Vegetarian chicken nugget startup raises $6 million to build a "flood-proof" food system

This month, Seattle-based vegan meat company Rebellyous Foods Announced to be completed by the investment company Clear Current Capital，Fifty Years and Liquid 2 Ventures A led investment of $6 million. Rebellyous Its flagship crispy vegan whole wheat cubes was launched for the first time at the Swedish Hospital Medical Center in Seattle in 2019 - using its novel manufacturing technology including granular wheat, chicken-free seasoning, corn starch, oil and cornbread, aiming to expand its products to the production of equipment designed to mass-produce plant-based meats in addition to vegan chicken nuggets.It will use this round of financing to accelerate the development of such machines (which can be replicated by other plant-based meat companies to help them grow), expand its manufacturing scale, and wire equipment and mechanical engineers at the Seattle Research Center.

For fifty years, we needed a pandemic-proof food system that meets our growing nutritional needs in human families,” Fifty Years Founding Partner Ela Madej and Rebellyous new board members said.“We are also happy to support job creation when many other businesses have to lay off their jobs.” Rebellyous This funding will also be used to expand its product portfolio to achieve the overall and pressing goal of producing affordable and abundant vegans.Alternatives that remove animals (such as chickens) from extreme limitations. Rebellious Founder and CEO Christy Lagarley ( Christie Lagally） Said: Avian flu, swine flu and now COVID-19 It shows that keeping large numbers of animals in close contact with each other poses a huge risk to global health.

However, in order to get rid of the heavy reliance on meat, it is crucial that we make plant-based meat affordable and widely available through innovative production technologies.exist Rebellyous， Our mission is to make plant-based meat that is better than animal meat in everything from price, convenience to taste and nutrition.