Category: plant-based meat

Kellogg Breaking Up Into 3 Separate Companies, Shares Jump

Kellogg has announced plans to split up into three separate companies by spinning off its North American cereal and plant-based businesses in hopes of enhancing “performance and value.” The Michigan-based Kellogg Company said in a statement Tuesday that its board has approved a plan to divide its business into three independent public companies, “each better…


Weighing the Value of Plant-Based ‘Meats’

Reassuring logos and label claims on meat substitutes may offer a comforting image. However, in today’s strange world of food-processing technology, marketing wizardry, and chronic diseases, it’s more important than ever to make informed food choices. When it becomes popular to avoid certain items or ingredients, the food industry responds with a substitute that simulates…


Marine Microbes Could Deliver Sustainable Nutrients for Supplements and Animal-Free Meat

South Australia’s pristine coastal waters are home to a fungus-like microbe that may be a key future ingredient in nutritional supplements, animal-free meat, medicines, and biofuels, researchers at Flinders University in South Australia have found. Medical biotechnology researcher at Flinders University’s College of Medicine and Public Health, Associate Professor Munish Puri, said in a release…


Impossible Foods to Launch Meatless Pork in US This Week

Impossible Foods will begin rolling out its new meatless pork in the United States this week as it seeks to make a footprint in the growing plant-based protein market, the company announced on Sept.23. The California-based company said Chef David Chang will debut Impossible Pork at his famed Momofuku Ssäm Bar in New York City on Thursday, while the…


Impossible Foods Launches Meatless ‘Chicken’ in US Restaurants

Impossible Foods—which makes meat, dairy, and fish substitutes using plant-based ingredients—has announced the rollout of its newest product, meatless “chicken.” Called the “Impossible Chicken Nuggets,” the plant-based chicken substitute hit select restaurant menus nationwide on Sept. 7, the company said in a release, in which it claimed seven out of ten consumers preferred the meatless…