2.3.2022

Valio – Purchase of Gold&Green’s Brand, IPR and R&D Function

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We advised Valio in the purchase of all the rights of the Gold&Green brand, Gold&Green Foods’ intellectual property and its research and development function from Paulig. Gold&Green Foods is known for its revolutionary plant-based innovation Pulled Oats. The arrangement does not include other Gold&Green Foods operations, and Paulig will continue Gold&Green Foods’ current operations and sell Gold&Green products under license from Valio.

‘Gold&Green has been a pioneer in the field of plant-based food and new product development, and Valio has successfully developed its Oddlygood plant-based product portfolio. Now, the Gold&Green R&D team joins us in reaching our strategic goal—to further strengthen our position in the growing global plant protein market. Together, we will develop the innovations in Gold&Green’s pipeline and continue the story of the brand’, says Tuomas Salusjärvi, Executive Vice President, Growth Businesses and R&D at Valio.

Valio is a Finnish dairy and food group founded in 1905 and owned by Finnish regional dairy co-operatives. Valio has subsidiaries in Sweden, the Baltics, the USA and China. It had net sales of EUR 1,787 million in 2019 and employs over 4,000 professionals.

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