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YouTube Star MrBeast Visits UPSIDE Foods in New Video With Over 60M Views

MrBeast, a YouTuber with 464 million subscribers, recently paid a visit to California-based cultivated meat producer UPSIDE Foods. UPSIDE appears in a new MrBeast video titled “$1 vs $1,000,000,000 Futuristic Tech!” The video discusses various revolutionary new technologies, including cultivated meat, and has over 60 million views at the time of writing. Viewers can watch as Jimmy Donaldson, the creator behind MrBeast, tours UPSIDE Foods to learn how cultivated chicken …

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UPSIDE Foods Launches New Spinoff Lucius Labs to Commercialize Cell Culture Media

US cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods has recently launched a spinoff called Lucius Labs. As first reported by AgFunderNews, the new company will create cell culture media for the life sciences industry. In a LinkedIn post, Bob Newman, Chief Scientific Officer at UPSIDE Foods, explained that the company had “developed deep expertise in cell culture media based on extensive work in cultivated meat”. Consequently, UPSIDE has decided to sell cell …

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Wildtype and UPSIDE Foods Gain Early Win in Lawsuit Against Texas’ Cultivated Meat Ban

A federal judge has denied the State of Texas’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Texas’s ban on the sale of cultivated meat. The lawsuit has been brought by public interest law firm the Institute for Justice, on behalf of Californian cultivated meat and seafood companies UPSIDE Foods and Wildtype. US District Judge Alan Albright held that the plaintiffs’ dormant Commerce Clause claim may proceed. However, he denied the companies’ …

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UPSIDE Foods Returns to Court to Challenge Florida’s Cultivated Meat Ban

In August of last year, cultivated chicken producer UPSIDE Foods joined forces with the Institute for Justice to file a lawsuit against Florida’s cultivated meat ban. As reported by Courthouse News Service, UPSIDE claims that Florida cannot impose limits on interstate trade due to the US Constitution’s Commerce Clause. The company says only the federal government can regulate poultry products under the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). In April of …

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UPSIDE Foods & Wildtype Sue Texas for Banning Cultivated Meat

Cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods and cultivated seafood producer Wildtype have partnered with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a federal lawsuit against the state of Texas for banning cultivated meat. Texas’ law, SB 261, went into effect on September 1 and imposes a total ban on the sale of cultivated meat in Texas. Penalties for violation include fines of up to $25,000 per day and even jail time. …

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UPSIDE Foods is hosting a free one-night-only pop-up in Miami to offer cultivated chicken before Florida's cultivated meat ban takes effect on July 1, 2024.

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After Tasting Cultivated Meat, Americans of All Political Affiliations Oppose a Ban

Just before Florida’s cultivated meat ban came into force last year, UPSIDE Foods hosted a cultivated chicken tasting in the state, titled the Freedom of Food Pop-Up. Researchers at Tufts University took the opportunity to study the event, and have now published a paper revealing insights into cultivated meat acceptance among Americans. One of the most significant is that the vast majority of attendees opposed the banning of cultivated meat …

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Upside Foods Serves Cultivated Chicken at Indy 500 Ahead of Indiana’s Cultivated Meat Ban

Cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods, based in Berkeley, California, served cultivated chicken sandwiches during the Indianapolis 500 event on Sunday. This demonstration occurred shortly before Indiana’s statewide ban on the sale of cultivated meat takes effect on July 1, 2025. Indiana’s legislation prohibits the sale of cultivated meat products, including those produced by UPSIDE Foods. The company used the Indy 500 event to respond to the upcoming ban, stating on …

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UPSIDE Foods Wins First-Round Victory in Court After Challenging Florida Cultivated Meat Ban

After filing a lawsuit against Florida’s cultivated meat ban in August of last year, UPSIDE Foods has been granted an important first-round victory by Chief Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The ruling denies an attempt by the government to dismiss the legal challenge, meaning the case will progress in the trial court. UPSIDE’s lawsuit alleges that Florida’s cultivated meat ban violates …

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UPSIDE Foods Restructures Operations Amid Ongoing Workforce Reductions

UPSIDE Foods, a cultivated meat company based in Berkeley, California, has confirmed recent workforce reductions, citing a strategic restructuring aimed at improving operational efficiency. The layoffs come as part of an ongoing effort to streamline operations and focus on the commercialization and scaling of its products. A company spokesperson told both AgFunderNews and Alt-Meat: “We’ve reorganized our team and operations to stay agile and efficient to meet any challenges ahead,” …

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Institute for Justice and UPSIDE Foods File Lawsuit Against State of Florida

In partnership with the cultivated chicken company UPSIDE Foods, the Institute for Justice (IJ) has filed a lawsuit against the Florida law banning cultivated meat. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill prohibiting the production, distribution, and sale of cultivated meat in the Sunshine State on May 1, 2024, and it went into effect on July 1. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida, …

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