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Meat made from cells. We’re building the future you’re hungry for. *all meat shown is UPSIDE meat

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🎉🍾🎊 It’s time to celebrate. Because the future of meat will never be the same! We’ve received a “No Questions Letter” from the FDA, which means they’ve given our cultivated meat the green light. 🐔
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That feeling when you can't wait for cultured meat to hit the shelves. Thanks, @SamHarrisOrg . #tbt #tfw
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🚨THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! We are APPROVED TO SELL our cell-cultivated chicken in the US!🚨 This historic, world-changing, moment brings our vision one giant bite closer to reality. #UPSIDEFoods #CultivatedMeat #TheChickenHasLanded #FoodInnovation #Futureofmeat
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4 years
Memphis Meats Raises $161 Million Series B Funding Round, Aims To Bring Cell-Based Products To Consum... via @forbes
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7 years
The story behind the history-making chicken and duck meat—produced for the first time ever without the animals.
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Announcing the closing of our Series B round. We raised $161M to scale production, grow our team, and work hard to make cell-based meat a reality to our consumers. We welcome @SoftBank Group, @NorwestVP , @Temasek , and others who join our mission to sustainably feed the world.
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6 years
Looking beyond sustainability, @WSJ brought a food critic to try our meat. His reaction and thoughts on the cell-based meat space are in this article.
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6 years
We’re thrilled to announce that Tyson Foods has joined as one of our investors. This development will help us advance clean meat and achieve our ultimate vision: a world that is better for humans, animals and the planet.
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Memphis Meats is one step closer to your plates. Today, the @USDA and @US_FDA announced the details of their joint regulation process, providing a clear path forward for cell-based meat.
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We wrote an open letter to chickens to tell them we received an “NQL” from the FDA, accepting our safety conclusion that UPSIDE’s cultivated chicken will be available following USDA inspection & label approval.🐔 Don't read chicken? Read the translation at
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UPSIDE Foods just secured full regulatory clearance to produce and sell our cell-cultivated chicken in the U.S., and to celebrate, we’re inviting you to JOIN US for the meal of a lifetime. For details, head to our Instagram page!
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🙏Grateful for those who believe in the power of our mission as deeply as we do!
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Chris Anderson
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Last night I was lucky to be among the first group in New York to get to taste chicken grown from a droplet of muscle cells. It was.... DELICIOUS. Succulent, moist, the right texture. Chicken as it should be. Even though full commercialization is a way off, it made me excited
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Our CEO @UmaValeti just returned from the @EarthshotPrize Retreat, where he had the opportunity to share his experience scaling a big idea and connect with fellow innovators working on solutions to save our planet. Click the post below to learn more!
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Uma Valeti, MD
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It was an honor to attend @EarthshotPrize retreat and share my experience working to scale a big idea and bring about a paradigm shift. I met some of the brightest minds working on solutions to help our planet. 👉Your idea needs you just as much as the world needs your idea.
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You've been asking, and we've been planning, so today we’re thrilled to announce our new commercial-scale plant - Rubicon! This plant brings UPSIDE a step closer to your table and enable us to produce so much more of the meat you’re going to love. #CultivatedMeat #UPSIDEFoods
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. @BillNye after tasting our clean duck: "This is just cool!" The full episode—featuring @margaretcho and our CEO @UmaValeti —is out now on @Netflix !
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UPSIDE Foods
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Today, we’ve raised $400M to expand our team, build out the supply chain for our cell feed, and build a commercial facility. We are making meat that is better for people, the planet, and the environment. That’s a whole lot of UPSIDEs!
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Today, we’re proud to announce we have successfully developed cell feed that is animal component-free (ACF)! 🙅🐣
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🍽️ DELIVERED! Our very first order of UPSIDE cultivated chicken was delivered today to @BarCrenn , as we pass the baton from production to plate in our groundbreaking partnership with @DominiqueCrenn . The wait is almost over! #UPSIDEChicken #Cultivated Meat #TheChickenHasLanded
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8 years
We're thrilled to announce this campaign to build our movement. Be a part of history here: #mmfirstbite
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5 years
The final (and best) step of our production process: once the meat is ready to go, we simply harvest it from the cultivator and cook up any meal our heart desires. Bon appetit!
