Billion Dollar Burger by Chase Purdy
7 out of 10New plant-based meat substitutes have become available to the public in recent years. Innovative production methods have a chance to efficiently provide food to billions of hungry people. This book focuses on companies trying to master the development of lab-grown, real-animal, cell-cultured meat and bring it to market. Vegans, activists, and investors around the world are working hard to make that happen. Most governing bodies have strict regulations about what can be sold as food. The laws are ostensibly to protect consumers, but they also act to keep competition away from existing industries. There are cultural and ethical considerations. Is it kosher and halal? Advocates promise a change for the good. We shall see.