Benjamin Netanyahu: The First Head of State to Taste Cultivated Meat
Benjamin Netanyahu: It’s delicious and guilt-free, I can’t taste the difference. Israel will become a powerhouse for alternative meat and alternative protein.
VEGCONOMIST: Israel wants to position itself on the forefront of the global alternative protein ecosystem, and is home to the most foodtech companies for cultivated meat, with companies including SuperMeat, initiator of the world’s first cultivated chicken restaurant experience; Meat-Tech, the world’s first publicly listed cultivated meat company; and FutureMeat, which last year built the world’s first meat pilot production facility.
Aleph Farms, which was founded and nurtured by The Kitchen Hub incubator of the Strauss Group in collaboration with Israel Institute of Technology, is considered the producer of the first prototype of a commercial cultivated steak that has been tasted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit…
The Prime Minister commented on taste and the procedure to be followed for Israel’s alternative protein sector as follows: “It’s delicious and guilt-free, I can’t taste the difference. I have directed the State Secretary Tzahi Braverman to appoint a body to serve these industries in order to connect and oversee all the stakeholders operating in this field. Israel will become a powerhouse for alternative meat and alternative protein”…
Last year, Benjamin Netanyahu appointed animal liberation and vegan activist Tal Gilboa to advise him on animal rights. In what could be perceived as a step towards an interest to move meat away from animal ag on the advice of Gilboa, he this week took part in a publicised trip to sample Aleph Farms’ cultured meat. SOURCE…
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