Impossible Foods

Industry

Alternative proteins, Food ingredients, Precision Fermentation & Cultivated Products

Topics

Plant-based meat, dairy & egg, Yeast, fermentation & food ingredients

Role

Producer — “…| Focus | Plant-based meat with fermentation-made heme (AP02) | Impossible Foods is a private food techn…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Impossible Foods is a food technology company that uses fermentation and genetic engineering to produce plant-based meat alternatives, specifically utilizing heme protein.

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Sites 1

• Manufacturing site, Oakland, California, USA

Production, R&D and other sites from the company's website and automated research; street addresses omitted.

• 2026-01 Latest status: CEO Peter McGuinness stepped down in January 2026, and the company is currently led by a three-member executive team. ↗ ↗ ↗

Recent news 5

Found by automated search; summaries are machine-written in English. The headline names the company or the summary is about it — check the source before relying on it.

• 2026-09-25 Impossible Foods Owes $1.5M In IP Row After Judge Cancels Punitive Damages Retrial - Mealey's mealeys.com
  Impossible Foods was ordered by a federal judge in California to pay $1.5 million in damages for infringing a website’s mark on the word “Impossible,” after a jury found infringement. The planned punitive-damages retrial was canceled following IX LLC’s waiver of the retrial …
• 2026-07-30 Impossible Foods Cuts $3 Million Trademark Verdict, Wins Retrial news.bloomberglaw.com
  Impossible Foods had $1.75 million cut from a $3.25 million verdict for trademark infringement and won a retrial ordered by Judge Beth Labson Freeman, who found the punitive damages likely inflated by juror bias and noted a miscarriage of justice.
• 2026-07-30 Impossible Foods Gets New TM Trial On Punitive Damages - Law360 law360.com
  A California federal judge has ordered a new trial on punitive damages for the Impossible Foods trademark case, finding that the previous $1.75 million award against lifestyle brand Impossible X was not supported by the trial evidence.
• 2026-04-08 Madison Square Garden Names Impossible Foods the Official Plant-Based Burger Partner of the World’s Most Famous Arena, New York Knicks and New York Rangers business.am-news.com
  Impossible Foods has partnered with Madison Square Garden to become the Official Plant-Based Burger Partner, launching the Impossible Grille and expanding plant-based options across MSG venues, signaling strong brand visibility and a commitment to sustainability and catering to …
• 2026-01-19 Impossible Foods Diversifies Beyond Alt-Meat, Targets High-Protein Bread and Pasta - Agro & Food Processing agronfoodprocessing.com
  Impossible Foods is broadening beyond alt-meat into high-protein, grain-based staples like bread and pasta through a partnership with Equii, signaling a strategic pivot to diversify product lines and reach a broader, health-conscious consumer base as demand for alternative …

Partners & deals 1

Similar companies

Noble Bean Tempeh · Greenleaf Foods · ERGO · meati™ · Field Roast · WORTHINGTON® · UPSIDE Foods · Alpha Foods

Registry identifiers

• IRS Number: 461982573
• Washington UBI: 604615591

Funding

• Latest round: Series h · 2021-11-23 · US$ 500.0 M
• Total raised: US$ 1.9 B

From automated research (company websites, filings, a commercial company index); not checked by hand. Registry identifiers: confirm in the official registry.