I'm surprised their valuation didn't go up very much. $3.61B -> $4.03B.
Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
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Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#32I've been using their meat in things like pastas and tacos and it's slightly tastier. The thing that hit me is that we consume so much meat in a heavily processed way that it seems silly a creature should have to suffer and die to make it. I'm all for aged steaks and prosciutto in moderation, but a large portion of the meat is consumed in nugget or other forms that don't really respect the sacrifice of the animal or…
Agreed. I’ve switched to eating mostly vegan because most meat I used to eat was sort of just filler. If I go out somewhere and they specialize in something meat related and I know it’s going to be amazing, then I’ll get it.
Eating lots of heavily processed chicken, cow and pigs just isn’t worth the many costs to environment, animal wellbeing, and potentially personal nutrition.
I recommend everyone to consciously lower their meat intake. It doesn’t need to be forever or for every meal.
Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#33Why not just eat the soy beans directly? This stuff is just glorified processed food.
IB's are soy free
Literally the second ingredient:
Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% Or Less Of: Potato Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Soy Protein Isolate, Vitamins and Minerals (Zinc Gluconate, Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12).Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#34I'm not a vegetarian, but also think that killing an animal when there's another option should be avoided -- and when I grill the IB's, they taste just like meat and even pass the 12 yo test. (The key is on the grill - fried up, not as good.) I'd love to see the time when we all eat meat only as a special occasion ( bacon that's just as convincing, I will definitely be celebrating!
There is a startup called Mission barns that aims to make lab grown bacon. I'm not sure how close they are to market but I believe they've done a batch trial.
Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#35I've been using their meat in things like pastas and tacos and it's slightly tastier. The thing that hit me is that we consume so much meat in a heavily processed way that it seems silly a creature should have to suffer and die to make it. I'm all for aged steaks and prosciutto in moderation, but a large portion of the meat is consumed in nugget or other forms that don't really respect the sacrifice of the animal or…
Same situation here. For steaks and other things like that, I've moved to exclusively using a local butcher who has all of their livestock grown for them in small quantities on very small regional farms. For the other stuff, I can hardly tell a difference so have been using Impossible products.
It kind of gives me the best of both worlds: kind farming conditions for the steaks/etc. and no farming conditions for the hamburger/nuggets type of stuff. It's a compromise that is consistent with my ethical framework.
Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#36Great! While I do think plant-based diets are at their most delicious and healthy when they don't try to imitate animal products, I think it's a reality that many people (who want to avoid/minimise animal products) don't want to change the type of food they eat, just the components. I've really been enjoying the Burger King impossible burger - they've much better texture, flavour and juicyness compared to Burger King…
I ordered an Impossible Whopper and a regular Whopper a couple months ago to try back to back. I thought they were comparable, if not very similar. I'm sure the toppings help blur the taste line. I don't eat fast food much, but when I'm craving a fast food burger, I have been going for the Impossible Whopper.
Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#37I've been using their meat in things like pastas and tacos and it's slightly tastier. The thing that hit me is that we consume so much meat in a heavily processed way that it seems silly a creature should have to suffer and die to make it. I'm all for aged steaks and prosciutto in moderation, but a large portion of the meat is consumed in nugget or other forms that don't really respect the sacrifice of the animal or…
I dunno, nuggets use a lot of meat that isn’t really saleable as prettier breasts/thighs.
Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#38I've been using their meat in things like pastas and tacos and it's slightly tastier. The thing that hit me is that we consume so much meat in a heavily processed way that it seems silly a creature should have to suffer and die to make it. I'm all for aged steaks and prosciutto in moderation, but a large portion of the meat is consumed in nugget or other forms that don't really respect the sacrifice of the animal or…
Agreed. I’ve switched to eating mostly vegan because most meat I used to eat was sort of just filler. If I go out somewhere and they specialize in something meat related and I know it’s going to be amazing, then I’ll get it. Eating lots of heavily processed chicken, cow and pigs just isn’t worth the many costs to environment, animal wellbeing, and potentially personal nutrition. I recommend everyone to consciously lo…
Where do you get enough protein to maintain muscle integrity ?
Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agreed. I’ve switched to eating mostly vegan because most meat I used to eat was sort of just filler. If I go out somewhere and they specialize in something meat related and I know it’s going to be amazing, then I’ll get it. Eating lots of heavily processed chicken, cow and pigs just isn’t worth the many costs to environment, animal wellbeing, and potentially personal nutrition. I recommend everyone to consciously lo…
Where do you get enough protein to maintain muscle integrity ?
I'm not a vegan but beans and rice go a long way.
Re: Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
#40I'm surprised their valuation didn't go up very much. $3.61B -> $4.03B.
A hedge fund was involved, maybe this is a preparation for an IPO? Get some institutional public investors on board?