Developing a way to produce real meat from animal cells, without the need to feed, breed, and slaughter actual animals.
- World’s first cultured beef meatball in 2016
- World’s first cultured chicken & duck in 2017
- Largest Series B funding round to date in the category in 2020
Press Mentions
November 16, 2022
A Lab-Grown Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval
The US regulatory body has signed off on Upside Foods’ cultivated meat—but the company is still figuring out how to make enough of it to sell.
Read on WIRED UK »October 15, 2018
Would you eat slaughter-free meat?
There's a looming crisis over the world's appetite for meat. This chicken nugget may be the answer.
Read on BBC News »February 29, 2024
Slaughter-Free Meat for a Sustainable Future: Uma Valeti / CEO/Founder of UPSIDE Foods - Direct Talk | NHK WORLD ...
Upside Foods, formerly known as Eat Just, is pioneering cultivated meat. They are conducting tastings, building a factory in Glenview, Illinois, and expanding in Emeryville. However, their...
Read on NHK WORLD »February 16, 2024
UPSIDE Foods' large-scale cultivated meat plant on hold until it delivers 'key proof points” at smaller site
Upside Foods, a cultivated meat company, appoints a cleantech veteran to its leadership team. The company plans to offer tastings of its lab-grown meat at a restaurant. Upside Foods faces...
Read on AgFunderNews »February 6, 2024
As GOOD Meat & UPSIDE Foods End Restaurant Collabs, What's Next for Cultivated Meat Tastings?
Upside Foods, formerly known as JUST, has appointed a veteran cleantech executive as its new CEO. The company, which produces cultivated meat, also plans to open a tasting restaurant in San...
Read on Green Queen »February 1, 2024
UPSIDE Foods makes leadership changes - New Food Magazine
Plant-based meat company Upside Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, has appointed a new CEO and CFO as part of its leadership changes. The company aims to accelerate the development of its...
Read on New Food Magazine »More Ventures in Energy & Environment
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