A new generation of meat
Sunfed meats are made from premium yellow pea protein, they cook, feel and taste just like animal meat but are healthier, both for you and the planet.
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Packing a pea protein punch!
Clean lean plant protein.
Naturally packed with Protein, Iron, Zinc and B vitamins!
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The amazing new ‘guilt-free’ bacon made from plants with plenty of sizzle
SUNFED ROCKS MEATSTOCK 2020
The first ever plant-based brand to feature at MEATSTOCK was a runaway success, with punters scrambling to get a taste of the brand new freshly cooked Boar Free Bacon® BLT’s and Bull Free Beef® Sliders alongside established favourite Chicken Free Chicken®.
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Bringing home the plant-based bacon
Sunfed aims to provide a more healthy ‘guilty pleasure’New Zealand's Sunfed Meats recent launch of its Boar Free Bacon in supermarkets nationwide has seen strong sell-out success. Boar Free Bacon sold out in supermarkets within two days of launch as people were buying it by the tray.
Kiwi company's meatless bacon hits supermarket shelves NATIONWIDE
Anyway you serve bacon, it's delicious. For carnivores, it's seen as a guilty pleasure but from Monday there will be a guilt-free option available with plenty of sizzle.
Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan taste tests brand new SUNFED BOAR FREE BACON® live on air
Ahead of it's high stakes debut at Meatstock Auckland 2020, Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive gets to try the brand new SUNFED BOAR FREE BACON® live on air!
The entrepreneur leading us to a plant-based but meaty food future
Engineer Shama Sukul Lee tackles our growing food and environmental crises with plant-based chicken & bacon that meat eaters love.
Kiwi food tech company eyes global domination as it launches two new meat alternatives
The company that bought chicken-free chicken to supermarket shelves around the country has plans to build manufacturing plants around the world.
Sunfed to shake up Meatstock with launch of plant-based bacon and beef
“These products are game changers, a world first – try and find anything as good as this in the global market. You can’t. New Zealanders know how to do protein.”
Chicken Free Chicken hits Coles shelves
"Tastes like chicken" might be the most overused phrase to describe an unknown foodstuff, but for clean protein company Sunfed it is music to their ears.
Sunfed puts 'Chicken Free Chicken' on the menu
Sunfed CEO and founder Shama Sukul Lee isn’t counting her chickens. Her start-up’s Chicken Free Chicken products are launching in Australian supermarkets.
New Zealand clean protein company Sunfed is bringing its 'Chicken Free Chicken' to Australia
Sunfed is already successful in New Zealand, available nationwide.
Meet Shama Sukul Lee: The CEO making Chicken Free Chicken
Shama Sukul Lee is on a huge mission: to create plant-based meat-replacement products that are clean, sustainable and firmly in the mainstream.
‘As meaty as meat’: Plant-based meat company Sunfed raises $10M as it eyes Australian market
New Zealand plant-based protein company Sunfed has raised NZ$10mn and aims to tackle the Australian market in its mission to go global.
Sunfed bags $10 million to take plant-based meat global
Auckland-based food startup Sunfed has raised NZD $10 million in Series A funding, to lead the charge towards a solar-powered planet.
No bull, Rockpool may soon put meat made of peas on table
Sunfed raises $NZ10 million from investors including Australian venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures and Chris Hadley, head of Quadrant Private Equity, which owns the Rockpool Group.
Meet Shama Lee, the woman who made Chicken Free Chicken
Sustainability is on Lee's mind. The former software engineer chucked in her successful tech career four years ago to create Sunfed Meats, a New Zealand-based company that creates meat out of pulses.
TVNZ Sunday gets a sneak peek at the Sunfed Bull Free Burger™
Sunfed featured on TVNZ Sunday's special on the future of the farming industry where Mark Crysell gets a sneak peek at the eagerly anticipated Sunfed Bull Free Beef Burger™.
Kiwi plant protein company targets global expansion for Chicken Free Chicken®
Auckland-based Sunfed Meats, which has consistently sold out its Chicken Free Chicken in New Zealand, is expanding production to meet big demand.
If you plant it, they will come
Sunfed founder Shama Lee talks to Idealog about creating a plant-based meat free meat that cooks and tastes like animal meat, and the implications for New Zealand's food exports.
Chicken made of pea protein selling out in supermarkets
Health, environmental and animal welfare concerns are all becoming priorities for consumers, which is why Auckland start-up Sunfed Meats is experiencing significant expansion.
Sunfed Meats scaling up as its ‘beef’ and ‘bacon’ prepares to hit shelves
Following the raging success of its chicken-free chicken, Sunfed Meats is expanding production, with cow-free beef and pig-free bacon.
Sunfed Meats plans to go global with plant protein meats
"We've got a good problem, which is that we can't meet demand. It's the best time to scale up."
Chicken without the chicken flying off the shelves
It looks like chicken and tastes like chicken, and people can't get enough of it!
Sunfed Meats joins the race to find a new model for food
Auckland-based company Sunfed Meats is taking a no compromise approach to producing meat from pulses, reports Rob O’Neill.
Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken Keeps Selling Out At Supermarkets Across New Zealand
Chicken made from peas keeps selling out in New Zealand supermarkets!
FAQ
What are the ingredients for Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon?
With just a handful of natural wholesome ingredients, and clean water-based proprietary techniques, we turn premium protein-packed pulses into delicious meaty goodness. That's it!
