Month: January 2018

Beyond Meat, the company pioneering plant-based burger patties and sausages, has received backing from high-profile investors like actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Tyson while Impossible Foods, which is behind the famed veggie-based Impossible Burger that even bleeds like meat, is also continuing to gain traction, now available at hundreds of restaurants across the country (including chains like Chicago-based M Burger). There’s no denying the upward trend plant-based products and diets have had recently (the term “vegan” has grown over 100% on US menus over the past four years, according to Datassential MenuTrends), but as attention shifts to “meat” grown in petri dishes and labs or constructed from vegetables, it can be easy to overlook what many consumers are still very interested in: actual meat and poultry. (SmartBrief)

Several top Japanese chefs are serving sandwiches made with wagyu beef as a high-end lunch option, and the dish has begun popping up in the US. New York’s Uchu includes the dish on its tasting menu, and Tokyo-based Wagyumafia has plans to open a wagyu butcher shop that would serve the upscale sandwich in New York City later this year or in 2019. (Eater)