Planethic Group AG

Planethic Group AG is a German-listed FoodTech investment holding headquartered in Ludwigsfelde, near Berlin. The company describes itself as an innovative Beteiligungsholding (investment holding) pursuing scalable business models in global growth markets, with the vegan food platform Mililk positioned as a breakthrough platform technology. It is the successor entity to Veganz Group AG, a well-known German provider of vegan foods and FoodTech solutions, and continues to trade under the stock identifier VEZ (WKN: A3E5ED) in the Scale open-market segment of the German stock exchange. The company's strategic direction is to operate as a pure investment holding rather than an operating food producer. Its portfolio logic centres on platform technologies and scalable brands in the plant-based and FoodTech space. Mililk is highlighted as a flagship platform technology, and the group cites a €30 million exit at OrbiFarm as evidence of its ecosystem approach. The group presents itself as part of a strong ecosystem of participations and partners. In 2026 Planethic entered a restructuring and transformation phase. On 25 August 2026 the Amtsgericht Potsdam opened insolvency proceedings over the company's assets and ordered self-administration (Eigenverwaltung) under §§ 270 ff. InsO. Prof. Dr. Torsten Martini of GÖRG was appointed as Sachwalter (administrator), and a creditors' committee was appointed by the court. The board remains authorised to manage the insolvency estate. Financing of ongoing business operations and the proceedings was secured by CEO Sascha Voigt and founder Jan Bredack. The company stated that its transformation into a pure investment holding was largely complete and that it aimed to conclude the proceedings and finish the transformation by the end of 2026. As a company listed in the Scale segment, Planethic is not obliged under § 161 (1) AktG to issue a declaration of conformity with the German Corporate Governance Code, and it has stated it does not currently intend to issue such declarations voluntarily. The company emphasises trust, personal responsibility and transparency in its corporate culture and governance. Planethic's identity is therefore dual: it is both the listed shell and holding vehicle that emerged from Veganz and a FoodTech investor seeking to build and scale plant-based platform businesses. Its recent history is dominated by restructuring, insolvency in self-administration, and the completion of its transformation into a holding company.

Planethic Group AG is the successor to Veganz Group AG, a German provider of vegan foods and FoodTech solutions. The company is headquartered at An den Kiefern 7, 14974 Ludwigsfelde, Germany, and is listed in the Scale open-market segment of the German stock exchange under WKN A3E5ED and ticker VEZ. Its investor-relations materials describe it as an innovative investment holding (Beteiligungsholding) with scalable business models in global growth markets, and it highlights Mililk as a breakthrough platform technology. The group also cites a €30 million exit at OrbiFarm as part of its ecosystem track record. By 2025 the company had initiated a restructuring and transformation course aimed at converting the business into a pure investment holding. This transformation accelerated in 2026. On 25 August 2026, the Amtsgericht Potsdam (local court) opened insolvency proceedings over the company's assets under case number 650 IN 179/26 and ordered self-administration (Eigenverwaltung) pursuant to §§ 270 ff. InsO. Prof. Dr. Torsten Martini of the law firm GÖRG was appointed as Sachwalter (administrator), and the court appointed a creditors' committee. The Management Board remained entitled to manage the insolvency estate. On 27 August 2026 the company issued an insider information announcement regarding the opening of the proceedings. On 31 August 2026 the Supervisory Board revoked the appointment of Management Board member Anja Brachmüller and extraordinarily terminated her employment contract. On 9 September 2026 the company announced that financing for ongoing business operations and the proceedings had been secured by Sascha Voigt, Chairman of the Management Board (CEO), and Jan Bredack, founder and member of the Supervisory Board. The company confirmed its restructuring course and stated that the transformation into a pure investment holding was largely complete, with the goal of concluding the proceedings and completing the transformation by the end of 2026. In corporate governance, Planethic notes that as a company listed in the Scale open-market segment it is not required under § 161 (1) AktG to issue a declaration of conformity with the German Corporate Governance Code, since such an obligation presupposes a listing on a regulated market in Germany. The company has stated that it does not currently intend to issue such declarations voluntarily, and that the Management Board and Supervisory Board believe such structures can be organised more flexibly than through voluntary adherence to the Code's recommendations. The company describes its corporate culture as characterised by trust, personal responsibility and transparency.

• Company initiates restructuring and transformation course toward becoming a pure investment holding.

• Amtsgericht Potsdam opens insolvency proceedings (Az. 650 IN 179/26) and orders self-administration under §§ 270 ff. InsO; Prof. Dr. Torsten Martini (GÖRG) appointed Sachwalter; creditors' committee appointed.

• Company issues insider information announcement on the opening of insolvency proceedings.

• Supervisory Board revokes appointment of Management Board member Anja Brachmüller and extraordinarily terminates her employment contract.

• Financing of business operations and proceedings secured by CEO Sascha Voigt and founder Jan Bredack; transformation into pure investment holding largely complete; target to conclude proceedings and transformation by end of 2026.

Innovative FoodTech investment holding with scalable business models in global growth markets.

• Mililk

  Described as a breakthrough platform technology within the group's portfolio.

• Vegan food products

  Legacy product category from the company's Veganz origins.

• FoodTech solutions

  Technology and platform solutions in the food technology sector.

1. 1Investor Relations - Planethicplanethic.de
2. 2Corporate Governance - Planethicplanethic.de
3. 3Planethic Group AG: Eigenverwaltung eröffnet, Finanzierung durch CEO/Gründer gesichert, Abschluss der Transformation zum Jahresende geplant - Planethicplanethic.de
4. 4Planethic Group AG - Wikidatawikidata.org