Japan startup aims to put Miracle Meat on American dinner plates Japanese plant-based-meat startup Daiz has kicked off preparations to expand into the U.S., tapping that country s fast-growing market for alternative meats with plans to go global.
The company is conducting market research in the U.S. with investor and trading house Marubeni, laying the groundwork for research and development and other operations there after launching Daiz USA in Boston on May 1.
It aims to build an American factory for its soy-based Miracle Meat in 2022. Location, capacity and cost are to be determined.
Vegan meats are often made with soy meal left over from oil production, or from peas. But Daiz uses soybeans germinated using patented technology that fine-tunes temperatures and oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, activating enzymes to greatly increase nutritional content.