Huel Danone Case study

Danone to buy Huel in €1B deal: How the protein brand scaled through multi-platform talent partnerships

By Chloe James - 24 Mar 2026
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Posted by Chloe James in Case studies

4 weeks ago

Listen to this report (eight minutes)   Overview In 2015, Julian Hearn teamed up with nutritionist James Collier to launch Huel, a “nutritionally complete” protein powder. The company generated £800,000 in revenue in its first year. Now, just over a decade later, Huel is being bought by Danone for €1 billion (£864 million). The brand’s…

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