Plant-based whole-cut meat alternative for professional kitchens
SWAP Food manufactures whole-cut plant-based filets designed as direct chicken replacements for restaurant and institutional menus. The company's tech stack is heavily weighted toward industrial operations (Siemens, Schneider Electric, HMI controls, Hyper-V infrastructure) with minimal software tooling, reflecting a food-manufacturing business focused on production machinery and facility management rather than software development. Current hiring is concentrated in operations and manufacturing roles, with active projects centered on new product industrialization and production-line reliability—the same two pain points flagged internally.
Notable leadership hires: Production Team Lead
SWAP Food produces plant-based chicken filets from a recipe of simple, recognizable ingredients. The product is engineered to match conventional chicken filet in taste, texture, and appearance, enabling chefs to substitute it directly into existing recipes without modification. Founded in France in 2020 under the name Umiami, the company rebranded to SWAP in 2024. The company operates in Europe and the United States (currently in Chicago). With 51–200 employees based in Paris, SWAP is structured as a food-manufacturing operation, managing production facilities, equipment, and supply chains rather than a software or brand-licensing model.
SWAP Filet (marketed as SWAP Chicken in the US) is a whole-cut plant-based meat alternative designed to replicate chicken in taste, texture, and appearance. It uses a short list of familiar ingredients and works as a direct menu replacement in professional kitchens.
SWAP products are currently available in Europe and in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. The company was founded in France in 2020 and is headquartered in Paris.
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