The Better Meat Co. has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) as part of the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This funding will support the company’s production of its proprietary mycoprotein ingredient, Rhiza.

Bioscience company The Better Meat Co. is scaling up production of its allergen-free mycoprotein Rhiza with the help of a recent US Department of Defense (DoD) grant, as the company prepares its next round of funding.

The Better Meat Co.'s Rhiza mycoprotein receives FDA GRAS status and USDA approval as a meat enhancer. This pioneering mycoprotein, rich in protein and fiber with low fat and calories, offers improved cooking yields and texture.

Ed Elson speaks with Paul Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of The Better Meat Co., They discuss how Paul’s career in animal advocacy led him to start a company, his advice on fundraising, and why he believes saving animals can help save the planet.

Advanced microbial farming has achieved cost-effective, scalable production of Rhiza. With a significant yield increase and superior nutrition, we're set to rival traditional meat. Dive into the details of our latest innovation and see how we're transforming sustainable food production.

TIME & Statista declare The Better Meat Co. a Top GreenTech company

Food Dive interviews Better Meat Co. CEO Paul Shapiro about everything from his first job to his desired last meal.

When will alt-meat headlines improve? Better Meat Co. CEO Paul Shapiro predicts sooner than you may think.

Oshi and The Better Meat Co. were awarded a $1 million grant to advance mycoprotein salmon.

Oshi & BMC have jointly been awarded a $1 million USD grant from the BIRD Foundation.

Mycelium innovator The Better Meat Co. reveals it recently hosted “Night Under the Fermenters” – a special dinner to showcase the versatility of its Rhiza mycoprotein ingredient. Featuring 10 different courses, the fine dining experience offered guests a “taste of the future” with mycoprotein-based bacon, chicken, turkey, foie gras, caviar and even baked desserts.

Paul Shapiro, CEO of The Better Meat Co., is a 2023 Most Admired CEO honoree.

For Member companies, Invest.Green’s innovative media and research platform provides a highly credible, third-party forum through which to “tell their green stories” to investors. Equally importantly, it also gives the companies the ability to connect with, learn from, and explore commercial opportunities with other Members.

Using a unique strain of Rhiza mycoprotein, Better Meat says it is able to naturally replicate the texture and flavor of virtually any meat-based product. Along with sliced turkey, hot dogs, and foie gras, the company has hinted it is working on animal-free steak.

The alternative meat company announced a joint development agreement with Greenleaf Foods, SPC, in December 2022, which is the owner of leading plant-based food brands Lightlife and Field Roast. This new partnership comes roughly a year after Shapiro’s company partnered with Perdue Farms and Hormel Foods.

The two organizations will work together to explore the next generation of alternative protein innovation using The Better Meat Co.’s state-of-the-art Rhiza mycoprotein ingredient.

Vegconomist takes a look at the mycoprotein turkey slices and fungi foie gras from The Better Meat Co.

VegNews magazine features The Better Meat Co.'s product launch at the Linkedin corporate HQ.

Deli Market News profiles The Better Meat Co.'s work to brew a better bite of meat.

The Sacramento Bee explores The Better Meat Co.'s fermentation facility and its myriad product applications.

The Better Meat Co. aims to create sustainable ingredients for meat-like products through the power of fermentation using mycoprotein and provides these ingredients to food companies to use as the basis of their blended and fully animal-free meats.

Better Meat Co. CEO Paul Shapiro writes for Virgin.com about how to reduce pandemic risk.

NowThis Media spotlights The Better Meat Co.'s mission to satiate humanity's meat-tooth without animals.

In Episode #169 I sit down with Paul Shapiro, author of Clean Meat and the CEO and Co-Founder of The Better Meat Co, to chat about the future of food.

Walk inside Better Meat Co.’s 12,500 sqft production facility in West Sacramento, CA and you’ll quickly be greeted by a large mural that paints a utopian future retrospective on the history of meat.

Paul Shapiro, CEO of The Better Meat Co, believes that mycoprotein fermentation will give the plant-based seafood sector a whole host of ingredients for their edible offerings, while making the global food system more sustainable.

Watch our exciting recent feature on Good Day Sacramento, the CBS morning show.

Paul Shapiro wears lots of hats – CEO, founder, advisor, podcaster, author – but the one constant through in all those roles is that of evangelist.

Today’s plant-based food companies are clear on the fact that they’ll need to win over flexitarians to succeed rather than just appealing to the tiny percentage of the population that’s already vegetarian or vegan.

Perhaps no company understands that reality better than The Better Meat Co.

The Better Meat Co – a startup best-known for providing plant-based meat enhancers – has completed construction of a “substantial mycoprotein fermentation facility” in Sacramento that will produce fungi-based meat alternatives that “work phenomenally both in ground meat form and whole muscle form.”

The Better Meat Co. has opened a fermentation plant that will produce Rhiza, a new mycoprotein ingredient that may be used to enhance or replace meat in a variety of applications.

The Better Meat Co. has opened a fermentation plant that will produce Rhiza, a new mycoprotein ingredient that may be used to enhance or replace meat in a variety of applications.

The Better Meat Co. Announces Completion of Fermentation Plant to Produce Mycoprotein Superfood
New sustainable protein ingredient is minimally processed, can be used in ground and whole cut meat applications, and is cheaper than beef.

During the past three years, the company has been secretly developing a 13,000-square-foot plant where it can produce thousands of pounds each month of the meat substitute protein.

The Better Meat Co. is celebrating the grand opening of its renovated research lab and headquarters, which includes a production facility for the next generation of the company's plant-based meat additives.

In 2021, Food Business News declared The Better Meat Co. to be a startup changing the food system.

The Better Meat Co. is growing! Check out the Sacramento Business Journal’s coverage of our expansion.

Comstock's featured our work to build a more sustainable food system in its December 2020 issue.

Musings profiled The Better Meat Co.'s groundbreaking work.

"This positioning poises the startup for massive expansion as more companies experiment in the plant-based space."

"The Better Meat Co. wants to reduce consumption of animal products. But rather than coming at the problem with an all or nothing approach, the company instead has pinned its hopes to incremental change on the part of both large meat producers and consumers alike."

‍The Better Meat Co., a Sacramento-based sustainable food tech start-up founded in 2018, announced today the close of its $8.1 million seed round. Including the $1.6 million it raised during its pre-seed round in 2018.

Idea Mensch interviewed one of our cofounders in 2018 about early-stage entrepreneurship and how we’re helping to build a more sustainable food system.

The Beyond Capital Podcast did an episode about The Better Meat Co.'s work to improve food sustainability.

In 2020, Meat & Poultry interviewed our CEO Paul Shapiro for its podcast. Hear all about how we're helping meat companies improve sustainability!

Industry publication Intrafish writes: “The next evolution in plant-based seafood is making its debut and it could have significant implications for pollock and crab producers. The Better Meat Company is working with seafood firms to test hybrid pollock and crab items that include a blend of plant-based protein and seafood.”

“Perdue, in partnership with The Better Meat Co., recently released a line of chicken products specifically to meet the needs of flexitarian families. Titled, ‘Chicken Plus,’ these items are blended with cauliflower, chickpeas, and other plant proteins, and are now available in 7,100 supermarkets across the country, including Walmart.”

AgFunder ran a nice profile and interview about The Better Meat Co.’s work.