Acquisition closed
Unilever acquires The Vegetarian Butcher (2018)
Unilever completed the acquisition of The Vegetarian Butcher on 19 December 2018.[1]
Unilever acquired The Vegetarian Butcher, a Dutch meat substitute company founded by a former farmer. It later supplied the plant-based patty used by Burger King across Europe. The price was not disclosed.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Buyer
- Unilever
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- The Vegetarian Butcher
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever | The Vegetarian Butcher | owns | 100% | 2018-12-19 | present |
Who owns The Vegetarian Butcher today?
- The Vegetarian Butcher — owned by Unilever since 2018
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Unilever PLC Annual Report and Accounts — acquisitions — Unilever PLC, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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