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🚨USDA LABEL APPROVAL RECEIVED MONDAY! We’re one step closer - and one USDA Grant of Inspection away - from being able to sell our delicious cell-cultivated chicken! Stay tuned for how to be among the first to try our chicken! #UPSIDEFoods #CultivatedMeat #FoodInnovation
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UPSIDE Foods
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Our supporter @BillGates put together this list of 2019's breakthrough technologies for MIT @techreview , and we're thrilled cell-based meat shares a space with these groundbreaking projects from across the globe.
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UPSIDE Foods
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UPSIDE Foods: Live Ribbon Cutting for our EPIC Facility
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Today, @MemphisMeats and the @MeatInstitute sent a co-signed letter to the White House outlining a dual-agency (FDA and USDA) regulatory pathway for cell-based meat -- a significant first step towards a responsible, safe path to market.
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UPSIDE Foods
3 years
Time for a refresh. With a new name and renewed vision, we’re ready to deliver on our promise to make your favorite food a force for good. By producing 🍗 directly from animal cells we’re making future-friendly, real meat that puts a smile on your face.
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'Nuff said.
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UPSIDE Foods
2 years
We hear you, @jimmyfallon . Now, we dare you. If you think cultivated meat is so disgusting….why don’t you try some and find out? On-air, perhaps? @dominiquecrenn said she'd cook 😉
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UPSIDE Foods
4 years
Simple, clean, low-impact. That’s what Memphis Meat products will bring to market. In uncertain times, we’re still working to bring the world real meat with no compromise.
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"Between pastures and cropland used to produce feed, 41% of U.S. land...revolves around livestock." The world needs more meat to match growing global demand, but we're running out of room. Cell-based meat can provide a solution. cc: @business
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6 years
It may sound new but cell culture is actually a traditional technique used to make food — such as beer and yogurt. At Memphis Meats we’re applying this process to revolutionize how meat gets to our plates. #bettermeatbetterworld
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5 years
CNN highlights cell-based meat as a way to reduce our environmental impact through food, citing an Oxford study that projects the production process could use up to 96% less water than conventional meat.
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UPSIDE Foods
7 months
One of the best inventions of 2023?!?! TIME we are so flattered. 😍This is just the beginning!
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UPSIDE Foods
6 years
Who else is drooling over this Memphis chicken? 🤤
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Curious how clean meat is made? Watch and share this video to learn!
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UPSIDE Foods
6 years
Who else wants a better meat & better world?
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UPSIDE Foods
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It takes white hot coals, a spatula, and a few minutes to grill a good burger. We’re taking the time to make sure our cell-based meat delivers the ultimate, juicy burger experience.
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UPSIDE Foods
5 years
It’s Uma here. Happy New Year! Thank you for your support, enthusiasm and patience in 2018. 2019 is going to be an even more exciting year for Memphis. We know that you’re hungry for more information, and promise to share as many updates as possible. Here's to the future of food.
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UPSIDE Foods
2 years
Today, we’re thrilled to announce another historic milestone! Cultured Decadence, a cultivated lobster, scallop, and seafood company, joins the UPSIDE team in support of our mission as a species-agnostic platform.
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UPSIDE Foods
6 years
This is our team of incredible hands-on dreamers that are bringing our vision to life. Over the next few months we'll introduce you to our team members and have them share a bit about themselves and what inspired them to join our team.
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5 years
We can't stop looking at this cut of our chicken, breaded and fried to crisp perfection by the talented Chef Derek Sarno.
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UPSIDE Foods
4 years
Bringing cell-based meat to market is a complex task. Seeing our cell-based duck in this simple summer spread is a delicious reminder of how much ground we’ve already covered.
