Meatless Impossible Burger to build Oakland factory, hire locally

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ByJonathan Bloom KGO logo
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Meatless Impossible Burger to build Oakland factory, hire locally
Last October, the Impossible Burger rolled out to a few restaurants, and now the company has announced announced they're building a factory in Oakland and hiring locally, which has city officials like Mayor Libby Schaaf excited about new opportunities.

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Last October, the Impossible Burger rolled out to a few restaurants, and now they've announced they're building a factory in Oakland and hiring locally.

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Oakland city leaders can't get enough of the Impossible Burger. Mayor Libby Schaaf isn't just excited about the sizzling patties that are actually made from plants, she's excited about the plant where they'll be mad -- in Oakland.

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