Important Innovations

$750 million in Funding Meatless Burger Sensation Impossible Burger was one of the big hits at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019.  In fact, the meatless, plant-based burger was a star of the show with the public and journalists.  They loved the taste. Impossible Foods Today, the company behind it Impossible Foods announced that it raised $300 million from investors in its latest round of funding.  That brings the grand total to $750 million, leading up to a possible initial public offering. Stanford University Entrepreneur The company was founded by a Stanford University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Pat O'Reilly Brown.  His product at the CES 2019 received rave reviews on taste, texture and appearance.  Impossible Burger is already sold in 7,000 restaurants worldwide, including at Disney Theme Parks.  Burger King is launching the Impossible Whopper with the Impossible meatless patties in a nationwide rollout at all of its US stores this ...

Mission Impossible - Impossible Burger 2.0 Wins CES 2019 Top Innovation Award Source:  Impossible Foods' Impossible Burger  Ushers in 2019 as The Year of the Vegan This innovation "best in class" news story absolutely sizzles.  A humble vegan burger, that has been perfected by a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and his team at Impossible Foods, has just won best in class at the global 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  The competition includes 4,400 other great innovations across global industries.  The Economist nailed this year as "The Year of the Vegan".  CES just awarded the perfect vegan burger.  For a news blog on this, go to my colleague journalist Ed Kane's blog at Important Innovations Collection: CES Top Prize - Impossible Burger : Vegan Burger  Top CES Innovation Prize : "Triumph for Food Engineering" Source Impossible Foods' Impossible Burger Impo...