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A good steak is tender, flavorful, and well-marbled. We’re working hard to make prime cuts of cell-based meat as tasty as this seared steak. If we can figure out cell-based meat, we can also figure out how to make it absolutely delicious.
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UPSIDE Foods
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This week, Florida criminalized cultivated meat. 🚫 This decision ignores food safety experts, takes away consumer food choice, and hinders American innovation. Despite the ban, we’ll be continuing to fight for a better food future.💪 #cultivatedmeat
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UPSIDE Foods
2 years
Cultivators are vessels that mimic the animal's body, providing a warm, safe environment for the animal cells to grow into delicious meat. Our cultivators are custom-made for animal cells to follow their natural process.
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UPSIDE Foods
5 years
We’re aiming for meat that grills up with the perfect balance of tenderness, char, and can withstand a good jab from a satay skewer. Great texture makes all the difference in the bite. And cell-based meat will make all the difference to our planet.
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Our expected impact, once production is scaled. Better meat, better world.
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Check out our EPIC 53,000 square foot campus! It'll be able to produce over 400,000lbs of any species of meat, poultry and seafood directly from animals cells instead of relying on raising and slaughtering animals (talk about an UPSIDE). Swipe to see for yourself ➡️
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"We wholeheartedly believe that this could completely transform the way the world eats and spare billions of animals." - @MercyForAnimals on our recent investment from Tyson. We're thrilled to have such a diverse set of allies, investors and partners!
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UPSIDE Foods
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Well said Neil! We're growing meat frm animal cells, w/out the need to raise/slaughter animals. Time 2 change how meat gets 2 plate. Taste?
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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A cow is a biological machine invented by humans to turn grass into steak.
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The very, very first of many, many more is in the books. The future is here, and it tastes DELICIOUS. #UPSIDEFoods #CultivatedMeat #TheChickenHasLanded
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UPSIDE Foods
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Dinner’s almost ready. Today the USDA & FDA signed an agreement for joint jurisdiction over cell-based meats. Once regulation is underway, says our CEO Uma Valeti, “We will work with both FDA & USDA to bring safe & truthfully-labeled products to market."
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5 years
Watch us cook and sample Memphis Meats chicken in this thorough multimedia piece by @AP News & @terrychea - a great look inside the world of cell-based meat. Catch the entire piece here:
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We're excited to be named as one of the top 10 innovators by #Disrupt100 , an annual publication that selects ventures with the most potential to shape global markets. #bettermeatbetterworld
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UPSIDE Foods
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🐔🚀 The moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived! 🎉🌟 Today marks a historic milestone as we proudly introduce the world to UPSIDE Chicken as we celebrate with our "Chicken Has Landed" contest winners.😋🏆 #UPSIDEFoods #CultivatedMeat #ChickenHasLanded
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This month we’re giving you a glimpse into our process, from beginning to burger. Every week we'll explore a single step or our production method.
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A good piece of news in an otherwise tough read about the accelerated effects of climate change: the @UN report calls out cell-based meat as one of the solutions that could "radically reduce agricultural and land-use emissions".
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Coming soon to a screen near you! We're excited for @LizMarsFilm 's #MeatTheFuture documentary, set for release in 2020. Check out our very own cell-based meatball's cameo on the official film poster. @GoodFoodInst
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4 years
We look forward to the day when we can fill your dinner table with the meat of your choice, without compromise.
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11 months
This 4th of July, join us as we toast to a historic moment in America: the first sale of Cultivated Meat! 🥂🍗✨ On Saturday, UPSIDE Chicken became the first cultivated meat sold in the US, paving the way for the future of food. #UPSIDEFoods #CultivatedMeat #FoodRevolution
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We're working hard to make sure our cell-based meats sear and slice perfectly for juicy, tender cuts with delicious flavor. Your grains, greens, and planet will thank you.
