原文：https://vegnews.com/2020/7/finland-invests-2-3-million-into-national-plant-based-food-industry

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FINLAND INVESTS $2.3 MILLION INTO NATIONAL PLANT-BASED FOOD INDUSTRY

芬兰对国内植物性食品行业投资230万美元

The country’s new EXPRO project aims to strengthen Finland’s position as a leader in the plant-based sector.

芬兰新设立的EXPRO项目旨在增强本国在全球植物性产业中的领导者地位。

by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

作者：ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

JULY 2, 2020

2020年7月2日

The EXPRO project commenced in June 2020 in Finland to develop the country’s plant-based sector with €2.1 million ($2.3 million) in funding provided by government agency Business Finland. The project—led by nonprofit VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Helsinki—will work with companies in various areas, from crop producers to plant-based food brands, with the mission of strengthening the position of Finland as a leader in the lucrative plant-based food industry.

芬兰的EXPRO项目已在2020年6月正式启动。该国政府机构芬兰国家商务促进局（Business Finland）为本项目提供资金210万欧元（230万美元），用于大力发展芬兰的植物性产业。非营利机构VTT（芬兰技术研究中心）集团和芬兰赫尔辛基大学（University of Helsinki）领导开展EXPRO项目，参与本项目合作的企业来自许多不同的领域（包括从农作物生产商到植物性食品公司），项目使命是加强芬兰在全球利润丰厚的植物性食品行业中的领导者地位。

“The Finnish food industry is in a unique position to take the lead in the transition towards a more plant-based food system in line with the national and European targets,” VTT Project Leader Nesli Sözer said. “Strong consumer engagement is essential to develop not only sustainable but also appealing products in terms of taste and mouthfeel. That is what we are striving for in the EXPRO project.”

“芬兰食品行业具有得天独厚的条件，将率先过渡到符合国家和欧洲目标的更丰富的植物性食品体系，”VTT集团项目领导人Nesli Sözer说道。“积极的消费者参与（consumer engagement）也是必不可少的，为了开发不仅是可持续发展的而且在味道和口感方面吸引人的产品。这正是我们在EXPRO项目中努力的方向。”

One of EXPRO’s partner companies is Helsinki-based vegan brand Gold & Green Foods, which produces vegan meat products from Nordic oats, fava beans, and peas. In 2019, Taco Bell tested Gold & Green’s vegan meat on its menu at select locations in the United Kingdom and added the option to its 53 locations across Spain. The company’s Pulled Oats vegan meat product is now available to the United States foodservice sector with plans to expand to retail.

总部位于赫尔辛基的纯素品牌公司Gold & Green Foods（“金色和绿色食品”）是EXPRO项目的合作公司之一，其利用北欧的燕麦、蚕豆和豌豆制造纯素肉类产品。2019年，塔可贝尔公司（Taco Bell）采用该纯素品牌的纯素肉制作美味快餐食品，在其选定的一些英国分店展开试售，随后其又在西班牙各地的53家分店推出了类似的素食品。Gold & Green Foods公司的Pulled Oats（“手撕燕麦肉”）纯素肉产品现已供应给美国的餐饮服务业，并计划进一步推广到零售业。

“Our mission is to leverage the plant-based product exports to new levels via innovations developed in EXPRO,” VTT Project Manager and Senior Scientist Kaisu Honkapää said. “Increased export potential for Finnish food industry can be seen in plant-based meat alternatives and other foods, in ingredients, and also in technology licensing.”

“我们目的是通过利用EXPRO项目开发的创新成果，不断扩大植物性产品出口的优势，”VTT集团项目经理兼高级科学家Kaisu Honkapää说道。“植物性肉类替代品和其他食品、（食品）原料以及技术许可业务都可以增加芬兰食品行业的出口潜力。”

Finland is not the only country looking to support its burgeoning plant-based food industry. Last week, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the government would invest $100 million into Merit Functional Foods, a plant-based ingredient manufacturer, to propel Canada as a leader in the future of the global food industry.

现在世界上已有不少国家努力支持本国迅速发展的植物性食品行业，芬兰只是其中的一个国家。上个星期，加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多（Justin Trudeau）就宣布了，本国政府将把1亿加元投资给（国内的）植物性原料制造商Merit Functional Foods（“优良功能性食品”），以促进加拿大成为未来全球食品行业的领导者。