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Slutty Vegan Debuts ‘Hawt Toddy’ Plant-Based Chili Made with Impossible Pork

December 10, 2022

Slutty Vegan, the hit burger chain known for its provocative fast food, is launching its first-ever plant-based chili, the Hawt Toddy, made with Impossible Pork. Available through the end of December, the chili is now available to order at all of the chain’s locations. Described as a hearty chili bowl, the Hawt Toddy is filled with Impossible Pork, beans, peppers, and onions, and seasoned with a warm blend of spices. Priced at $6.99, the brand says the offering provides the perfect winter comfort food. “We can’t wait to bring the heat this winter with a sluttified version of the classic chili bowl. Trust me, you won’t know it’s vegan!” said Pinky Cole, Founder & CEO of Slutty Vegan. $100M burger brand Born in Atlanta, Slutty …

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Gastronomy & Food Service

Impossible Pork Arrives in Australian Restaurants

August 17, 2022

Impossible Foods announces the launch of Impossible Pork at a number of iconic local restaurants and cafes across Australia. Over half of consumers surveyed in Hong Kong who participated in a blind tasting test preferred Impossible Pork to ground pig meat. Every test category, including flavor and texture preferences and purchase intent, gave Impossible Pork a superior score. Impossible Pork is as adaptable as pork from pigs and may be used in any meal that calls for minced pork, including meatballs, meat rolls, chili, dumplings, and xiao long bao. Compared to its animal counterpart in Australia, it is claimed to use 51% less water, 94% less land, and emits 85% fewer greenhouse gases (GHG). Impossible Pork arrives in Australia In 2020, Impossible Foods was already …

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Food & Beverage

Impossible Foods is Working on Whole Muscle Meat Products

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

Impossible Pork, which was named on the Times Best Inventions of 2020 list, is to expand into restaurants in the US, Singapore and Hong Kong from today. President Dennis Woodside is quoted by CNBC today saying that while the current products are in ground form, the company is “starting to work on whole muscle meats” such as bacon, chicken breasts and steak. “Think of chicken breast, steak, or pork loin. That muscle is typically denser, chewier, and stringier. That’s a different technical challenge that we’re very focused on solving,” said Woodside to Bloomberg today. The plant-based pork will debut at New York’s Momofuku Ssam Bar today, 23rd September, and will later be available in Hong Kong from 4th October and Singapore later in 2021. The …

Impossible Pork on Times Best Inventions List as Chinese Appetite for Pork Intensifies

January 19, 2022November 26, 2020

Impossible Pork was named on the Times Best Inventions of 2020 list in the Food & Drink category, at a time when it is desperately needed; China’s pork consumption is set to be more than double that for all EU countries in 2020. Perfect Day’s Cow-Free Dairy was also named on the list for its innovations in sustainability.

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Plantbased Business Hour

Impossible Foods Chief Communications Officer, Rachel Konrad, on Impossible Pork

May 26, 2020

Firecracker and vegan powerhouse Rachel Konrad of Impossible Foods joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss Impossible Pork, the expected swift shift of consumer food trends, and whether an IPO is possible in the future.

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Company News

Impossible Foods Aims to Replace Meat With Plants by 2035

February 3, 2020

The Drum recently interviewed Impossible Foods in Las Vegas at CES 2020, the world’s largest tech expo. In the interview, the Impossible representative stated the company aim of replacing all animal meat by 2035, in fifteen years’ time. It’s an interesting, ambitious and one could say feasible objective.

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Chinese Press Responds Angrily to Impossible Foods Quote

January 13, 2020

China Daily, an official newspaper controlled by the Chinese Government, has responded with a backlash against a New York Times article stating that growing demand for pork and beef in China has fueled much of the recent environmental crisis, and including an inflammatory comment from Impossible Foods’ Pat Brown.

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Impossible Foods Discusses Australia Expansion For New Impossible Pork

January 9, 2020

Impossible Foods’ chief financial officer David Lee stated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday that Impossible Foods is looking at expanding its newly debuted Impossible Pork product to Australia, as part of its strategy to target Asia as part of its mission to replace animal products in the food chain.

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Food & Beverage

Impossible Foods Announces Impossible Pork and a Burger King Sausage Croissant

January 7, 2020

Impossible Foods today announces it is introducing an Impossible Pork product which CEO Pat Brown refers to in a video as a “pivotal moment” for the company. Impossible also reveals from late January, select Burger King locations will be serving the Impossible™ Croissan’wich®, featuring a patty made with Impossible Sausage.

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