Plantible lands undisclosed investment from fast casual chain's early-stage investment fund.
Through its Cultivate Next Fund, Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday announced it has made a minority investment in Plantible, a seven-year-old firm trying to create a functional plant-based protein from the aquatic plant Lemna.
Plantible is working to scale up its aquatic plant-based technology, creating an ingredient called Rubi Protein, which emulates the taste, texture and overall quality of…