Clean. Minimalist. Delicious.
CHICKEN FREE CHICKEN® INGREDIENTS
Water, Pea Protein, Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pea Fibre, Yeast Extract, NZ Pumpkin.
BOAR FREE BACON® INGREDIENTS
Water, Pea Protein, Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeast Extract, Pea Fibre, Hickory Liquid Smoke, Smoked Salt (Beech, Hickory), Fermented Red Rice Powder, Citric Acid.
What are the good things about Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon?
SUNFED CLEAN LEAN PLANT PROTEIN
Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Boar Free Bacon is made from premium yellow pea protein. Simply sub for chicken pieces or bacon in your favourite recipes and you’re done! You won't miss a thing.
CHICKEN FREE CHICKEN® GOOD HEALTH
- Excellent digestibility
- High in Protein (36%)
- Low in Carb
- High in Iron
- High in Zinc
- High in Phosphorus
- High in Potassium
- Source of Dietary Fibre
- Source of Magnesium
- Source of B Vitamins
- Cholesterol Free
- Trans Fat Free
- Preservative Free
- GMO Free
- Palm Oil Free
- Gluten Free & Soy Free
- Antibiotic Free & Hormone Free
- Salmonella & Bad Bugs Free
- and of course... Chicken Free 😃
BOAR FREE BACON® GOOD HEALTH
- Excellent digestibility
- High in Protein (37.6%)
- High in Folate
- Source of Vitamin B3
- Source of Calcium
- Source of Phosphorus
- Source of Zinc
- Low Sugar
- Cholesterol Free
- Trans Fat Free
- Preservative Free
- GMO Free
- Palm Oil Free
- Gluten Free & Soy Free
- Antibiotic Free & Hormone Free
- E coli & Bad Bugs Free
- and of course... Boar Free 😃
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Is Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon Gluten Free and Soy Free?
Yes! Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon is indeed Gluten Free as well as Soy Free, Cholesterol Free, Trans Fat Free, Antibiotic Free, Hormone Free, Preservative Free, Dairy Free, GMO Free, Palm Oil Free, Ecoli Free, Salmonella Free, and of course Chicken & Boar Free!
Clean. Minimalist. Delicious.
Is Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon GMO Free?
Yes! Sunfed foods are made with clean water-based methods only, we don't use anything artificial.
Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon is indeed GMO Free as well as Gluten Free, Soy Free, Cholesterol Free, Trans Fat Free, Antibiotic Free, Hormone Free, Preservative Free, Dairy Free, Palm Oil Free, Ecoli Free, Salmonella Free, and of course Chicken & Boar Free!
Clean. Minimalist. Delicious.
How do you get your Proteins?
Proteins naturally in premium yellow peas are taken using water only as the solvent, no artificial solvents or chemicals are used.
Any anti-nutrients or lectins are minimised leaving high quality healthy proteins with excellent digestibility.
How do I cook Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken?
Break up into chunky pieces, fry in a generous amount of your favourite oil until deep golden brown, then easily sub for chicken pieces in your chosen chicken recipe with your favourite seasonings & sauces. Cooks fast, best to add close to end. And you’re done!
See more Sunfed Chicken cooking options from a Masterchef winner!
- Cooks fast in 3-4 minutes, best to add close to end
- Bigger pieces recommended
- Minimal gentle stirring best
- Flavour just like you would chicken
EASY use your favourite chicken recipe.
CONVENIENT thaws and cooks fast.
HASSLE FREE no bad bugs, salmonella free.
When I cook Sunfed Boar Free Bacon, I see some foaming. Why is that?
That's just a natural reaction of the hot oil traveling through the bacon and the fats and proteins making love 😀
Is there meant to be liquid with the raw Boar Free Bacon pieces?
Yes there will be some olive oil fat on the bacon pieces. You will see it melt when you cook it. Sunfed bacon looks very much like raw animal bacon. Some customers may not be used to that! 🧡
Where can I buy Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Boar Free Bacon?
Available NATIONWIDE in New Zealand and Australia.
In NZ, you can buy Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken through WOOLWORTHS Countdown supermarkets and Boar Free Bacon through WOOLWORTHS Countdown supermarkets.
In Australia, Chicken Free Chicken through COLES supermarkets.
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How about an Online order?
In NZ, you can buy Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken online through WOOLWORTHS Countdown supermarkets and Boar Free Bacon through WOOLWORTHS Countdown supermarkets.
In Australia, Chicken Free Chicken through COLES supermarkets.
Click here to view Sunfed stockists.
Can you send Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon directly to me?
Sunfed products are snap frozen to lock in all the goodness. This helps ensure our products remain 100% preservative free. So whilst you can find Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken in supermarket chillers and freezers, it is not available for mail orders as that would require refrigerated shipping.
When will Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and Sunfed Boar Free Bacon be available in my area?
Why call it Chicken Free Chicken?
It's called Chicken Free Chicken to communicate to the consumer clearly that this product is free from animal chicken, but can be easily used in place of animal chicken in the chicken recipes their used to.
Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken (aka Chickenless Chicken, Vegan Chicken or Chicken NOT Chicken!) is clean and lean with high protein, high iron, high zinc, high phosphorous, high potassium, source of fibre, source of magnesium, source of B vitamins and low carb. It is cholesterol and trans fat free.
Learn more here.
I am from the media and would like to interview Shama, who do I contact?
Email us on media@sunfed.world with your credentials and publisher details and we'll be in touch!