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🍗🌱Following our USDA label approval this week, we’re preparing to receive full approval to grill and thrill! 🔥👨‍🍳 Keep an eye out for how to be among the first to taste the UPSIDE and take a bite out of the future of food! 🍽️✨ #UPSIDEFoods #CultivatedMeat #CluckingDelicious
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We Stand Together. Memphis Meats was built on the idea that the world can be, and needs to be, a more humane place. We stand against racial injustice, inequality, and inhumane acts. We stand in solidarity with the Black community who are voicing their pain and frustration.
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Who else remembers the meatball that started it all? Hard to believe that was less than two years ago! 🍝
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We're incredibly proud of our product. From aroma to texture to taste, our chicken is the real deal, and we can’t wait for you to try it.
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Holy cow! Huge congrats @AlephFarms for being officially approved to sell cultivated meat in Israel! We wish the team at Aleph the best and are looking forward to changing the world for the better, together! #CultivatedMeat #FoodInnvoation
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Big thanks for your ongoing support @RichardBranson !
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Richard Branson
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Great to see @MemphisMeats close the largest funding moment in the history of the cell-based meat industry. As an investor, I'm excited to see how clean meat production will leave a more positive impact on the environment, our health and animal welfare:
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You know you've made it when you're on the front page of @reddit ...again! 😎
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. @UmaValeti with the great @steveaoki .
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. @richardbranson : "I think that in the future clean and plant-based meat will become the norm, and in 30 years it is unlikely animals will need to be killed for food anymore."
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New Year, new meatball. Celebrating the milestones we passed in 2019, and with lots of exciting things on the horizon, we're starting 2020 with momentum, creativity, and hope.
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“We all have a common mission: we’ve got to figure out a way to feed 10 billion people.” — @UmaValeti at the @USDA ’s #AgOutlookForum
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“I’m wildly impressed.” Jake and Asha tried our chicken and shared their thoughts here.
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Our 2019 (through 2050) resolution. Whatever your goals for the year ahead, we're wishing you a happy New Year!
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Better late than never!
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Share if you agree!
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Our mission is to advance new methods of producing real, high-quality, safe meat, poultry & seafood products directly from animal cells, which, in partnership with the broader ag community, we believe will help meet the demands of feeding a growing global population.
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. @JAMA_current is globally one of the most prestigious medical journals. This exclusive interview w/ our CEO covers the founding of our company, as well as @UmaValeti 's personal connection between human health and our mission to sustainably feed the world.
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Who wants to intern at Memphis Meats? We added two internships, with deadlines to apply on March 11th. Check it here:
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Raise your hand if this picture of clean chicken gets you drooling!
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Our production begins with the building blocks of meat: cells. We select high-quality cells, which can grow into your favorite types of meat—from steak to chicken.
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"We very much recognise that the world loves meat and eating it is deeply culturally ingrained...We just want to make meat that is better.” —Steve Myrick, VP of Operations at Memphis Meats cc: @guardian
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We're so thankful to have your support @richardbranson ! 🎉🍗✨
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Richard Branson
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Congratulations to @UPSIDEfoods - a company we’re proud to invest in at Virgin - which has been approved to sell its cell-cultivated chicken in the US. Here’s a great read on what this means & how it is creating a more ethical & sustainable future of food:
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We ❤️ this headline from @NBCNews !
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Delicious, real meat grown directly from animal cells, what is not to love? @TIME , thanks for including UPSIDE Chicken as one of the best inventions of 2021! ❤️ 🍗
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Our CEO @UmaValeti talking #climatechange at the @nytimes ' climate conference. Who else is ready for a better meat & better world? #sustainability #bettermeatbetterworld #nytclimatetech
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Meat no longer requires animal slaughter. You can grow it in a production facility—like the one we just broke ground on in the East Bay. The full story is in @TheEconomist .
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Thank you to everyone who’s believed in our mission. You’ve been with us on this journey to reimagine the food system to be healthy, humane, and sustainable since Day 1. You push us every day to be pioneers in our field. We’re just getting started — the best is yet to come.
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