Impossible Foods
American company making plant-based meat substitutes
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| 2021 | Impossible Foods launched Impossible Chicken, further diversifying their plant-based protein product line. |
| August 2020 | Impossible Foods raised $200 million in an internal funding round led by existing investor Coatue. |
| July 2020 | Impossible Burger patties become available at Trader Joe's and approximately 2,100 Walmart locations in the United States. |
| April 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA allows restaurants to sell Impossible beef substitute directly to consumers. |
| March 16 2020 | The company raised an additional $500 million in funding. |
| January 2020 | The company launched Impossible Pork, expanding their range of plant-based meat alternatives. |
| October 2019 | Impossible Burger makes its first retail grocery store appearance, initially at Gelson's stores in Southern California. |
| September 4 2019 | An FDA rule change took effect, allowing the sale of Impossible Burgers in grocery stores by accepting soy leghemoglobin as a food colorant. |
| August 2019 | Impossible Whopper is officially made available nationwide at Burger King. |
| June 2019 | Impossible Foods partnered with Burger King to release Impossible Whoppers across the United States, expanding their plant-based meat product distribution. |
| May 2019 | Impossible Foods raised $300 million in investment, increasing the company's total valuation to $2 billion. |
| May 2019 | Little Caesars began testing the Impossible Supreme pizza in Florida, New Mexico, and Washington state, featuring Impossible Foods' first plant-based sausage product, which involved developing 50 prototype sausage iterations. |
| April 2019 | Burger King begins test marketing the Impossible Whopper in St. Louis and announces plans for nationwide rollout. |
| January 7 2019 | Impossible Foods introduced the Impossible Burger 2.0, an improved version of their original plant-based burger. |
| December 2018 | The Impossible Burger obtained Halal certification, further broadening its appeal to different dietary requirements. |
| July 2018 | Impossible Burger becomes available at approximately 3,000 locations across the United States and Hong Kong. |
| July 2018 | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a 'no questions' letter, accepting a panel of food-safety experts' conclusion that the heme protein is safe to eat, with initial approval limited to restaurant-cooked products. |
| May 2018 | The Impossible Burger received Kosher certification, expanding its dietary accessibility. |
| April 2018 | The company raised $114 million in funding led by Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Hong Kong-based Sailing Capital, bringing the total funding to $372 million. |
| April 2018 | White Castle starts serving Impossible Burgers, eventually expanding to all 377 of its locations. |
| 2017 | Impossible Foods filed an update with the FDA regarding leghemoglobin safety. |
| August 2017 | Impossible Foods raised $75 million in additional financing after reaching key objectives, with Bill Gates making an additional investment. |
| March 2017 | Impossible Foods announces plans to build its first large-scale production plant in Oakland, California, with a capacity to produce 1 million pounds of plant-based burger meat per month. |
| January 2017 | Michelin-starred restaurant Public, operated by Brad Farmerie, begins serving the Impossible Burger. |
| October 2016 | Impossible Burger becomes a standing menu item in selected California restaurants including Jardinière, Cockscomb in San Francisco, and Crossroads Kitchen in Los Angeles. |
| July 2016 | Momofuku Nishi restaurant in New York begins serving the Impossible Burger, marking its first restaurant debut. |
| July 2016 | Impossible Foods launched its signature product, the Impossible Burger, as a vegan alternative to beef hamburgers. |
| 2015 | Patrick Brown turned down a $300 million buyout offer for Impossible Foods. |
| 2014 | Impossible Foods declared leghemoglobin is generally recognized as safe after conducting testing under FDA oversight. |
| 2011 | Patrick O. Brown founded Impossible Foods, initially exploring plant-based alternatives for various meat and dairy products, with a primary focus on creating a ground beef substitute. |
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