No Evil Foods

No Evil Foods, based in North Carolina, is a startup producing plant-based meat using beans and wheat berries. The startup produces a range of ready-to-heat meat analogs such as plant-based; chicken, chorizo, crumbled chorizo, Italian sausage, turkey roast, beef strips, and pulled pork. The products are available via the company’s online store and across thousands of stores across the US, including Target, Kroger Walmart, Whole Foods, and Sprouts Markets as of March 2022.

In June 2021, the startup laid off all of its production workers as the company transitioned from in-house manufacturing to a co-packing manufacturer.

Funding and financials

In October 2021 , the company raised an undisclosed amount of funding in a bridge note financing round from Big Idea Ventures to support the necessary evolution in its business model.