GOURMEY

What GOURMEY does

GOURMEY is a Paris-based cultivated meat company that develops premium animal proteins — initially a cultivated duck product positioned as a sustainable alternative to foie gras — directly from animal cells, combining food innovation with culinary arts. Its proprietary embryonic stem cell platform uses high-performing cell lines that grow in suspension culture without genetic engineering, scaffolding materials, or fetal bovine serum, and is deployed at commercial scale in 5,000-liter bioreactors with independently validated production costs of €7/kg ($3.43/lb). The company also operates a partnership with DeepLife on an avian digital twin for bioprocess optimization, and combines this R&D base with more than 50 patent filings across the cultivated meat value chain.

GOURMEY generates revenue through B2B sales of cultivated meat products to premium foodservice operators, fine food distributors, and — in future phases — global protein corporations for tailored high-value and commodity protein offerings. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales anchored by an industry-first culinary advisory board of Michelin-starred chefs in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Copenhagen, with regulatory submissions active across the EU, UK, Switzerland, Singapore, US, and Australia/New Zealand. Singapore Food Agency approvals for cultivated chicken (October 2025) and duck (April 2026) make the combined PARIMA entity the first company worldwide cleared for two animal species.

Following the October 2025 acquisition of Vital Meat (Groupe Grimaud) to form PARIMA, GOURMEY operates as the culinary and innovation brand under the PARIMA parent structure, with Paris-based headquarters and R&D plus manufacturing infrastructure in Paris and Nantes. The company is venture capital-backed, having raised over €65M cumulatively including a €48M Series A in October 2022 — the largest Series A for a cultivated meat startup globally — led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from a syndicate including Bpifrance, Heartcore, Point Nine, Air Street, Partech, Keen Venture Partners, and Omnes Capital.

Name

GOURMEY

Legal name

Suprême SAS

Website

https://gourmey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GOURMEY is a Paris-based cultivated meat company that produces premium cultivated duck and chicken from animal cells, selling B2B to Michelin-starred chefs, fine food distributors, and global protein corporations via PARIMA, its parent formed with Vital Meat in October 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultivated Meat

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (31161)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultivated Meat Producers (Cell-Cultured Meat & Seafood) (AFANAKAC)

Keywords

• Cultivated meat production
• Cell-based poultry
• Sustainable protein manufacturing
• Cultivated foie gras
• Food biotechnology

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cultivated meat product sales: B2B sales of cultivated meat products to premium foodservice operators, restaurants, and fine food distributors. First product is cultivated duck (foie gras alternative) targeting high-margin premium segment. Demand from premium foodservice and distribution partners already exceeds planned production capacity.
2. B2B ingredients and commodity proteins: Future expansion into larger-scale B2B ingredient supply and commodity protein markets. Ongoing discussions with major global protein corporations for tailored go-to-market strategies for both high-value offerings and future commodity proteins.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GOURMEY produces premium cultivated meat directly from real animal cells using proprietary embryonic stem cell technology and food-grade suspension-based bioreactor processes. Its flagship product is cultivated duck (positioned as a sustainable foie gras alternative), with cultivated chicken added through the PARIMA merger. The company targets haute cuisine restaurants, Michelin-starred chefs, fine food distributors, and global protein corporations with B2B sales of sustainable, animal-welfare-friendly meat.

Product overview

GOURMEY is a Paris-based cultivated meat company that creates premium cultivated animal proteins directly from animal cells. The company operates under PARIMA (its parent company formed from the Gourmey-Vital Meat merger) and offers a portfolio centered on cultivated duck (flagship product, positioned as a sustainable alternative to foie gras) and cultivated chicken. GOURMEY serves as the premium culinary brand, collaborating with Michelin-starred chefs and fine food distributors, while PARIMA drives industrial scale-up and regulatory expansion across multiple species and markets globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GOURMEY (as culinary brand): Gourmey operates as the culinary and innovation arm of PARIMA, focused on premium cultivated proteins developed in collaboration with leading Michelin-starred chefs worldwide.

