On the menu soon: Lab-grown steak for eco-conscious diners

T-Bone steak isolated on a white background. [Courtesy]

Diners in some upmarket restaurants will soon tuck into laboratory-grown steak, thanks to an Israeli startup that seeks to tap into consumer concerns about health, the environment and animal welfare.

While lab-grown hamburgers and chicken are already in development around the world, Israel’s Aleph Farms claims to be the first company to have developed steak in a laboratory and is in talks with some high-end restaurants in the United States, Europe and Asia to have it on the market in 2021.