Press & recognition

The story so far.

Independent coverage, company announcements, and awards for MyForest Foods, MyBacon, and the farms behind them.

Recognized for the food.

Retail, food, and consumer publications recognized MyBacon across four 2024 awards.

Coverage & company news

In the news.

38 articles and announcements, ordered newest to oldest.

Washington Post10/1/24

Business Wire6/25/24

Business Wire2/12/24

Ethos6/23/23

Vegconomist6/6/23

Business Wire6/6/23

Fast Company5/22/23

Edible Capital District5/5/23

FOODBEV MEDIA3/20/23

Business Wire1/31/23

Food Dive12/20/22

Business Wire11/17/22

TIME11/10/22

Greenbiz10/6/22

Capital Region Living Magazine9/12/22

Fast Company8/11/22

Food Navigator8/02/22

VegNews7/29/22

Axios7/26/22

Business Wire7/25/22

Future Foodie6/22/22

Food Technology Magazine6/01/22

Forbes4/4/22

Vegconomist3/16/22

Martha Stewart2/9/22

Provisioner2/4/22

Vegconomist2/1/22

Business Wire1/25/22

VegNews1/17/22

Delish12/7/21

One Green Planet11/23/21

George Towner11/21/21

Just-Food11/2/21

Los Angeles Times10/21/21

Albany Business Journal8/18/21

Vegconomist7/23/21

Bloomberg4/15/21

The Spoon4/15/21

Press contact

Working on a story?

Send the topic, deadline, and requested materials through the contact form so the team can route it quickly.

The story so far.

NEXTY AWARD WINNER, BEST VEGAN PRODUCT

VEGNEWS, BEST OF SHOW AWARDS, WINNER

MINDFUL AWARDS, MUSHROOM PRODUCT OF THE YEAR, WINNER

KEHE ON TREND AWARDS, BEST VEGAN OR PLANT BASED PRODUCT, WINNER

Mushrooms are the darling of sustainability

MyForest Foods Plants Roots on the West Coast with Good Eggs Retail Partnership!

MyForest Foods Announces Availability in Whole Foods Markets.

Eben Bayer's journey began as a quest to solve a problem for a college project. Today, as co-founder of mycelium-focused Ecovative and MyForestFoods, he stands at the forefront of a revolution in the food industry.

MyForest Foods raises $15M in Series A-2 to scale MyBacon, appoints Greg Shewchuk as new CEO

MyForest Foods Announces $15 Million Series A-2 Funding, Appoints Food Industry Expert as New CEO

A fad or the future? With plant-based meat, there’s plenty to be bullish about.

In Praise of Bacon Made From Mushroom Roots

MyBacon wins “Best Plant-Based Product” in the 2023 World Food Innovation Awards.

MyForest Foods Expands Retail Availability Across New York City, Increases Production and Prepares to Enter Beef Market.

Inside MyForest Foods’ strategy to make mycelium bacon sizzle

MyForest Foods Expands into New York City After Being Named One of TIME's Best Inventions of 2022.

TIME Magazine names MyBacon a Best Invention of 2022.

Q3 startup roundup: Mushroom-powered proteins and a new wave of fertilizers

How Eben Bayer Harnessed the Power of Mushrooms to Change the World - Capital Region Living Magazine

This new vertical farm is growing towering racks of mycelium for fungi-based bacon

There’s more than one way to make meat from mycelium, says MyForest CEO: ‘What we’re doing is far cheaper than building fermenters’

Why this entrepreneur went from farming pigs to making vegan bacon.

Alt-meat startup opens world's biggest aerial mycelium farm

MyForest Foods Expands MyBacon Distribution to Massachusetts as it Scales Production with the Opening of New Vertical AirMycelium Farm

We Tried Bacon From Mycelium (and You Should Too)

Breakfast Buzz: Comfort Meets Adventure

This Holy Grail Of Plant-Based Meat Is Coming To A Plate Near You

Eben Bayer: “Ecovative Has Engineered Mycelium Structures That Out-Perform Plastic, Leather, Even Meat”

All About the Amazing Oyster Mushroom, Including How to Prep and Use It in Your Cooking

MyForest Food Co. collaborates with Whitecrest Mushrooms Ltd. to scale production of MyBacon strips

Ecovative Leading Fungi Food and Biomaterial Revolution with Mycelium Technologies

Atlast Food Co. Reintroduces Itself as MyForest™ Foods.

Better Breakfast: Atlast Signs Deal to Grow 3 Million Pounds of Vegan Mushroom Bacon Annually.

The 12 Food Trends To Look Out For in 2022.

10 Celebrities That Invest in Vegan Businesses.

Smithsonian Focuses on the Future with New Exhibit.

Mushroom mania - the vegetable’s rise in packaged food.

Mushrooms: the next big weapon in the war against conventional meat.

Ecovative's Eben Bayer on raising $100M — and maybe going public (someday).

Mmm, Bacon: Plant-Based Bacon Outselling Conventional as Market Doubles.

Robert Downey Jr. Invests in Plant-Based Bacon Startup.

Mushrooms: the next big weapon in the war against conventional meat.

Working on a story?