人造鸡蛋将走向世界口感与真鸡蛋无异_BEC初级作文

人造鸡蛋将走向世界口感与真鸡蛋无异

Made from plants, it can replace eggs in everything from cakes to mayonnaise - without a chicken ever coming close to the production process.

Hampton Creek's products are already sold in Whole Foods in California, and now the firm plans to take on the world.

Today that it was announced the firm has landed $23 million infunding.

Backers include Mr. Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man and Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang.

In the last 90 days, the company has also signed partnership agreements with 6 Fortune 500 companies, including some of the largest food manufactures and retailers in the world - although the firm is keeping their names secret until products go on sale.

Mr. Li Ka-shing, who is estimated to be worth $28.8 billion, said he believed the firm had huge potential.

'Technology enables everyone to have more options to better our future together,' he said.

'To keep up with all the demands for the growing global population, we need to be more efficient, more environmentally friendly, and have more quality and affordable choices.

Hampton Creek CEO and founder Josh Tetrick said, 'We live in a time where the unhealthy choice is dirt cheap and convenient, and the healthy choice is pricey and inconvenient.

'When my Dad walks the grocery aisles to buy mayo or chocolate-chip cookies or eggs, the inputs that make them possible often come from bizarrely unhealthy places.