Upside Foods Sues Florida Over Cultivated Meat Ban

August 19, 2024 Elizabeth Flood, Food Dive

The lawsuit claims the state’s ban on cultivated meat is unconstitutional and only seeks to protect local meat producers from competition.

UPSIDE Foods Hosts Cultivated Meat Tasting in Miami Ahead of Florida’s Cultivated Meat Ban

July 2, 2024 UPSIDE Foods

Cultivated meat was officially banned in Florida. Days before this ban took effect, UPSIDE Foods, the leading cultivated meat company, hosted a “Freedom of Food” pop-up event on The Annex rooftop in Miami. The event celebrated and advocated for food freedom and innovation that can help build a better future. It also marked the first time cultivated meat was available for the public to taste free of charge.

Upside Foods Prioritizes Expansion of Emeryville Facility Over Construction of Illinois Plant

February 28, 2024 Upside Foods

Upside Foods, an innovator and leader within the cultivated meat industry, has recently announced a significant adjustment to its expansion strategy. Amidst a challenging funding environment, the company has opted to refocus its resources and efforts, choosing to enhance and double the investment in its existing Emeryville, California facility, rather than proceeding with the immediate development of a new plant in Glenview, Illinois, which had been informally referred to as “Rubicon.”

UPSIDE Foods Selects Chicago Metropolitan Area for its First Commercial-Scale Cultivated Meat Production Plant

September 21, 2023 UPSIDE Foods

UPSIDE Foods, the leading cultivated meat, poultry and seafood company, announced today that it selected the greater Chicagoland region for its first large-scale cultivated meat production plant. The 187,000 square foot plant, based in Glenview, Illinois, will start by producing ground cultivated chicken products, with plans to expand to other species and whole-textured formats in the future.

UPSIDE Foods Promotes SVP of R&D to Chief Scientific Officer and Appoints Former Twitter Executive as Chief Legal Officer

August 7, 2023 UPSIDE Foods

UPSIDE Foods, the cultivated meat, poultry and seafood company, announced that Dr. Kevin Kayser, UPSIDE’s Senior Vice President of Research & Development (R&D), has been promoted to the role of Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), and Sean Edgett, former General Counsel at Twitter, has joined UPSIDE Foods as Chief Legal Officer (CLO).