Verley

About Verley

Verley (formerly Bon Vivant) is a pioneering French biotechnology company, based in Lyon, that uses precision fermentation to produce functional, sustainable dairy proteins without animals. Its mission is to drive the environmental transition of the dairy industry by developing protein ingredients that meet the needs of dairy manufacturers looking for innovative solutions, summed up in its promise of sustainable, nutritious and delicious functional dairy proteins.

The company starts from the challenge of meeting protein demand. Global population growth and the popularity of high-protein diets are creating a looming protein deficit, while milk production in many countries, including France and parts of Europe, has been declining because of climate change, economic pressure and generational shifts in farming, so conventional dairy alone cannot meet the need. Verley responds with a range of ingredients branded FermWhey in several variants: Native and Native 100 for whey-type proteins, MicroStab for stable microparticulated applications, and Gel for gelling applications.

These ingredients rest on proprietary technology platforms, GelFactor and MicroFactor, and on a precision fermentation process in which microorganisms are programmed to produce real milk proteins that match conventional dairy functionally and in taste. The company highlights life-cycle assessment of the sustainability benefits, nutrition data and an application centre where food and beverage manufacturers can test the ingredients in their own products.

Verley sells ingredients business to business to dairy and food manufacturers and develops applications with industry partners, operating in the precision-fermented dairy and alternative protein market where it competes on functionality, environmental footprint and supply security.