Watch venture capitalists discuss plant-based and cell-based meat
Tara DiMaioInvestors from Spark Captial, Khosla Ventures, Fifty Years, and Tyson Ventures talk about the future of food technology at the Good Food Conference.
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Watch Bruce Friedrich’s TED Talk on plant-based and cultivated meat
Mary AllenGFI President and Founder Bruce Friedrich explains how new forms of meat production can help address some of the greatest global challenges of our time.
JBS is launching a plant-based burger in Brazil
Gus GuadagniniThe world's largest meat producer, Brazil-based JBS is launching a plant-based burger. And that's not all that's happening in the Brazilian market.
Impossible Foods closes a record-breaking $300 million fundraising round
Mary AllenThis is the largest fundraising round for a plant-based meat company in history, bringing Impossible Foods' total funding to $750 million and market valuation to $2 billion.
GFI research grants update: Introduction to the plant-based research projects
Erin Rees Clayton, PhDThese research initiatives span the entire breadth of the supply chain: from crop breeding to product formulation for plant-based meat and from cell line development to bioprocess scale-up for cell-based meat.
New GFI reports show accelerating investment for plant-based and cell-based industries
Mary AllenThirteen billion dollars were invested in U.S. plant-based meat, egg, and dairy companies in 2017 and 2018 alone. Eleven cell-based meat companies were founded in 2018.
Have a plant-based Cinco de Mayo!
Mary AllenPlant-based Mexican food is the next big flavor trend. In April alone, Chipotle, Taco Bell, Del Taco, and QDOBA spiced up their menus with new plant-based options.
Beyond Meat goes public, raises $241 million
Mary AllenThe plant-based meat maker offered 9.625 million shares at $25 apiece, raising roughly $241 million.
Burger King, McDonald’s, and White Castle step up their plant-based game
Mary AllenThe biggest fast-food chains are taking note of the incredible consumer demand for plant-based options, and upgrading their menus accordingly.
Why finding alternatives to meat is so important
GFI’s executive director explains why biomimicking meat is a win for the planet and for people.
