Nature's Fynd is a startup developing meatless burgers, dairy-free cheese, and dairy-free nuggets.
The Chicago-based company has already raised $158 millionfunding from several large investors and plans to release its products this year. There are currently two major players in the $7 billion alternative meat market: Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Nature's Fynd may soon join them.
Nature's Fynd company was founded in 2012Thomas Jonas and Mark Kozubal. Before co-founding the company, Kozubal researched the bacterium Fusarium strain flavolapis from volcanic hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.
Kozubal and a team of scientists fermented the bacteria into a protein-rich substance they named Fy. Today it is the backbone of the company's food products.
Nature's Fynd says its protein, derived from volcanic microbes, includes all 20 essential amino acids, and the cultured meat contains no cholesterol or trans fats.
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