Beyond Meat

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…

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Over the past few weeks, when Diego Isaacs hasn’t been at his job in the produce department at the grocery store Harris Teeter in Charlotte, North Carolina, he’s been busy contacting as many people as he can about the upcoming election. Isaacs, an immigrant from Colombia who’s lived in the…

San Francisco-based food tech startup Eat Just announced on Tuesday that it had partnered with a consortium led by Proterra Investment Partners Asia to build and operate the first plant-based protein production facility in Singapore. “We expect to break ground before the end of Q1 2021. In addition to key…

Javelin is a terrifying sport. Sports have always been a sort of proxy war, but showing off who’s best at throwing spears really far is reducing the gap a little close for comfort. Sure, there’s archery and shooting, but a) they’re not as well-incorporated into the wider world of track…

Let’s start all over again about face masks. The noise about them is a Judas Priest blare. Can we turn down the volume for a moment? OK, good, thanks. Now, let’s talk about their value. Why there is such discord about them. After all, what has the clamor wrought? Nothing…