Meat Company Opening Production Facility In Glenview: Pritzker

Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the new 187,000-square-foot facility "a significant investment in our communities." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) GLENVIEW, IL — ...

September 15, 2023
6:56 AM

Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the new 187,000-square-foot facility "a significant investment in our communities." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) GLENVIEW, IL — A California-based meat company is investing in Illinois with a plan to open its first commercial-scale cultivated meat production plant here. UPSIDE Foods is investing at least $141 million and create a minimum of 75 new jobs with the creation of the new 187,000-square-foot facility, planned for Glenview. UPSIDE Foods is the first cultivated meat company to receive FDA approval.

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