Mycorena AB
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Göteborg socken, Sweden
- Industries
- Alternative proteins, Food ingredients & products, Food reformulation, Waste efficiency, non-GMO
- Domains
- Fungi, Plant based primary products, Mycoprotein, Ingredients, Proteins, Mycelium, Fungi- bacteria and yeast, Fat alternatives
- Technologies
- Fermentation, Microbial biotechnology, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs, Texturising / texturing, Processing
About Mycorena AB
Promyc is the mycoprotein brand of Naplasol, a Belgian production plant in Bree that specialises in alternative proteins made through fermentation. It serves food-industry customers looking for sustainable, nutritious, and functional ingredients for plant-based, hybrid, and other innovative food concepts.
The company positions itself as an industrial B2B partner rather than just an ingredient supplier. Its website emphasizes co-creation, application support, and a close collaboration model to help customers develop products with better texture, taste, and nutritional value.
Promyc is part of the VEOS Group, which gives it access to broader protein-industry expertise, quality systems, and a global sales network. The company also presents itself as focused on natural, non-GMO fermentation and on scaling mycoprotein as a practical solution for future food production.
Core Values
- Respect for people and environment: Naplasol states this as one of its core values, reflecting a commitment to responsible production and collaboration.
- Effective entrepreneurship: The company emphasizes practical, commercially minded execution and a B2B partnership approach.
- Modest pursuit of excellence: Promyc highlights quality, professionalism, and product perfection as part of how it works with customers.
- Innovation for sustainability and better taste: Innovation is framed as a way to support more sustainable food production while also improving flavor and product experience.
Unique Aspects
- Part of the VEOS Group: Promyc/Naplasol operates within the VEOS Group, a Belgian protein company founded in 1974 with production facilities worldwide and a global sales network.
- Mycorena acquisition: In 2024, Naplasol announced the acquisition of Swedish mycoprotein company Mycorena AB, strengthening its sustainable protein portfolio and enabling scale-up of Mycorena’s fungal mycoprotein technology.
- Fermentation-based production in Belgium: The company operates a production plant in Bree, Belgium, focused on essential alternative proteins made through fermentation.
- Industrial co-creation model: Promyc repeatedly positions itself as a co-development partner, offering application specialists and collaboration support to help customers build finished food concepts.
- Scale and expansion potential: The sustainable mission page states that the Bree facility has a capacity of 10,000 MT/year, with expansion potential up to 100,000 MT/year.