Meat from the lab: the start-up Mirai Foods began its activities with this promising vision. The young company’s technology was intended to make meat production more sustainable and animal-friendly. However, despite positive news and progress in the start-up’s technology, the company increasingly had to contend with a deteriorating situation on the financial markets. Early-stage start-ups in particular were receiving less and less support.
The company therefore looked around for strategic alternatives. Mirai Foods succeeded in acquiring Angst AG as a partner, which has now taken over the start-up belonging to grow. Since January, the Zurich-based company, which specialises in meat-based foods and vegetarian alternatives, has been developing the technology further. Five employees from Mirai Foods are now working there.