Tech Investors are Dumping Millions Each Year into Food Start-ups

Author: Lauren Feiner
Source: CNN

Meat alternatives like Impossible Foods’ vegetarian burger are expected to flourish as well. The meat substitutes market was worth an estimated $4.63 billion in 2018 and could reach $6.43 billion by 2023, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets. Beyond Meat, another plant-based burger maker, could be the first of this new wave of companies to hit the public market as it eyes an IPO.