Building Of $141M Meat Production Facility In Glenview On Hold: Report

GLENVIEW, IL — Just five months after a California-based meat company announced plans to invest $141 million into a new production facility in Glenview, it appears the project has been put on hold. According to a report from Wired, UPSIDE Foods has opted to pause the Glenview project and instead concentrate efforts on expanding its already established facility in Emeryville, California.

In September, Gov. JB Pritzker praised the potential move by UPSIDE Foods, the first cultivated meat company to receive FDA approval, to the state. It would be the company's first commercial-scale cultivated meat production plant.

"Here in Illinois, we are a hub for tech and innovation, thanks to our talented workforce and prime location in the heart of the Midwest," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on Sept. 14, 2023. "This new facility is a significant investment in our communities — creating new good-paying jobs while advancing our ambitious clean energy goals to create a more sustainable future."

The 187,000s-square-foot facility planned for Glenview would've created a minimum of 75 new jobs here, according to officials.

The new plant was to be located at the Dermody Logistics Campus, the former headquarters of Allstate on Sanders Road, adjacent to Interstate 294.

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