Products and services

• Cultivated Duck (Foie Gras Alternative) GOURMEY's flagship cultivated meat product made from real duck cells, initially positioned as a sustainable alternative to foie gras. Praised by Michelin-starred chefs for its aroma profile (roasted top notes, buttery and caramelic heart notes, intense meatiness base), rich buttery and roasted flavors, and delicate mouthfeel. Designed for premium foodservice and haute cuisine applications.
• Cultivated Chicken Second species product based on poultry cell-line technology developed from nearly 25 years of avian cell research at Groupe Grimaud and integrated via the Vital Meat acquisition. Combined with GOURMEY's production platform, enables PARIMA to pursue approval for two animal species.

Quantifiable outcome

• Climate impact reduction of up to 92% compared to conventional meat production
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Vital Meat (Grimaud Group)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Acquisition formed PARIMA, combining Gourmey's industrial platform with Vital Meat's poultry cell-line technology developed from nearly 25 years of avian cell research at Groupe Grimaud. Adds 2,000-liter bioreactor capacity and advanced avian cell lines.
• DeepLifecoreTechnology or Integration · 26 June 2025Partnership to develop the world's first avian digital twin - a virtual replica of poultry cells engineered to optimize growth conditions, nutrient density, and flavor expression in cultivated meat. Combines DeepLife's biology simulation engine with Gourmey's proprietary cell cultivation platform to accelerate R&D cycles and reduce reliance on costly trial-and-error experimentation.
• Claude Le TohicflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2024Three Michelin-starred chef (ONE65, O' by Claude Le Tohic in San Francisco) joins culinary advisory board to develop signature dishes and provide product feedback. Created Marbled Cultivated Foie Gras with Five Spices and Sauternes.
• Daniel CalvertflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2024Three Michelin-starred chef (Sézanne, Tokyo - ranked 1st in Asia) joins culinary advisory board. Created Signature Lacquered Peking Duck with cultivated foie gras to showcase product versatility.
• Rasmus MunkflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2024Two Michelin-starred chef (Alchemist, Copenhagen - ranked 8th worldwide) joins culinary advisory board bringing avant-garde perspective to cultivated meat applications.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Upside Foods: US-based cultivated meat company producing cell-cultivated chicken (first FDA and USDA approval for cultivated meat). Closest direct competitor in cultivated poultry with comparable B2B foodservice GTM and similar cost-reduction ambitions.
• GOOD Meat (Eat Just): Subsidiary of Eat Just producing cultivated chicken; first company to receive regulatory approval for cultivated meat (Singapore, 2020). Competes head-to-head with Gourmey in cultivated poultry and Singapore regulatory pathway.
• Mosa Meat: Dutch cultivated meat pioneer focused on cell-cultivated beef (the 2013 hamburger). Peer in the EU cultivated-meat ecosystem with comparable regulatory strategy (novel food application in EU) and B2B ambition.
• Aleph Farms: Israeli cultivated meat company producing cell-cultivated beef steaks (Aleph Cuts). Peer in cultivated meat with similar premium culinary positioning, B2B foodservice GTM and EU/Swiss regulatory filings.
• Believer Meats: US-based cultivated meat company producing cultivated chicken (received USDA-FSIS grant of inspection for cultivated meat in 2024). Direct peer in cultivated poultry scaling and US regulatory pathway.
• Mission Barns: US cultivated meat startup (also backed by Air Street Capital) producing cultivated pork fat and meat. Peer in cultivated meat space with similar B2B premium foodservice approach.
• Meatable: Dutch cultivated meat company producing cell-cultivated pork and beef using proprietary single-cell technology. Direct cultivated meat peer with EU regulatory strategy and similar scaling ambitions.

Emerging players

• Wildtype: US company producing cultivated salmon — adjacent category in cultivated seafood that shares underlying cell-cultivation technology platform and sushi/premium foodservice distribution model.
• BlueNalu: Cultivated seafood company producing cell-cultivated fish. Comparable in cell-cultivation tech stack and premium foodservice GTM, though focused on marine species rather than poultry.

Others

• Vital Meat (now PARIMA): Pre-acquisition peer producing cultivated poultry from Groupe Grimaud cell lines — now merged into PARIMA with Gourmey. Listed as historical peer for context; current operating entity is PARIMA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors19 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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