How Many People Work at Impossible Foods? Headcount and Employee Trends

Impossible Foods is a food technology company in the plant-based and alternative protein space. The company employs approximately 438 people across a range of functions spanning technology, operations, and go-to-market. The dataset records minimal attrition events and no new hires captured, indicating a stable overall headcount in this snapshot. Employee distribution reflects a balance between product development, manufacturing support, and commercial roles.

Engineering is the largest team with 102 employees, accounting for about 23% of total headcount. Business Management (74; ~17%) and Operations (67; ~15%) form the next largest groups, followed by Marketing and Product (47; ~11%), Finance and Administration (43; ~10%), and Sales and Support (40; ~9%). Smaller teams include Legal (10), Healthcare (10), and Human Resources (9), with an additional 36 employees categorized as Other. This mix highlights a sizable technical and operational core alongside functions that support commercialization and corporate operations.

Headcount is concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area, led by San Francisco (121) with additional teams in Redwood City (31), Oakland (18), San Jose (16), Fremont (9), San Mateo (5), and Sunnyvale (5). Outside the Bay Area, there are employees in Los Angeles (7) and Chicago (10). A significant portion of the workforce—216 employees—is classified as Other, indicating a distributed or remote presence beyond listed hubs. Overall, San Francisco represents roughly 28% of total headcount, while the Other category comprises nearly half of the organization.