KEY POINTS
  • Impossible Foods unveiled a prototype for dairy-free milk, although it has no plans to launch it at this time.
  • The company is trying to hire top scientists to double the size of its research and development team as it tries to end animal agriculture.
  • CEO Pat Brown said that existing plant-based milks are "inadequate."
Patrick Brown, founder and CEO of Impossible Foods discusses building a business around removing animals from the human food chain during the TechCrunch Disrupt forum in San Francisco, October 2, 2019.

Impossible Foods' next big innovation could be dairy-free milk that looks, acts and tastes just like cow's milk.

The prototype is just one step toward Impossible's long-term goal of eliminating animal agriculture, which contributes about 14.5% of global greenhouse emissions, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.