Impossible Foods
Younes Jellal is an accomplished professional in food safety, quality management, and regulatory compliance, currently serving as Head of Supply Quality & Product Safety at Impossible Foods since April 2020. Prior experience includes a managerial role at Cargill, where responsibilities encompassed overseeing food safety and quality management systems, mentoring staff, and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. Younes has a strong academic background with a Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a Master of Science in Phytopathology from Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknes. Previous positions also include roles in research and project coordination, demonstrating a comprehensive skill set in both agricultural science and food safety practices.
Impossible Foods
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Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Impossible Foods makes delicious, nutritious meat and dairy products from plants — with a much smaller environmental footprint than meat from animals. The privately held food tech startup was founded in 2011 by Patrick O. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Stanford University and a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Investors include Mirae Asset Global Investments, Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, Google Ventures, Horizons Ventures, UBS, Viking Global Investors, Temasek, Sailing Capital, and Open Philanthropy Project.