Animal-Free Eat Meati Mushroom Products Stocked on Shelves at 260 Meijer Stores

Animal-free, whole-food Eat Meati products made from mushroom root are now available across 260 Meijer stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin

The partnership represents Meati’s first mainstream grocer y availability and the next step in its goal of a national omnichannel footprint by the end of 2023

“Meijer and Meati share a desire to make it simpler for people to lead healthier lives with quality, nutritious products that deliver on great value,” said Scott Tassani, president and COO of Meati Foods “As our previous partnerships and expansions have shown, people are ready for an animal-free meat that tastes great and is good for them

“We are excited to introduce Meijer customers to our products and incredible stores and expand Meati’s availability to mainstream grocery shoppers for the first time ”

Eat Meati’s whole-cut product line is available for purchase in two-unit packages at all Meijer locations, including the Classic Cutlet, Crispy Cutlet and Carne Asada Steak, on the produce section’s refrigerated shelves

Meijer represents the second major retail milestone for Meati in 2023, after an expansion to all 380 Sprouts Farmers Market locations in March The company has also made significant strides in the foodservice space with its April launch at PLNT

Burger, a pilot program with sweetgreen and availability in Birdcall restaurants across Colorado, Texas and Arizona

Its Mega Ranch production facility, which is fueling the production of Meati products for distribution in Meijer stores, began operations in late 2022 In addition to its retail availability across 29 states between Meijer and Sprouts locations, consumers will continue to have opportunities to purchase Meati online GN