A Call for Radical Change: The Future of Food Starts Now 

Our CEO, Phil Graves shares his thoughts on the state of the food industry, and why what Meati offers is so important.

We’ve been sold a lie. Ultra-processed foods promised nutrition but delivered a crisis – gut issues, chronic disease, and a disconnect from real food with real ingredients. Factory farming, the backbone of our meat production, is gutting our planet. It pollutes our air and water, fuels deforestation, and drives climate change at an unsustainable pace. All in all – ultra-processed foods and factory farming are unsustainable for our health and our planet. 

It doesn’t have to be this way.  And we can’t afford to stand by.  

The food crisis we can’t ignore 

Consumers are waking up, and the backlash is loud and clear. They’re tired of overengineered, artificial alternatives that overpromise and underdeliver.  Look no further than the fall of Beyond Meat’s share price from a high of $239 in 2019 to today’s price that hovers around $3. Consumers have spoken.  

Meanwhile, the impact of factory farmed proteins keep mounting:  

• 14.5% of human-induced global greenhouse gas emissions (FAO) 
• Antibiotic resistance, with 70% of U.S. antibiotics used on livestock (NIH) 
• Deforestation and biodiversity loss 
• Worsening food insecurity, as crops feed livestock instead of people 

The solution has been here all along: Mycelium 

Nature has already provided the solution: mycelium. It’s not fake meat. It’s not a band-aid solution.  

It’s a whole-food protein – nutrient-dense, naturally functional, and incredibly scalable. 

At Meati, we’re driving this shift. Consumers are rejecting ultra-processed alternatives and demanding cleaner, more natural food options. Whole-food protein demand is driving triple digit category growth.  

Mycelium is a game changer 

• 73% less water and 89% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than beef 
• 200 cows’ worth of protein grown in less than a week  
• 10x less land used than soy 

And the benefits go beyond sustainability – calorie for calorie, mycelium outperforms both animal-based and ultra-processed meats in nutrition.  

• Naturally high in protein and fiber 
• The protein quality is as high as animal proteins 
• Low in cholesterol and saturated fats 
• Packed with umami flavor and hearty texture 

This isn’t just the future of plant-based eating. It’s the future of food. 

The future of food is now – and mycelium will take us there 

This isn’t just about swapping meat for a better alternative. It’s about redefining how we feed the world. 

In the next decade, mycelium won’t be a niche food in the US—it’ll be a staple of the modern lifestyle, redefining what it means to eat sustainably, just as it already is in parts of Asia. 

Food is on the front line in the fight against the public health crisis, climate change, and resource depletion. 

To feed a growing population with taste, nutrition, and sustainability equally prioritized, we have to build a smarter, cleaner, more resilient food system that’s both regenerative and scalable. The solution isn’t either-or.   

The food revolution is underway 

Join us in reshaping the future of food. Choose mycelium, champion your health and sustainability, and become part of the solution. Together, let’s build a cleaner, smarter food system—starting today. 

Are you in?