Nomad Foods Expands its Plant Protein Offerings with the Launch of Birds Eye Green Cuisine in the United
Kingdom
Green Cuisine leverages Birds Eye’s heritage in peas to offer families high levels of pea protein with
minimal saturated fat
Entry into the U.K. follows the successful 2018 launch of Plant Protein in Sweden, Norway, Finland and
Denmark
Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE: NOMD) announced today the launch of Green Cuisine, a new range of meat-free products
under the Birds Eye brand in the United Kingdom. Birds Eye is leveraging its heritage in peas and its market-leading position in
frozen food to help accelerate the expanding market of meat-free products.
Marking Birds Eye’s debut in meat-free products that include pea protein, Green Cuisine offers families healthy
alternatives that contain high levels of pea protein, minimal saturated fat and are a good source of fiber. Further, Green
Cuisine capitalizes on the popularity of flexitarian and meat-free diets by offering consumers a great tasting, healthy
alternative from Birds Eye, a brand they know and trust. The range contains three meat-free variants –burgers, sausages and Swedish
style meatballs – that offer excellent taste and texture similar to meat products. Green Cuisine products are available at
retailers in the United Kingdom starting March 21st and will be supported by a significant multi-channel marketing
campaign.
The introduction of Green Cuisine in the United Kingdom follows the successful launch of Pease, a range of
pea-protein products sold under the Findus brand in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Launched in both retail and foodservice
channels in 2018, Pease is a ground-breaking innovation as the first texturized pea-protein in the Nordics market.
Pease was recently nominated for the “Foodservice Product of the Year” award in Sweden and has an exciting slate of new
products in 2019.
Stéfan Descheemaeker, Nomad Foods’ Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are excited by the strategic expansion of our portfolio
into plant protein, an increasingly important and fast-growing category. As the UK’s market leader in frozen food and with
incredible heritage in peas, Birds Eye is well positioned to accelerate growth in the plant protein category through the launch of
Green Cuisine. During the past six months, Nomad Foods has introduced a unique, differentiated, and multi-regional plant
protein portfolio through the launches of Pease and Green Cuisine. These launches are a testament to the development
of our R&D capabilities and the exciting opportunity to expand our portfolio along emerging macro trends, notably health &
wellness, convenience and sustainability.”
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About Nomad Foods
Nomad Foods (NYSE: NOMD) is a leading frozen foods company building a global portfolio of best-in-class food companies and
brands within the frozen category and across the broader food sector. The company's portfolio of iconic brands, which includes
Birds Eye, Findus, Iglo, Aunt Bessie's and Goodfella's, have been a part of consumers' meals for generations, standing for great
tasting food that is convenient, high quality and nutritious. Nomad Foods is headquartered in the United Kingdom. Additional
information may be found at
www.nomadfoods.com.
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