Is Squeaky Bean vegan? Who owns Squeaky Bean?

Plant-based meat alternative brand producing ready-to-eat vegan deli slices, chicken-style pieces, and other meat analogues from plant-based ingredients

Food & DrinkLast verified 12 September 2026

The short answer

Squeaky Bean is owned by Winterbotham Darby. All products are vegan. Not yet verified by us.

  • Is Squeaky Bean vegan?

    Vegan

    All products are vegan

    Company's own statementSource
  • Is Squeaky Bean cruelty-free?

    Unverified

    Not yet verified by us

  • Does Squeaky Bean or its owner sell animal products?

    Unverified

    Not yet verified by us

  • Who owns Squeaky Bean?

    Winterbotham Darby

    Owned by Winterbotham Darby

    Official registrySource: Wikipedia

Last verified 12 September 2026

Ownership chain

  1. Brand

    Squeaky Bean

  2. Parent company

    Winterbotham Darby

    Animal-testing position not yet verified.

    Last verified 12 September 2026

  3. Ultimate owner

    The Compleat Food Group

    Animal-testing position not yet verified.

    Last verified 12 September 2026

  4. Ultimate owner

    PAI Partners

    Animal-testing position not yet verified.

    Last verified 12 September 2026

  5. Ultimate owner

    PepsiCo

    Animal-testing position not yet verified.

    Last verified 12 September 2026

Certifications

No third-party certification is recorded for Squeaky Bean. That does not by itself mean the brand is uncertified — only that we have not verified one.

What this means

Our record lists Squeaky Bean as a brand of Winterbotham Darby, which sits under The Compleat Food Group. Ownership is a separate question from how a product is made: a brand can hold its own certifications while its parent company operates under different policies.

We hold no active third-party certification for Squeaky Bean, so the statuses above rest on the sources listed below rather than on a certifier's audit.

We have not yet verified an animal-testing position for Winterbotham Darby, so we make no claim either way. We publish sourced facts and dates so you can judge them yourself; see how we verify.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Squeaky Bean vegan?
All products are vegan. Recorded status: vegan, last verified 12 September 2026.
Who owns Squeaky Bean?
Squeaky Bean is recorded as owned by Winterbotham Darby, which is itself owned by The Compleat Food Group.
Is Squeaky Bean cruelty-free?
Not yet verified by us. Recorded status: unverified, last verified 12 September 2026.
Does Winterbotham Darby test on animals?
We have not yet verified an animal-testing position for Winterbotham Darby. Until we can source one, we leave it unverified rather than guess.

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Sources

  1. Company's own statement

    Supports: Plant-based meat alternative brand producing ready-to-eat vegan deli slices, chicken-style pieces, and other meat analogues from plant-based ingredients

    Accessed 12 September 2026

  2. Supports: Squeaky Bean is described as a British vegan food company that produces plant-based meat alternatives. Wikipedia identifies it as a vegan food company, and the brand describes its products as vegan plant-based food.

    Wikipedia · Accessed 12 September 2026

  3. Supports: PAI Partners is a private equity firm with no publicly stated animal testing policy identified in available sources. Winterbotham Darby, the immediate parent company, has stated that animal welfare is important to the business and conducts quarterly veterinary inspections of farms and growers in its supply chain to monitor animal welfare compliance. However, no explicit stance on animal testing for cosmetics or cruelty-free standards was identified. PAI Partners portfolio includes brands across various sectors but no company-wide animal testing policy is publicly documented.

    Authenticate · Accessed 12 September 2026