Plant-based meat production ingenuity comes to Hobbs

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Seattle-based Rebellyous Foods, which makes plant-based products that compete with traditional chicken products, unveiled its Mock 2 Production System, a continuous, automated processor that can produce a wide range of plant-based meat products at volumes of 2,500-5,000  pounds per hour on a single processing line. The technology is operating out of the facility on Grimes Street run by RMS Foods, maker of BOCA plant-based products.

Christie Lagally, founder and CEO of Rebellyous Foods, said the Mock 2 Production System ushers in “the future of food.”

“We’ve been on a mission to engineer and deploy a system that efficiently and affordably crafts our high-quality, restaurant-style plant-based chicken nuggets, tenders and patties,” Lagally said “Partnering with RMS Foods allows us to fulfill this mission, catalyzing a path for sustainable protein production that is poised to reshape global eating habits.”

Hobbs Mayor Sam Cobb, also president at RMS Foods, said the collaboration positions the region “at the forefront of food tech innovation.”

“We’re advancing manufacturing capabilities and creating high-skilled jobs and driving economic growth in our community,” Cobb said.

RMS Foods, Inc. specializes in producing  plant-based meat products. The company with over 25 years in operation transitioned from traditional meat production to focus on plant-based alternatives.