Impossible Foods, the much-talked-about San-Francisco-based creator of the vegetarian ‘bleeding burger’, has set its sights on Europe. Seven plant-based food startups serving up vegan meat in Europe Impossible Foods has set its sights on Europe. Both public and private companies see continued plant-based development in 2020 with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey recently launching two varieties of plant-based … Plant-based food companies have raised more than $16 billion in the last decade, with record gains of $13 billion in 2017 and 2018 alone, according to the “State of the Industry Report” released today by non-profit organization Good Food Institute (GFI). “Investors and entrepreneurs are capitalizing on a global shift in the way meat is produced. Companies are continuing to ride the vegan wave as customers increasingly look for plant-based foods to replace meat and dairy. Bolthouse Farms has gone through multiple changes over the past decade. Founded in 2014, Nabati is a private food technology company that offers plant-based products to the North American market. Based in Oregon, Pacific Foods takes both plant-based food and sustainability seriously. By Kim Darrah 6 November 2019. The plant-based food company went public on May 1, 2019, at $25 a share, selling 11.1 million units of its stock for net proceeds of $252 million, including the underwriters’ over-allotment. A century-old vision of plant-based foods remains intact . Here are the European plant-based meat startups it will come up against.