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Plant-Based Foods Europe

Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Plant-Based Foods Europe appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€200k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Plant-Based Foods Europe represents European producers of plant-based alternatives to dairy and meat, including drinks (based on soy, rice, oats, almond, etc.), alternatives to other dairy products (alternatives to yogurt, desserts, creams, ice creams, margarine, cheese) and meat alternatives (tofu, tempeh, seitan, burgers, ready meals etc).”

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“Since its establishment in 2003, Plant-Based Foods Europe has been raising awareness about the role of a plant-based diet in moving towards more sustainable food production and consumption patterns.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe267%
The Left133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (1 in 2020). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
0
2025
1
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Anja Hazekamp
1 meeting · The Left
Jérémy Decerle
1 meeting · Renew
Barry Cowen
1 meeting · Renew

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Jun 2026Jérémy DecerleProtéines
24 Jun 2025Barry CowenMeeting with Plant Based Foods Europe
23 Nov 2020Anja HazekampFarm 2 Fork

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