Upside Foods steps up cell-based meat’s commercial production with Chicago plant

Upside Foods will set up its first commercial-scale cultivated meat production plant – Rubicon – in the Chicago Metropolitan Area to broaden its commercial offerings, heighten scalability and bring down production costs. The plant will commence its commercial sales by producing ground cultivated chicken products, with plans to extend to other species and whole-textured formats in the coming times.

Based in Glenview, Illinois, the company’s latest facility will also focus on large-scale production, distribution and sale of cultivated meat products.

With a planned investment of more than US$140 million, the Midwest expansion will reportedly generate an estimated 75 new jobs across warehousing, logistics, bioprocessing, food production and other commercial duties, notes the company.

“Establishing our plant in this region allows us to tap into a remarkable talent pool, a thriving innovation ecosystem and a notable history of meat production. We are grateful for the collaboration and partnership that we have built at the state, county and local levels in our site selection process,” says Dr. Uma Valeti, CEO and Founder of Upside Foods.

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