Impossible Foods news and trends

Grocery Roundup: Ahold Delhaize USA Brands Rethink eCommerce Footprint
Retail // September 01, 2022

As one U.S. brand owned by multinational grocery giant Ahold Delhaize grows its eCommerce fulfillment offerings, another is paring back. The grocer’s Salisbury, North Carolina-based brand, Food Lion, which has more than 1,100 stores across 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, announced Monday (Aug. 29) the...

Impossible Foods Founder Pat Brown Steps Down, Chobani Exec Peter McGuinness Named CEO
Personnel // March 17, 2022

Pat Brown, founder of Impossible Foods, will step down as CEO, CNBC reported Thursday (March 17), and Chobani’s departing operating chief, Peter McGuinness, will take the reins. This comes after a turbulent two years for the plant-based meat industry, with Impossible and rival Beyond Meat...

Grocery Roundup: Hy-Vee Debuts Fitness Showrooms; eGrocery Gets Specific
Retail // September 09, 2021

Soon, consumers could be adding treadmills to their grocery lists. Supermarket chain Hy-Vee, which operates 280 stores across the Midwest, announced Wednesday (Sept. 8) that it is partnering with exercise equipment brand Johnson Fitness & Wellness. The retailer will feature fitness showrooms at select stores,...

Grocery Roundup: Supermarkets Aid In Vaccine Distribution, Sustainability Becomes Commercially Viable
Retail // February 07, 2021

As the vaccine rollout continues across the country and the world, a wide range of businesses, from Amazon to Starbucks have offered to assist with distribution. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is turning toward supermarkets to help administer these vaccines on...

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Impossible Foods Founder Pat Brown Steps Down, Chobani Exec Peter McGuinness Named CEO

March 17, 2022
Pat Brown, founder of Impossible Foods, will step down as CEO, CNBC reported Thursday (March 17), and Chobani’s departing operating chief, Peter McGuinness, will take the reins. This comes after a turbulent two years for the plant-based meat industry, with Impossible and rival Beyond Meat both reporting strong sales in the early days of the […]

Impossible Foods CFO David Lee Goes To AppHarvest

January 07, 2021
AgTech company AppHarvest has hired David Lee, former chief financial officer of Impossible Foods, to be president of the company, according to a press release. Lee will start at AppHarvest...

Impossible Foods Closes $200M Funding Round

August 13, 2020
Impossible Foods, which specializes in non-meat-based alternative foods, has closed a funding round and come away with $200 million, according to a press release. The Series G round was led...

Impossible Burger Makes Its Way To Walmart

July 30, 2020
The Impossible Burger vegetable-based meat alternative landed in the grocery sections of Walmart stores on Thursday (July 30). Impossible Burger is available at almost 2,100 Walmart Supercenter and Neighborhood Market...