Next Gen Foods wants to grow Chicago as a hub for the vegan and plant-based food scene, naming the city the home of its U.S. headquarters and opening its first U.S.-based research and development center in East Garfield Park.

Co-founder and CEO Andre Menezes started Next Gen Foods, the parent company behind Tindle, a plant-based chicken product, in Singapore in April 2020, before launching Tindle to consumers for the first time in March 2021.