How Fungi-Based "Super Bacon" Could Revolutionize Plant-Based Eating - Prime Roots' Kimberlie Le
08/31/20 • 29 min
Prime Roots' co-founder & CEO Kimberlie Le and her team are working to bring a new more affordable, ethical, nutritious, and sustainable protein to the world. How? The Berkeley, California-based startup is creating high protein meats and seafood—including their landmark bacon product—from a revolutionary whole food superprotein: Koji. And, they are growing, packing, and distributing it from their facilities, which drives down costs and resources while ramping up production.
Prime Roots website: https://www.primeroots.com/
Prime Roots' co-founder & CEO Kimberlie Le and her team are working to bring a new more affordable, ethical, nutritious, and sustainable protein to the world. How? The Berkeley, California-based startup is creating high protein meats and seafood—including their landmark bacon product—from a revolutionary whole food superprotein: Koji. And, they are growing, packing, and distributing it from their facilities, which drives down costs and resources while ramping up production.
Prime Roots website: https://www.primeroots.com/
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Integriculture’s website: https://integriculture.jp/?locale=en
Shojinmeat Project’s website: https://shojinmeat.com/wordpress/en/
My Food Job Rocks website: https://myfoodjobrocks.com/
Cultured Meat Symposium website: https://2020.cmsymp.com/
Music interlude created by Lee Rosevere.
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Material Innovation Initiative's website: https://www.materialinnovation.org/
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