Your right I probably should have disclosed that I previously worked there but it's fairly clear from my post history so I figured it didn't matter. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The original comment wrote off the report as "some unsourced numbers in a press release" - I aimed to show it was more than that. Impossible has quite the academic rigor.
Agreed - there's plenty of room to interpret the specific numbers.
The price of beef does not include the environmental impact so I'm not sure this is a good indicator of the impact of making a product. Beef/Milk in the USA is also subsidized...
It sounds like you didn't read the report or check the references on page 26.
I recommend reading this paper and coming to your own conclusion about "almost no doubt". Within sustainability science, there is little debate about the lack of efficiency to produce protein via cows.
Impossible is not currently available directly to consumers. They do not make a meatloaf - it is possible the grocery store bought the raw product and is selling their own meatloaf.
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Impossible Foods was founded 7 years ago to invent an efficient, sustainable way to transform plants into irresistibly delicious, nutritious foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand -- without the destructive environmental impact of animals in our food chain. Our first product, the Impossible Burger, is currently available at nearly 2,500 restaurants across the United States and in Hong Kong.
We are hiring for multiple positions:
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I'm looking forward to seeing more of the technology working in the AV space get opened.