Midwestern grocery store chain Meijer will now begin selling a vegan meat alternative that is made from fungus at 260 stores, across 6 states ā Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
Meati FoodsĀ announced its Eat Meatiā¢ will be sold in four different options: the Classic Cutlets and Classis Steaks, Crispy Cutlets, and Carne Asada Steaks; with two units in each package.
The company produces what is called mycelium-based meat (fungus-based), cultivated and fermented in vats similar to beer.
Thatās why we do everything ourselves, from growing and nurturing our mushroom root main ingredient, to creating our nutrient-rich, sustainable, whole-cut products.
The company says on its website
Meijer and Meati share a desire to make it simpler for people to lead healthier lives with quality, nutritious products that deliver on great value.
As our previous partnerships and expansions have shown, people are ready for an animal-free meat that tastes great and is good for them. We are excited to introduce Meijer customers to our products and incredible stores and expand Meatiās availability to mainstream grocery shoppers for the first time.
Scott Tassani, president and COO of Meati Foods, said
The product is already available in all 380 Sprouts Farmers Market stores since March, according toĀ Vegconomist.
āMeati has also achieved successful partnerships in US food service, where it debuted two Crispy Chikān Sandwiches with burger chain PLNT Burger, piloted its products with salad chain sweetgreen and outsold tofu by 2X at fast casual restaurant chain Birdcall,ā Vegconomist added…
