原文：https://vegnews.com/2020/9/brazilian-vegan-startup-raises-21-5-million-to-save-amazon-from-meat-industry-led-destruction

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BRAZILIAN VEGAN STARTUP RAISES $21.5 MILLION TO SAVE AMAZON FROM MEAT INDUSTRY-LED DESTRUCTION

巴西纯素食品初创公司融资2150万美元，力图拯救亚马逊雨林免遭肉类产业主导的破坏

Food technology startup Fazenda Futuro will use the funding to help it expand its vegan burgers, sausages, and meatballs internationally, and accelerate its launch in the United States.

食品科技初创公司Fazenda Futuro将利用这笔资金在国际上扩张其纯素食的汉堡肉饼、香肠和肉丸产品业务，并且进一步加快将本公司纯素食产品推广到美国。

by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

作者：ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

2020年9月5日

Brazil-based vegan startup Fazenda Futuro (“Future Farm” in English) raised $21.5 million in investment capital to grow its vegan meat business with the goal of displacing the environmentally damaging animal agriculture industry. Fazenda Futuro uses artificial intelligence to help approximate the taste and texture of animal meat using plant-based ingredients.

总部位于巴西的纯素食品初创公司Fazenda Futuro（“未来农场”）筹集了2150万美元的投资资本，用于大力拓展本公司的纯素肉制品业务，旨在全面取代破坏环境的动物农业产业。Fazenda Futuro公司采用植物性原料并运用人工智能（AI）技术去模拟动物肉类的质地和味道。

In 2019, the company launched its first product, the vegan Futuro Burger, at local retailers and restaurants and in December 2019, debuted its vegan almôndegas (meatballs) at 351 locations of Italian chain Spoleto in Brazil. This year, the company embarked on an international expansion, with the debut of its Futuro Linguiça (vegan sausage) at both European and Brazilian retailers.

2019年（4月），Fazenda Futuro公司在本地的零售店和餐馆推出了其首款产品Futuro Burger（“未来汉堡”）纯素肉饼；2019年12月，该公司生产的纯素食品almôndegas（“肉丸”）首次亮相意式快餐连锁店Spoleto的351间巴西分店。Fazenda Futuro公司从今年开始进行国际扩张，在欧洲和巴西的各家零售店首次推出了其Futuro Linguiça（纯素香肠）产品。

“We want to once again elevate the plant-based market with this [investment], with new products and technologies, even more innovation in the industrial processes and with a skilled team to execute our plan, without having to kill a single animal, and keeping our forests away from the meat-packing industry,” Fazenda Futuro founder Marcos Leta said.

Fazenda Futuro公司创始人马科斯·莱塔（Marcos Leta）说道：“通过充分利用此次的[投资资本]，不断创造发明新的产品和技术，食品工业生产过程实现更多的创新，并且由专业团队执行本公司计划，我们希望进一步促进植物性食品市场的发展，同时让广袤森林摆脱肉类加工业造成的破坏，人们也不需要宰杀任何一只动物。”

“[To achieve] that, we’ll intensify our marketing and commercial operation in Europe, and accelerate our entry in the United States. People are starting to get that there will be no longer a planet if we continue to consume animal meat so [excessively].”

“[为了实现]上述目标，我们将增强本公司在欧洲的市场营销和商业运营，同时加快我们挺进美国市场的步伐。如今（越来越多的）人们开始意识到，如果人类继续如此[过度地]消费动物肉类，那么地球必将不复存在。”