October 22, 2021
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Following with Chinese plant-based producer HEROTEIN, cell cultivated fat producer has announced a similar partnership in the US. Berkeley-based Mission Barns will team up with fellow Californian brand to create a plant protein sausage using cultivated fat.
âThis ground-breaking partnership and production run is an important milestone toward cultivated meat technology becoming a realityâ
The landmark deal marks the first-ever scaled-up manufacturing of a product containing cell-cultured meat, according to the brand. The Cultivated Chorizo Sausages are a hybrid of plant-based protein and Mission Barnsâ proprietary cultivated fat; Mission Fat.
Due to issues of costs, scalability, technology, and , plant-based protein with cultivated fat hybrid meat products are far more likely to hit the market than full-cut cell-cultured meats anytime soon. A that up to 68% of plant-based meat producers would be likely or very likely to incorporate cultivated fat into their products.
The Best of Both Worlds
As for cell-cultured products has not yet been given, there is no date yet for the sausages to roll out into foodservice or retail. However, importantly the company has proven that Mission Fat can be used in a large manufacturing process. Mission Barns is enjoying rapid growth over 2021, in a Series A round to upscale its cell-cultured fat technology and build a pilot factory in the Bay Area.
âWe see it as the best of both worlds, where sustainability and deliciousness intersect,â stated Eitan Fischer, CEO of Mission Barns. âAnd, this ground-breaking partnership and production run is an important milestone toward cultivated meat technology becoming a reality.â
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Source: Vegconomist.com