Coming soon to restaurant near you: How’d you like your steak? Rare, medium or manufactured?

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The first manufactured beef steaks are set to hit restaurants next year. Israeli company Aleph Farms, funded by the sovereign wealth fund of Isreal, UAE and Singapore; venture capitalists and private investors, has successfully created meaty steaks - the real thing, not plant based - 'growing' them through cells drawn from healthy cattle. CEO Didier Toubia shares the story of the revolutionary company whose goal is to help eradicate battery-farms of cattle and chickens which currently account for over 70% of meat production. He was at WEF 2022 in Davos to talk about the company - and met with BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 May 2022 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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