Providing Strategic Support to Companies

We work with both start-up and established companies to ensure marketplace success for products that are disrupting the current system.

Fostering the Next Generation of Innovators

We connect food scientists, students, culinary experts, and entrepreneurs with opportunities in the academic and nonprofit sectors.

Educating Institutions

We educate grant-making institutions, corporations, and governmental bodies about plant-based and clean meat R&D as a critical component of endeavors related to sustainability, climate change, and global health.

Promoting Plant-Based Products

We work with restaurants, grocery stores, and foodservice companies to increase availability of the best plant-based options on menus, in grocery stores, and in cafeterias.

“Remaking meat is one sector of the food industry that is ripe for innovation and growth.”

Bill Gates
Founder of Microsoft

"I believe that in 30 years or so we will no longer need to kill any animals and that all meat will either be clean or plant-based, taste the same, and also be much healthier for everyone."

Richard Branson
Founder of Virgin Group

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Watch Bruce Friedrich’s TED Talk on Plant-Based and Cell-Based Meat

GFI Executive Director Bruce Friedrich explains how new forms of meat production can help address some of the greatest global challenges of our time.

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JUST Egg, a plant-based egg developed by the San Francisco-based food manufacturer JUST, is already being enjoyed at select Tim Hortons locations throughout Canada and will now hit 2,100 Kroger stores throughout the United States.

How Goodmylk Founder Abhay Rangan Is Making Plant-Based Waves in the Indian Dairy Market

Goodmylk founder Abhay Rangan aims to provide consumers with plant-based milk that’s delicious, affordable, and accessible—and he has bold plans for taking a big bite out of India’s dairy market.

Q&A with MorningStar Farms’ Sara Young

Sara Young, general manager of the US frozen veggie category for MorningStar Farms’ parent company Kellogg, is integral to making MorningStar’s entire product line fully plant-based over the next two years.

The Benefits of Animal-Free Meat Production That No One Is Talking About Yet

In a new piece for Wired, GFI’s Dr. Liz Specht explains two major but rarely discussed challenges with current meat production—and how plant- and cell-based meat can solve them.

Meat Giant Marfrig and ADM Partner to Bring Plant-Based Meat to Brazil

Meat giant Marfrig and the agricultural powerhouse ADM are partnering to bring plant-based meat to Brazil, helping meet growing international demand.

Imagine a food system where the most affordable and delicious products are also good for our bodies and the planet.

Here's how we do it.

“Remaking meat is one sector of the food industry that is ripe for innovation and growth.”

"I believe that in 30 years or so we will no longer need to kill any animals and that all meat will either be clean or plant-based, taste the same, and also be much healthier for everyone."

Latest From the GFI Blog

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