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Beyond Meat Tries To Do The Impossible: Get China To Embrace Faux Pork
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 11:45pm | 435Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) has started to sell its plant-based minced pork in China as it marks an expansion into Asia amid growing demand for its faux meat products, Reuters reported Tuesday. What Happened: The minced pork named — Beyond Pork — will be sold in five popular...
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Ben & Jerry's Parent Heats Up Plant-Based Meat Race With Fivefold Sales Target
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 10:57pm | 412Ben and Jerry’s parent Unilever Inc (NYSE: UN) (NYSE: UL) wants to pursue a five-fold increase in the sale of meat and dairy alternatives in the coming five-to-seven years, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. What Happened: The Anglo-Dutch multinational company said this week it is...
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Beyond Meat's Shifted Focus To Retail Drove Record Sales In Q2, CEO Tells Cramer
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 4:36am | 468Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) increased its focus on retail business to boost sales as the pandemic intensified, CEO Ethan Brown told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday. Beyond Restaurants, And On To Store Shelves: The faux meat manufacturer shifted its business, which was split...
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Impossible Foods' Plant-Based Burger To Debut At 2,100 Walmart Stores Across US
Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 10:12pm | 399Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will sell Impossible Foods’ burger at its stores across the United States, the latter announced Thursday. What Happened The plant-based "Impossible Burger" will be available in 12-ounce packages at 2,100 Walmart locations across the 50 states, as well as on...
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Burger King Didn't Mislead Vegans, Vegetarians On 'Impossible Whopper,' Judge Rules
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 5:45am | 433A Florida district court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) unit Burger King that alleged the restaurant chain deceived vegans and vegetarians, Reuters reported. What Happened The complaint filed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,...
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Plant-Based Food Sales Up 90% In March: Report
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 11:29am | 424U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods rose a whopping 90% during the peak panic buying period in mid-March, the Plant Based Foods Association and market analytics firm SPINS said in a press release. What Happened The PBFA analyzed retail sales of total plant-based foods, including plant-based...
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Beyond Meat Brings Jim Cramer One Step Closer To Becoming Vegan
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 3:01pm | 447Plant-based food maker Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) has a "fighting chance" of winning over consumers as traditional beef prices surge higher, CEO Ethan Brown told CNBC's Jim Cramer in a Wednesday interview. Gaining New Consumers Just in time for barbecue season, Beyond Meat...
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Key Findings From Tastewise's Food Sustainability Trends
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 4:50pm | 356Sustainable and green food choices continue to gain in momentum and Tastewise's artificial intelligence-powered platform identified emerging trends from billions of food data points. About Tastewise Tastewise is an AI-powered food intelligence startup founded by a former Google executive...
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Takeaways From Grubhub's Annual 'Year In Food' Report
Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 3:49pm | 355Food delivery company GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) released Wednesday its annual "Year in Food" report which includes the most popular dishes and other key takeaways. Here is a summary of the findings. Top Ordered Foods Cauliflower Pizza was the most ordered food across the U.S. in 2019,...
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McDonald's Boards The Vegan Train In The Technological Era
Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 12:36pm | 958McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) recently named Ian Borden as President, International. In this new role, Borden will assume responsibility for all international markets. These markets have strong momentum and extensive growth opportunities. And as the whole world is shifting its mind frame...
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Beans And Bugs: Meat Alternatives Quietly Proliferate
Monday, August 21, 2017 - 1:45pm | 444Bugs are the new bacon. At least, one grocery chain in Switzerland is hoping that's true. Coop is preparing to launch a line of mealworm patties as a beef and pork alternative, according to Bloomberg. The nutty-flavored beetle-larvae burgers are packed with rice, carrots and spices and are...