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Faux Lamb Aims for Piece of Plant-Based Meat Boom
Black Sheep Foods targets upscale restaurants with its vegan “lamb.” The startup recently raised $5.25 million to expand.
Black Sheep Foods’ vegan “lamb” is winning over chefs in the U.S.
Photographer: Nicola Parisi/Black Sheep Foods
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At Souvla, a four-location Greek restaurant chain in San Francisco, the menu has a nearly singular focus on rotisserie meats. But in October, it added an asterisk to the popular lamb leg, alerting diners to a meatless option courtesy of local startup Black Sheep Foods.
“We have, over the years, gotten a tremendous amount of calls for vegetarian offerings,” said Charles Bililies, chief executive officer of Souvla.