{"id":350361,"date":"2025-12-18T23:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/meati-powers-down-colorado-plant-all-options-are-being-explored\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:44:49","slug":"meati-powers-down-colorado-plant-all-options-are-being-explored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=350361","title":{"rendered":"Meati powers down Colorado plant. \u2018All options are being explored’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The power has been shut off at Meati\u2019s fermentation plant in Thornton, Colorado, as the firm explores the path forward following a tumultuous few months.<\/p>\n

According to one former employee: \u201cThe power went off at the plant last week. There were only maybe 4-5 people still working from the plant, mostly just taking care of the building and assets as production has not run since the layoffs<\/a> [on November 4].<\/p>\n

\u201cThe landlord and representatives from the fire and police departments evicted the remaining employees from the building after deeming it unsafe due to lack of electricity,\u201d added the source.<\/p>\n

Thornton plant \u2018unprofitable and unsustainable\u2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The move comes a month after the new owner of the firm\u2014Meati Holdings, run by Yasir Abdul from \u201cAs Seen on TV\u201d informercial company InvenTel\u2014issued a press release describing the Meati brand as \u201cpoised for growth,\u201d but acknowledged that its production facility was \u201cunprofitable and unsustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Meati spokesperson did not comment on the status of the plant, but told AgFunderNews<\/em>: \u201cRight now, all options are being explored to see which one makes the most sense\u00a0for profitability.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to one former employee, \u201cBefore we were laid off, we had been working with a co-manufacturer in Denver for a new ground meat SKU but were providing all materials. They were just mixing, forming, and packing for us since we didn\u2019t have the capability yet. We were prepping the formula for launch when the buyout happened in the summer, and when the new owner took over, they required us to reformulate significantly to bring the price down.\u201d<\/p>\n

The source added: \u201cMycelium is still one of the first ingredients on the nutrition facts panel [of the proposed ground product], but in our last month there, they had us testing dehydrated mycelium as a substitute and using it alongside other commercially available vegan proteins to create the product.\u201d<\/p>\n

After mass layoffs in early November, a handful of staff were brought back on short-term contracts to pack product that had already been produced, added another former employee, but production effectively stopped six weeks ago.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Moving forward, Meati can either source product from a third party or find a co-manufacturer able to produce its own product, which is made from a\u00a0strain of filamentous fungus called\u00a0Neurospora Crassa<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finding a co-packer to produce Meati\u2019s product would be challenging, however, one industry source told us.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have a lot of facilities from the alcohol fermentation industry because people are drinking less, but that type of fermenter is unsuited for mycelium, and pharma bioreactors are not well suited to biomass products that you\u2019re trying to sell for less than $15 a kilo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen take into account some of the other aspects of these processes, which include a unique downstream process, so there\u2019s no pathway to quickly shift to co manufacture if you are open to it and can afford it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cMaybe they have enough inventory that can last for a long time, but it seems like an extremely expensive misadventure on the part of Yasir Abdul. This is a guy who\u2019s had a lot of successes, but unfortunately, as so many have learned, it\u2019s really difficult to produce food using biotechnology at food prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy presumption, which is purely speculative, is that they will go into hibernation and try to find some other pathway. I have real sorrow for what\u2019s happening to them, but I just don\u2019t see a pathway out of the morass in which they find themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

A tumultuous year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Things went spiraling downhill in late February<\/a> when Meati breached a financial covenant tied to revenue and gross profit and lender Trinity Capital swept two-thirds of its available cash.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 In May, Meati entered an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors<\/a>\u00a0(ABC) process, an alternative to bankruptcy, with a new entity called Meati Holdings emerging as the successful bidder.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0According to a\u00a0press release<\/a> issued by Meati Holdings last month: \u201cThis court-supervised process resulted in Meati Holdings purchasing the business assets free and clear of all successor liability, alter ego claims, or previous debt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Since assuming operational control, Meati Holdings has invested $14.2 million in cash to sustain operations and stabilize the business, said the firm, which has said it plans to extend the Meati product line, rebrand, and participate in upcoming trade shows. \u201cWith InvenTel\u2019s reach across television, e-commerce, and retail, Meati will be in every freezer in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

New owner now controls Meati \u2018debt-free\u2019; rebranding planned in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

New owner of Meati insists brand \u2018poised for growth\u2019 after mass layoffs; staff say there\u2019s \u2018no plan, just a shutdown and silence\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Mass layoffs at Meati after weeks of payroll glitches<\/a><\/p>\n

Meati in trouble again as firm misses payroll. \u2018People are in group chats begging for answers\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Infomercial exec Yasir Abdul emerges as prospective buyer for Meati as firm navigates ABC process<\/a><\/p>\n

Breaking: Meati plans \u201cgut-wrenching\u201d mass layoffs amid \u201cbank-induced crisis\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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