{"id":249665,"date":"2024-04-25T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/impossible-foods-is-opening-a-cattle-free-ranch-but-vegan-restaurants-are-serving-meat-whats-going-on-in-the-food-industry-right-now\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T21:12:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:12:32","slug":"impossible-foods-is-opening-a-cattle-free-ranch-but-vegan-restaurants-are-serving-meat-whats-going-on-in-the-food-industry-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/impossible-foods-is-opening-a-cattle-free-ranch-but-vegan-restaurants-are-serving-meat-whats-going-on-in-the-food-industry-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Impossible Foods Is Opening a Cattle-Free Ranch, But Vegan Restaurants Are Serving Meat: What\u2019s Going on in the Food Industry Right Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"
This past Earth Day, two California companies known for their plant-based offerings made significant announcements that underscore the tumultuous landscape of the plant-based sector and the wider food industry at large. The first came from the Northern California-based plant-based meat giant Impossible Foods: it is opening \u201cImpossible Ranch,\u201d a South Carolina-based former cattle ranch that will grow crops for the ingredients used in its meaty plant-based burgers and also provide a loving home for rescue cattle. The second came from a long-standing Los Angeles restaurant chain formerly known as Sage Vegan Bistro: it is adding animal meat to the menu, and rebranding as Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery.<\/p>\n
While Sage didn\u2019t reference finances in its announcement, the news from these institutions is representative of a much wider split in the plant-based food industry. Sales are…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n