Bon Vegan story - from tiny niche to a household brand

At the end of last millenia, an established lawyer from Estonia started questioning the way we were customed to live and eat.

She went to study wellness medicine across the ocean and when returning to her home country, she realized, looking at the shelves in the local supermarkets, that if she and everyone else in this corner of the world wanted to lead a balanced plant-based lifestyle, someone would have to be the first to producing plant - based products.

So, with no previous experience in food production she and couple of likeminded people established Bon Vegan in 2003. While we at Bon Vegan have come a long way during these 20 years, something has never changed – we are really passionate about vegan food and bringing this lifestyle on people’s plates.

She went to study wellness medicine across the ocean and when returning to her home country, she realized, looking at the shelves in the local supermarkets, that if she and everyone else in this corner of the world wanted to lead a balanced plant-based lifestyle, someone would have to be the first to producing plant – based products.

So, with no previous experience in food production she and couple of likeminded people established Bon Vegan in 2003. While we at Bon Vegan have come a long way during these 20 years, something has never changed – we are really passionate about vegan food and bringing this lifestyle on people’s plates.

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Ester Lietuvetis, the founder of Bon Vegan

vegan food production in Estonia was born in a small village called Valgu (meaning „protein“ in estonian – pun intended) amidst its pure nature

2003

we started producing our famous tofu that the local customers love the most to this day
See our range of tofu products today

2005

started producing products based on soya texturates
See soya texturates and other meat alternatives

2008

our popular vegan slices and frankfurters landed on the shelves
See sausage alternatives

2010

another star was born – our nutritional yeast
See our range of vegan supefoods

2012

successfully launched Bon Vegan brand on export markets, namely Finland

2015

with our export success Bon Vegan was among the 1 % fastest growing companies in Estonia for 4 years in a row

2016-2019

new oat and pea protein based product lines were launched

2021

tofu based sausages and pâtés are launched

2024
And to this day we are driven by the enthusiasm of bringing new plant- based products to our beloved customers on domestic and export markets. So – there is more to come.
Bon Vegan factory in 2022 summer