Plant-Based Chicken Manufacturer Launches New Processing SystemPlant-Based Chicken Manufacturer Launches New Processing System

Rebellyous Foods, a plant-based meat manufacturer, just launched its innovative Mock 2 Production System at the RMS Foods facility in New Mexico.

The Mock 2 is a first-of-its-kind system that enables Rebellyous to produce plant-based meat that competes on price and quality with traditional meat production. The fully continuous, automated, and chilled dough substrate processing system reduces manufacturing costs compared to conventional methods. It can produce a wide range of plant-based meat products at volumes of 2,500-5,000 lb/hr on a single processing line.

“Today marks a pivotal moment in the future of food,” said Christie Lagally, founder and CEO of Rebellyous Foods. “We’ve been on a mission to engineer and deploy a system that efficiently and affordably crafts our high-quality, restaurant-style plant-based chicken nuggets, tenders and patties. Partnering with RMS Foods allows us to fulfill this mission, catalyzing a path for sustainable protein production that is poised to reshape global eating habits.”   

As the company scales its operations, it aims to make sustainable, plant-based eating accessible to consumers worldwide, potentially reshaping dietary habits and contributing to global sustainability goals. 

Today, Rebellyous Foods plant-based chicken patties, nuggets, and tenders are served at more than 275 school districts, reaching 4-plus million students nationwide. The company, which primarily focuses on selling to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, has roughly doubled sales in each of the last three years, demonstrating the need for plant-based meat options and showcasing its differentiation.

Rebellyous’ Mock 2 technology is fully patented in the US, Canada, and Japan under Seattle Food Tech Inc.