Impossible Foods, a food-tech company focused on plant-based meat alternatives, employs roughly 438 people. The current workforce shows stability, with no recorded net new hires and only minimal attrition reported in the latest dataset. Overall staffing is balanced between product development, business operations, and go-to-market functions, reflecting the company’s dual focus on scientific innovation and commercial execution.
Engineering is Impossible Foods’ largest team at 102 employees, underscoring the company’s investment in research, development, and product improvement. Business Management (74) and Operations (67) follow, supporting strategic planning and day-to-day production. Marketing & Product (47) along with Finance & Administration (43) provide brand positioning and corporate infrastructure, while Sales & Support (40) handle customer relationships and retail partnerships. Smaller groups such as Consulting, Real Estate, and an assorted “Other” category round out the roster, bringing the organization’s functional diversity to ten distinct departments.
Headcount is concentrated in California, with about 196 employees based in San Francisco and additional clusters in Redwood City (31), San Jose (16), Fremont (9), Sunnyvale (5), and San Mateo (5). Outside the Bay Area, Chicago hosts 10 employees and Los Angeles has 7, while Oakland accounts for 18. The remaining workforce is distributed across various sites captured under “Other” (57). This mix highlights a strong West Coast presence complemented by strategic staffing in key Midwest and Southern California markets.