London (CNN Business) A plant-based burger company from the United Kingdom wants a slice of the hot market for meat alternatives in the United States.

Meatless Farm, which is based in Leeds, has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Whole Foods to sell its products at US stores for six months starting this summer, the British company said Monday.

The startup already sells its fake ground meat, burgers and sausages in grocery stores across Britain. Meatless Farm is also in Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and Sweden.

The United States is a natural next step, CEO Robert Woodall told CNN Business. It's planning to set up an office in New York.

The Kellogg Company K Beyond Meat BYND Woodall, a veteran of, said the United States is a "pioneering market when it comes to plant-based foods," citing the success of Impossible Foods and

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