Conscious consumer
Solina bringing a new future to protein foods.
NEXTERA® is designed to respond to growing trends across all continents of the world for alternative sources of protein, as consumers attempt to cut down on their intake of meat, whether for environmental, health, animal welfare or ethical reasons.
The concepts and creations of NEXTERA® cater to vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian consumers, people who simply want to eat less meat while retaining the full pleasure of food.

About NEXTERA®
A dedicated expertise by Solina.
- NEXTERA® is Solina’s overall end-to-end expertise in new protein foods, priory focusing on plant-based ingredients, unlocking an unrivaled eating experience.
- Supported by Solina’s experts, having many years of knowledge and leadership in meat and savoury food ingredients, we are able to assist our clients in the creation of new protein food concepts and applications that are absolutely delicious and nutritious.
Opportunity for all
Reaching food industrials and food professionals.
NEXTERA®'s offer is versatile, complete and suitable for the entire food industry and a wide range of food professionals.
Industry
Industry
A partner for food (processing) industrials.
Solina, expert in customized solutions for food processing industrials in the area of meat, ready meals, snacks and vegetables - as well as new protein foods through NEXTERA®, is offering a unique expertise by combining functional, taste & visual and nutritional properties of savoury ingredients for the creation of promising and inspiring food concepts.
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Butchers
We are butchers as well.
With our heritage in meat, there is no doubt we cherish the butcher tradition and its craftsmanship. With NEXTERA® we offer an alternative solution to expand the butchers' offer in response to the changing mindset and behavior of consumers. Meat and alternative protein foods, together, in harmony... Our Benelux butcher brands Rejo Spices and Degens, as well as our German brand Hagesüd provide dedicated product ranges in new protein foods.
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Hagesüd
Foodservice
Foodservice
We are chefs as well.
Our foodservice teams share an unrivalled expertise and passion to create innovative, culinary and high quality food concepts. Our European foodservice brand Apollo serves and assists many chefs in Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Denmark and Romania. Our Essential Cuisine brand is present in many working kitchens across United Kingdom and Berthelet covers our foodservice business in Northern America.
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Berthelet

What's unique
Offering a complete end-to-end expertise in new protein foods.
Our value proposition exist out of being present across the entire chain of developing a new protein food concept.
Consumer & market understanding
We are able to respond to the needs and desires of every consumer, by offering plant-based food choices, enriched with tasty tailor-made ingredients, allowing our customers to create and develop their preferred protein food concepts.

A dedicated team
Consisting of experts in research & development, processing technology, nutrition and culinary chefs, our NEXTERA team forms the perfect blend to create your ideal recipe!

Our own research center
We have invested in a well-equipped, state-of-the-art pilot plant in Belgium where we gain knowledge of different processing technologies every day. In our culinary kitchen we explore, design and develop new ideas and tasty concepts for our customers.

Full-service partner
Our plant-based NEXTERA offer is a complete offer built upon our strong protein heritage and expertise in taste, functional and nutritional ingredients, supported by a 360 degree service level for our customers.

Driven by sustainability
Caring about tomorrow.
For people and planet, through responsible product innovation, together with our partners, aiming for sustainable growth and performance.
With NEXTERA® we aspire to provide new protein foods from sustainable agriculture. We put strong emphasis on the sourcing processes of raw materials used in NEXTERA® applications to ensure we meet our customers’ quality requirements and consumers' expectations.
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Limitless applications
A plantastic eating experience.
The food concepts and applications conceived by our NEXTERA® teams result in promising dishes families consume on a daily basis. Spreads and salads for sandwiches, oriental wok dishes, traditional stews, pasta and ready meal dishes such as lasagne, breaded escalopes and so much more.