Latest News From Meatless Meat

Hoxton Farms Raises $22 Million for Cultivated Animal Fat
Hoxton Farms Raises $22 Million for Cultivated Animal Fat

London-based Hoxton Farms said on Thursday it had raised $22 million from investors to build a pilot plant to produce animal fat from stem cells, aiming to tap into the growing market for less carbon-intensive foods.

Beyond Meat Faces Lawsuit Over False Protein Content and Quality Claims
Beyond Meat Faces Lawsuit Over False Protein Content and Quality Claims

“Protein alternatives” manufactured by Beyond Meat, Inc. have been found to contain less protein than the company claims. The company now faces a lawsuit under five action causes.

The Impossible Whopper, which is sold at Burger King.
Impossible Foods Cuts Faux Meat Prices By 20% At Grocery Stores

Impossible Foods said it would cut the prices of its faux meat patties by 20% at U.S. grocery stores as it ramps up production with a larger plan to eventually undercut ground beef prices.

PepsiCo, Beyond Meat Partner to Develop New Plant-Based Snacks

PepsiCo Inc and Beyond Meat Inc said on Tuesday they would form a joint venture to develop and sell snacks and beverages made from plant-based protein.

The Decade Ahead: Societal Trends Will Leave Their Mark On Agriculture
The Decade Ahead: Societal Trends Will Leave Their Mark On Agriculture

The past decade has been weird and wacky to say the least. It makes you wonder what’s in store for the next 10 years. Here are some possible hints.

New South Carolina Law Bans Lab Grown Protein from Advertising as Meat

South Carolina has passed a new law that keeps protein grown in a laboratory from stem cells as advertising as “meat.”

Competition Grows for Alternative Meat
Competition Grows for Alternative Meat

Competition is growing for meat from alternative sources.

Competition is growing for meat from alternative sources.
Competition Grows for Alternative Meat

Competition is growing for meat from alternative sources.

Settlement Talks Under Way Over Missouri Meat-Labeling Law

Settlement discussions are under way over a lawsuit challenging a Missouri measure making it a misdemeanor crime to promote plant-based food products as “meat.”

Lab Meat, Not Just Plants, Is Protein's Future, Startup Says

Food startup Just Inc., re-branded from Hampton Creek, doesn’t think the alternative for meat is just in plants -- but in meat itself.

Burger King to Start Selling Plant-Based Impossible Whopper

Burger King is starting a pilot project in 59 restaurants to start selling a plant-based Whopper and if successful the Impossible Whopper could be found in more than 7,000 locations nationwide.

Burger King is starting a pilot project in 59 restaurants to start selling a plant-based Whopper and if successful the Impossible Whopper could be found in more than 7,000 locations nationwide.
Burger King to Start Selling Plant-Based Impossible Whopper

Burger King is starting a pilot project in 59 restaurants to start selling a plant-based Whopper and if successful the Impossible Whopper could be found in more than 7,000 locations nationwide.

'Fake Meat' Company Gives Recall on Plant-Based Burgers

The company behind a “bleeding” plant-based burger has issued its first voluntary recall after plastic was found in some of its bulk product.

Israeli Startups Join Firms Making Lab-Grown 'Clean Meat'

Several Israeli start-ups have joined a handful of companies around the globe trying to develop lab-grown meat, something they see as a solution to the needs of the world’s growing population and demand for food.

Japanese Wagyu Ranch Partners with Lab-Grown Meat Company

A third generation ranch in Japan that specializes in Wagyu genetics is partnering with a California-based lab-grown meat startup.

A third generation ranch in Japan that specializes in Wagyu genetics is partnering with a California-based lab-grown meat startup.
Japanese Wagyu Ranch Partners with Lab-Grown Meat Company

A third generation ranch in Japan that specializes in Wagyu genetics is partnering with a California-based lab-grown meat startup.

Limiting Fake Meat Disruption

While the development of fake meat is in its infancy, its goals are lofty.

The first lab-produced burger cost $325,000. In 2018 costs were estimated at $363 per pound, and developers believe they can reduce that to a commercially-viable $3 to $5 per pound by 2020.
Protein's Disruptors Threaten Traditional Red Meat, Poultry Industries

Follow the money. That might be the best way to determine whether meatless meats become a disruptive technology for livestock producers or just another niche player in a multitrillion-dollar global protein industry.

Flesh and Blood: What’s the Future of Fake Meat?
Flesh and Blood: What’s the Future of Fake Meat?

Could a meatless revolution curb the cravings of a $900-billion-plus global real-meat market? New money shines brightest, but despite a stampede of investment, the future of fake meat is hardly settled.

<p>A photo illustration of lab grown meat.&nbsp;</p>
Cattlemen’s Debate: What to Call Fake Meat? Who Should Regulate?

Two cattlemen’s organizations are debating what to call lab-grown “meat,” and within that debate is who should regulate the emerging product and possible competitor to beef.

The effects may not yet be visible from your perch at the local auction, or from the saddle as you ride pastures checking cattle. But the digital disruption is rapidly upending the meat industry, too.
Digital Disruption: Technology is Transforming the Meat Business

As technology transforms the meat business, the impacts will resonate throughout the supply chain.

How Missouri Began To Tackle Fake Meat: Missouri Sen. Sandy Crawford

Missouri might be the first state to enact legislation that requires labeling of plant-based and lab-grown meat to be clear when compared to meat from livestock. But why and how did this legislative effort begin?

AgriTalk: Trade, Fake Meat Top of Mind for Cattlemen
AgriTalk: Trade, Fake Meat Top of Mind for Cattlemen

Making sure that beef is has a seat at trade negotiations tables has been a focus of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), along with labeling of “fake meat.”

Beyond trade and environmental discussions, this year fake meat, labeling and food safety were priority concerns for cattlemen.
‘Standards of Beef’ Won’t Be Enough to Stop Fake Meat

Cowboy boots trekked across Capitol Hill this week, as members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) visited legislative officials to share how harmful “fake meat” could be to the beef industry.

NCBA Lays Out Principles for Regulating Fake Meat

NCBA encourages USDA to look beyond modifying “standards of identity” in order to provide adequate protection for beef producers and consumers.

NCBA encourages USDA to look beyond modifying “standards of identity” in order to provide adequate protection for beef producers and consumers.
NCBA Lays Out Principles for Regulating Fake Meat

NCBA encourages USDA to look beyond modifying “standards of identity” in order to provide adequate protection for beef producers and consumers.

<p>TGI Fridays Beyond Meat Burger</p>
Cattlemen’s Groups Worried About “Fake Meat”

Both the United States Cattlemen’s Association and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association agree that "fake meat" labeling needs to be addressed.

<p>The Beyond Burger is one example of an alternative meat.</p>
Fake Meat: A Threat To The Beef Industry?

The beef industry is watching the popularity of alternative proteins of plant-based and meatless burgers. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) even added fake meat to its policy agenda.