Plant-Based Cheeseburger Raises $108 Million

$108 Million raised for plant-based Cheese Burger

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A Real Cheese.[/caption]Yes that number is big, and yes it is correct. A company in Redwood City, California, Impossible Foods, is bringing this too reality. The day this comes to fruition, will be a sad day for burger lovers everywhere. According to Tech Crunch:Impossible Foods, a four-year-old, Redwood City, Ca.-based company at work on a new generation of meats and cheeses made entirely from plants, has raised $108 million in new funding from a powerful group of backers.Investors in the round, which was led by UBS, include Viking Global Investors and earlier backers Khosla Ventures; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Horizons Ventures, which invests on behalf of Hong Kong business magnate Li Ka-shing.Impossible Foods was founded by Patrick Brown, who spent 25 years as a biochemistry professor at Stanford before co-founding a four-year-old Hayward, Ca.-based food company called Kite Hill that has developed numerous nut milk products that it says are healthier and more sustainable than their dairy counterparts.

Cofounded by vegan celebrity chef Tal Ronnen and cheesemaker Monte Casino, the company’s products include almond milk cheeses, ricotta, ravioli, and cream-cheese-like cheeses that are sold in Whole Foods and elsewhere.With Impossible Foods, as with Kite Hill, Brown is reportedly looking to make foods that are not only tasty but which have no cholesterol, hormones, or antibiotics. Its flagship product: a plant-based cheeseburger.See the full story and more from Tech Crunch.[mwi-cat-listing cat="94" ppp="4" cols="4" desc="false" type="view" btn_color="black" ]