原文：https://vegnews.com/2019/12/just-buys-30-000-foot-production-facility-to-make-vegan-eggs-cheaper-than-chicken-eggs

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JUST BUYS 30,000-SQUARE-FOOT PRODUCTION FACILITY TO MAKE VEGAN EGGS CHEAPER THAN CHICKEN EGGS

皆食得收购30,000平方英尺生产设施，制造比鸡蛋更便宜的纯素蛋产品

With the acquisition of Del Dee’s production facility, the food technology startup will become the largest private employer in the city of Appleton.

通过收购Del Dee公司的生产设施，这家食品科技初创企业（“皆食得”）将成为美国阿普尔顿市（Appleton）最大的私营企业雇主。

by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

作者：ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

DECEMBER 13, 2019

2019年12月13日

This week, California-based food technology startup JUST acquired a 30,000-square-foot production facility and 40 acres of land in Appleton, MN—making it the largest private employer in that city. The new facility will help the company scale its production of plant-based foods, such as its popular mung bean protein-based egg replacer JUST Egg, with the mission of reducing the price of those items to make them more competitive with animal-derived products.

总部位于美国加州的食品科技初创企业“皆食得”（JUST）在本周收购了明尼苏达州阿普尔顿市一处30,000平方英尺的生产设施和40英亩的土地──由此成为该市最大的私营企业雇主。这座新购的生产设施将助力这家公司扩大生产其各种植物性食品，例如其以绿豆蛋白为原料制作的广受消费者欢迎的鸡蛋替代品“皆食得植物蛋”（JUST Egg），同时该公司亦寄望于降低这些产品的价格，以提高其与动物源性产品竞争的能力。

“To make our mission happen, we need to scale,” JUST co-founder and CEO Josh Tetrick said. “Separating the protein from the bean requires talent, proprietary processing, and a supportive community. We found all that and more in Appleton.”

“为了实现我们的使命，我们需要扩大生产规模，”皆食得公司的联合创始人兼首席执行官（CEO）乔什·蒂特里克（Josh Tetrick）说道。“从绿豆中分离蛋白质（的生产工作）需要人才、专有加工技术和社区支持。我们发现阿普尔顿市具备比所有这些还要多的优越条件。”

The multi-story facility was previously operated for more than 30 years by ingredient company Del Dee Foods (which produced milk-derived whey) and houses industrial food processing equipment, a quality assurance laboratory, warehousing and administrative offices, and offers JUST more space for expansion.

该处多层建筑设施在过去30多年由食品原料公司“Del Dee Foods”（用牛奶生产乳清）进行经营，里面设有工业化食品加工设备、质量保证实验室、仓库和行政办公室，并且可以为皆食得公司的未来发展提供更多的扩建空间。

“Having JUST acquire our facility is a win-win for everyone, including the city of Appleton,” the facility production manager of Del Dee and co-owner John Droogsma said in a joint statement. “In one year, we have doubled our staff and JUST has plans to continue that trend. That is great news for our town.”

“对于每个人（包括阿普尔顿这座城市）来说，让皆食得公司收购我们的生产设施都是一件合作共赢的好事，”Del Dee公司的共同所有人兼生产经理约翰·德鲁格斯玛（John Droogsma）在一份联合声明中表示。“在过去一年里，我们的员工队伍扩大了一倍，而且皆食得公司计划再接再厉进一步扩大经营规模。这是我们市镇的大好消息。”

JUST Egg launched in stores in 2018 and has since displaced the equivalent of more than 10 million chicken eggs. Currently, it costs JUST approximately 20 cents to produce one vegan egg and with its new facility, the company plans to bring that cost down to 4.7 cents per egg in the next two years.

皆食得植物蛋自2018年在各大商店推出以来，相当于取代了一千多万枚鸡蛋。目前，皆食得公司生产一个纯素蛋的成本大约为20美分；凭借其新的生产设施，该公司计划在未来两年内将每枚纯素蛋的成本降低到4.7美分。