’s growing needs sustainably.

PARIMA is building the world’s most advanced portfolio of animal species and cultivated food creations, starting with duck and chicken, spanning premium dining and broader markets worldwide.

The acquisition brings together Gourmey’s full-stack industrial platform, which includes premium cultivated duck products validated by Michelin-starred chefs and independently verified production costs below €7/kg, with Vital Meat’s poultry cell-line technology developed from nearly 25 years of avian cell research at Groupe Grimaud, a global reference in animal genetics and biotechnology.

PARIMA combines strong regulatory leadership, with nine active regulatory filings across major global regions, and strong commercial traction from top culinary partners in the premium segment, as well as leading agrifood groups.

Building the next phase of cultivated protein

The cultivated protein sector is entering a phase focused on consolidation and industrial scale-up. Building on Gourmey’s validated production economics and expertise in premium product development and food design, PARIMA gains additional strength from Vital Meat’s experienced team and Nantes infrastructure, which adds 2,000-liter bioreactor capacity and advanced avian cell lines. This combination establishes a robust foundation to scale across species and markets, positioning PARIMA at the forefront of the industry’s next phase.

While PARIMA will drive the group’s global scale-up and industrial expansion, Gourmey will continue to operate as its culinary and innovation arm,  focused on premium segments, established distribution channels, and collaborations with leading chefs and fine food distributors. Its proven culinary validation and strong market demand from the world’s top restaurants will remain a key differentiator as PARIMA expands its portfolio across multiple species and applications.

“This is the right moment for consolidation and scale,” said Nicolas Morin-Forest, CEO of PARIMA.

“We’ve proven economic viability and are now expanding across species. By uniting two pioneering teams, we’re strengthening Europe’s ability to lead the global shift toward efficient and sustainable animal production through innovation, complementing existing methods and building more resilient value chains.”

Strengthening IP and regulatory leadership

With over 15 patent families and more than 70 patent applications, PARIMA holds one of the most advanced intellectual property portfolios in the cultivated food sector. Vital Meat’s production-ready chicken cell lines complement Gourmey’s cost-efficient platform and validated premium positioning, creating both industrial and regulatory acceleration. 

PARIMA’s regulatory portfolio builds on Gourmey’s early leadership as the first company to seek approval for cultivated products under the European Commission novel food framework. With nine regulatory filings progressing across key global regions, PARIMA is on course to become the first company worldwide positioned for approval of two animal species in the cultivated food sector, duck and chicken, unlocking an unlimited range of product applications.

“Joining forces enables us to reach the critical mass needed to serve global, multi-channel markets, from premium foodservice to large-scale B2B ingredients,” said Etienne Duthoit, Founder of Vital Meat.

“By bringing together world-class teams in cell line development, bioprocessing, and food science, we are accelerating our path to profitability and unlocking powerful drivers of innovation and growth.”

“Vital Meat’s technology, built on our decades of expertise in animal genetics and bioproduction, is strengthened through its integration into PARIMA,” said Frédéric Grimaud, CEO of Groupe Grimaud. “This partnership brings together the technical depth and production economics to make cultivated poultry commercially viable.”

The future of animal production

PARIMA is positioned to demonstrate that scalable and economically viable production of cultivated foods and other animal products is now within reach. Built on validated industrial models and guided by the highest food-safety standards, the company combines scientific precision, industrial efficiency, and culinary expertise to scale production across multiple species and market segments.