Beyond Meat

Los Angeles-based Beyond Meat’s expansion to the People’s Republic of China announced in early September, is already taking shape with a new product roll-out for the Chinese market. From Shanghai, Beyond Meat officials said their newest product produced in China is trademarked as “Beyond Pork.” The company said the plant-based…

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Meat-free pizza is coming to Pizza Hut locations across the United States and United Kingdom, the company announced Tuesday, unveiling a partnership with Beyond Meat. Customers of the Yum Brands pizza chain can now order the Beyond Italian Sausage Pizza or the Great Beyond Pizza, both featuring the Beyond Meat’s…

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Beyond Meat on Monday said it swung to a loss in the third quarter after the coronavirus pandemic weakened demand for its meat alternatives at restaurants.CEO Ethan Brown said that some of blame for its lackluster results lies with consumer stockpiling. Panic-buying at the start of the crisis lifted Beyond's…

McDonald's is planning to test a meat-free burger as part of McPlant menu options expected to debut next year, it confirmed in a Monday blog post. An executive for the fast food chain told CNBC that the McPlant was created "by McDonald's and for McDonald's," but apparently declined to identify their supplier. In…

McDonald's is developing its own line of plant-based meat called "McPlant," the company announced on Monday.  "McPlant is crafted exclusively for McDonald's, by McDonald's," said Ian Borden, the president of the company's international business.  Some markets will test the McPlant burger next year. The line could eventually include burgers, chicken…

Sophie’s BioNutrients specialises in developing microalgae as a food product, and its US-based sister company Sophie’s Kitchen produces plant-based seafoods. Wang currently still serves as Chairman and Founder of Sophie’s Kitchen, but now dedicates most of his efforts to growing Sophie’s BioNutrients.“At Sophie’s BioNutrients, we use a very special microalgae…

When you bite into an ear of fresh corn, you are eating something profoundly unnatural. A modern ear is a big, flavorful thing packed with 18 rows of plump kernels. Its sad-looking wild ancestor had just six to eight rows of kernels, looking more like something you’d weed out of…

The full moon sets behind trees in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Michael Probst/AP Photo A Blue Blood Moon — the second full moon this October — rises in the night sky on Halloween.  People across North America and Europe have used…