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The U.S. Maker of Fake Mayo Pitches China on Fake Eggs

On a recent Monday morning in a Shanghai conference room, four executives from a major Chinese food producer and distributor sat socially distanced from one another, pulled down their masks, and tried some fake eggs. In a makeshift basement office in San Francisco, 15 hours behind, Josh Tetrick, the chief executive officer of egg-substitute maker Eat Just Inc., watched via Zoom.

BusinessweekLarissa ZimberoffJune 4, 2020EatJust, Just Eggs, China, Josh Tetrick, Plant-based, food-tech

There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Race to Replace Eggs

Egg whites are universally accepted as a healthy source of protein. But because they come from chickens, one could worry about animal welfare, the environmental damage wrought by industrial poultry and even Salmonella—since the Food and Drug Administration estimates that 79,000 Americans are sickened by tainted eggs every year.

BloombergLarissa ZimberoffMay 16, 2019eggs, plant-based eggs, Just Eggs, Clara Foods, VeganEgg, Conagra