Lab-grown meat companies
Who actually makes this stuff? Labels almost never say "lab-grown" — they name the company or use words like "cell-cultured." Here's a quick guide to the names behind it.
UPSIDE Foods
Berkeley, California · Cultivated chicken
Probably the best-known name in US lab-grown meat. Its chicken cleared the federal review process and has been served at restaurants. Sourced flags this name whenever it shows up on a label.
GOOD Meat
Singapore and the US · Cultivated chicken
The cultivated-meat brand from Eat Just (better known for plant-based eggs). It was first in the world to get approval, in Singapore, and has been sold there ever since.
Wildtype
Portland, Oregon · Cultivated salmon
Makes cultivated salmon and serves it at its own sushi bar in Portland. If a menu says "wildtype salmon," that's the one.
Mission Barns
San Francisco, California · Cultivated pork fat
Grows pork fat from animal cells, then blends it with plant protein into meatballs, bacon, and pepperoni. The fat is the cultivated part — Sourced watches for the name itself.
Believer Meats
Wilson, North Carolina · Cultivated chicken (formerly Future Meat Technologies)
Built a huge facility in North Carolina and cleared federal review — then shut down at the end of 2025. The name can still appear on older packaging, so Sourced keeps watching for it.
Eat Just
Singapore and the US · Parent company of GOOD Meat
If a label says Eat Just or GOOD Meat, it's the same family. The brand name is what usually shows on packaging.
Other names to know
More companies are working on this — these have cleared rules in other countries, so labels there may name them too.
A quick reminder: approval to sell isn't the same as availability. Lab-grown meat is only allowed in a few places so far, and the big names sell in small amounts. This list changes as companies come and go — like any food industry.