Category: Corporate governance

Founded in 2011 by former Stanford biochemistry professor Dr. Patrick Brown, Impossible Foods is the private company responsible for the popular Impossible Burger. While you might see it everywhere, the answer to who owns the Impossible Burger is more complex than a single name, involving key leadership and a roster of high-profile investors.

According to court documents from January 2025, a federal judge allowed a class-action lawsuit to proceed against Dave's Killer Bread over allegations of misleading protein content labeling. This issue, along with controversies surrounding founder Dave Dahl's erratic behavior and the company's acquisition by Flowers Foods, has fueled the ongoing Dave's bread controversy.