UPSIDE Foods

Our COO, Amy Chen, will be speaking at The Cultured Meat Symposium next Friday, September 13, at 11:00 a.m. PT. She’ll be joining a panel focused on building momentum in the cultivated meat industry and exploring the growth challenges and opportunities ahead. You won't want to miss these important conversations about the future of food! Learn more: www.cms2024.com #FutureOfFood #CultivatedMeat #CMS24

Since we announced our lawsuit against Florida’s ban on cultivated meat, we’ve heard voices from all sides. Whether or not you’re excited about the future of cultivated meat, we strongly believe everyone should have the right to choose the meat they want to eat. See below comments for a few coverage highlights that you can choose to peruse!

Florida, you’ve been SERVED. Today, the Institute for Justice — a nonprofit, public interest law firm — filed our lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the July 1 Florida law that bans the production, distribution, and sale of cultivated meat.  We’ve always thought it was clucked up that Florida’s politicians want to choose what you eat. We disagree. What you eat should be your choice – not something determined by special interests. UPSIDE’s cultivated chicken has been deemed safe by the FDA and USDA. We should trust their judgment more than inexperienced and uninformed politicians. So we: 📣 Started a petition against the ban 🤝 Worked behind the scenes to push back before the law went into effect 🌴 Held an event to give Floridians a chance to try cultivated meat But that wasn’t enough for us. This lawsuit is the next step, because we all have the right to choose what we eat. 💪 #UPSIDEFoods #FreedomofFood #InnovationNotRegulation

A delightful capture of our Founder's talk with TED Countdown!

👀 Peek into the brainy hub at UPSIDE Foods’ EPIC spot! Right here in our Control Center, we’re not just watching numbers and graphs—we’re ensuring every little cell of our chicken gets the VIP treatment it deserves. Here, we're not just overseeing; we're proactively ensuring every cell grows safely. Our high-tech system quickly identifies any shifts from the norm—like if a cell is getting too many snacks or making too much trash — letting us fix things faster than you can say “cluck”. It’s like having a high-tech watchdog that ensures our chicken is safe, sustainable, and scrumptiously consistent. 🔗Curious about how we turn science into deliciousness? Swing by our blog for a behind-the-scenes look at "The UPshot: What do Cells eat." (Link in bio) #UPSIDEFoods #Foodscience #FoodInnovation

This mouthwatering breakfast sandwich is a favorite among our culinary team members 🏆The chicken sausage is made from our cultivated chicken cells and a blend of plant-based ingredients like herbs, spices, and soy protein. But beyond delicious flavor, our chicken sausage is also incredibly SAFE. Because our cells need to be grown in clean conditions, our chicken is free from the usual suspects like E. Coli, salmonella, antibiotics (oh, and Avian Flu). Learn more about how we’re making the chicken we all love in our latest blog “The UPshot: what do cells eat?” #cultivatedmeat #UPSIDEFoods #FoodInnovation

Breaking Mews! 😀🐾 Meatly has just earned the amazing feat of being the very first cultivated meat pet food company getting the green light for sale in the UK. 🎉 We're absolutely thrilled to witness such strides in the industry and can't help but give a big, friendly shout out to Meatly! Super congratulations, you guys! 🥳👏 #cultivatedmeat #foodinnovation

One of our most commonly asked questions is “when will you be in stores?” and as much as we want to be there now, there’s a lot of work that still needs to be done. Let’s break it down: The first chapter of work was proof of concept. Could it actually be done? Could we replicate meat that would not just be great tasting, but also get necessary approvals to sell? As many of you know, we finally accomplished that in June 2023! So now we move on to the next big job - scaling. Scaling, in our case means increasing output to where we can begin selling in multiple venues across the country. But why is this so hard? If we were a conventional food company, our goal would be similar to every other small business - stair step progress and slowly increase output. Traditional companies can tap into existing production facilities and use up the “leftover” space available. For example, if a company needs 80lbs of chicken nuggets but a production run is most efficient at 100lbs, we could buy that extra 20lbs of space. With cultivated meat however, there are 0 production lines currently running. That means we can’t stair step our process - we have to go from floor 1 to the penthouse right out the gate while building the production facility. Once we achieve that it will still be just a drop in the meat bucket. Wanna hear more? Hit that like button, if we see over 500, we’ll do another post about scaling! Or check out our blog "The Winding Road From Sale to Commercial Scale" Link in bio. #CultivatedMeat #FoodInnovation #FutureofFood #UPSIDEFoods

🎙️ Our CEO, Dr. Uma Valeti, joined Rich Roll Podcast to discuss the role cultivated meat can play in creating a better future of food and the work we're doing at UPSIDE Foods to make that a reality. And, for the first time in 17 years, vegan Rich Roll tried chicken - yes, our cultivated chicken. (Spoiler alert 🚨: His review? It tastes like chicken.) Whether you’re a meat eater, a conflicted carnivore, a vegan, or simply curious about food innovation, this conversation is a must-listen. #CultivatedMeat #UPSIDEFoods #FoodInnovation https://lnkd.in/gdn_4WvW

From ancient grains to modern meals, agriculture has revolutionized food. UPSIDE continues that tradition with chicken 👇 🌽 Corn: Once a wild grass with sparse kernels, now it's the star of every cookout 🥗 Cucumbers: Initially spiky and bitter, today they're the cool crunch in your salad 🍍 Pineapples: Once small and tough, now sweet and smoothie-ready Just as centuries of agricultural innovation and genetic engineering have transformed these staples into the delicious versions we savor today, we’re reimagining the future of chicken. Curious about how your favorite foods came to be? Dive into the fascinating journey of culinary progress on our blog, "The Surprising History Behind Some Of Our Now-Favorite Foods." Discover more through the link in bio! #FoodInnovation #FoodScience #cultivatedmeat