澳洲初创凭米其林认可的「蘑菇肉」获850万美元融资，称将继续扩张欧美及新加坡市场

替代肉类产品所宣称的承诺最近受到质疑：彭博社和华盛顿邮报的文章质疑它是否会真正被消费者接受；Beyond Meat 股价下跌和 Impossible Foods 大规模裁员等其他新闻也给该行业的未来带来了不确定性。

尽管如此，近日，用蘑菇生产植物性肉类的澳大利亚初创公司 宣布完成由新加坡风险投资公司 K3 领投的850 万美元 A 轮融资。几位有影响力的人物：百胜（Yum! Brands，肯德基、必胜客的母公司）前首席执行官 Greg Creed，普林斯顿大学教授、著名伦理学家和动物权利活动家 Peter Singer 等，以及现有投资者 Blackbird、AgFunder 和 Aera VC 也参与其中。至今，该公司已获得超过 2000 万美元风险投资。

这笔资金将加速其研发与新蘑菇肉产品的推出，及以北美、英国和新加坡为重点的国际市场的扩张。

用香菇制作素食“肉”，模仿牛腩和手撕猪肉，推出了一系列替代肉半成品产品。至于最近关于植物性食品表现不佳的报道，Fable 联合创始人兼首席执行官 Michael Fox 表现乐观。

“彭博社和其他媒体的文章是正确的，因为肉类替代品作为一个类别，还没有满足消费者在口味、价格或健康方面的需求。它们的味道不如动物肉好、比动物肉贵、消费者不确定成分配料是否比动物肉更健康。”

他补充说，市场上的大多数肉类替代品都是用大豆或豌豆制成的，而 利用蘑菇做“肉”，更具优势。原因在于蘑菇含有更多的谷氨酸，富有鲜味、“肉味”；几丁质细胞结构类似肉质纤维，可以以模仿动物肉质地的方式烹饪，带来动物肉的咀嚼口感；提供多种健康益处，例如，已知一些蘑菇具有抗炎特性，可以帮助增强免疫系统；此外，蘑菇的热量、脂肪和碳水化合物含量低，使其成为注重健康的消费者的绝佳选择。

由 Shoes of Prey 前联合创始人 Michael Fox、高级餐厅厨师 Jim Fuller 和有机蘑菇种植者 Chris McLoghlin 于 2019 年 12 月共同创立。

自成立以来，该公司凭借其清洁标签、最低限度加工和天然蘑菇基肉制品得到了米其林星级厨师 Heston Blumenthal 的重要认可，他的餐厅菜单现在正以 的“蘑菇肉”为特色。

首次亮相不到两年后， 在种子轮中获得 650 万美元，并与墨尔本汉堡品牌 合作推出了多肉蘑菇汉堡肉饼。此后，该品牌扩大了在澳大利亚的业务，其产品现已在多个国际市场销售，包括英国、美国、新西兰和新加坡。

去年， 与汉堡连锁店 Honest Burgers、送餐公司 Gousto 和 Planty、以及有机超市连锁店 Planet Organic 合作，在英国上市。此外，该品牌还被添加到美国植物性快餐连锁店 Beatnic（前身为 By Chloe）、新西兰 Hell Pizza 和新加坡 SaladStop！的菜单中。

今年 1 月，该公司宣布与总部位于纽约的植物性送餐服务 CookUnity 和时尚连锁餐厅 The Butcher's Daughter 建立更多美国品牌的合作伙伴关系。

下个月， 将在“美国 100 家最佳牛排馆” 之一的 STK Steakhouse 推出蘑菇汉堡滑块肉饼，作为该连锁店的第一个植物肉选择。这家初创公司的上市战略是与主要细分市场的顶级厨师和餐饮企业合作：餐厅、高级快餐连锁店、餐包公司和零售增值制造。

其他用蘑菇生产植物性肉类的初创公司包括 、和 。Fox 解释说，Meati 和 MyForest Foods 以发酵菌丝体制造肉类替代产品；但 使用真菌的子实体而不是菌丝体。“人类吃蘑菇已有数千年的历史，种植蘑菇已有数千年的历史。它们进化得营养丰富又美味，因为真菌希望被吃，以帮助传播孢子。”

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2.https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/funding/osher-gunsberg-ethicist-peter-singer-back-mushroom-meat-startup-fable-food-co-in-12-3-million-series-a/

3.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fable-food-co/company_financials

4.https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/fable-foods-series-a-funding/

5.https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/08/fable-foods-series-a/

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