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Plant-based meat start-ups struggling to raise funding as excitement over Beyond Meat’s listing cools Beyond Meat

Plant-based meat start-ups struggling to raise funding as excitement over Beyond Meat’s listing cools

V2food, which is a joint venture between the CSIRO’s Main Sequence Ventures and Jack Cowin’s Competitive Foods Australia, banked $77 million at a valuation north of $500 million in 2020. All G Foods, raised $16 million in 2021 and then another $25 million last year. Woolworth’s venture arm, W23, was…
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August 21, 2023
Fair-weather vegans should remember it’s a diet, not a fad | Barbara Ellen Beyond Meat

Fair-weather vegans should remember it’s a diet, not a fad | Barbara Ellen

At the risk of seeming unreasonable, may curses rain down on the fair-weather vegan. Vegan food sales are slipping. The US brand Beyond Meat (home of the “bleeding” burger) has reported a drop in sales of almost a third. Elsewhere, fake-meat producers are struggling, vegan restaurants are closing, vegan ranges…
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August 13, 2023
A temporary blip or a sign of oversaturation? Beyond Meat’s woes and the future of plant-based meat Beyond Meat

A temporary blip or a sign of oversaturation? Beyond Meat’s woes and the future of plant-based meat

On Monday, Beyond Meat announced that its net revenue had fallen by 30.5%, which also led to its share price falling by 10%. This comes amid reports of a steady decline, or in the words of one innovator, a ‘shakedown’,​ for the plant-based meat sector. Beyond Meat and the industry​Beyond…
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August 11, 2023
NPD Trend Tracker: From Beyond Meat alt chicken to fermented plant-based butter Beyond Meat

NPD Trend Tracker: From Beyond Meat alt chicken to fermented plant-based butter

This week’s coverage of new product development covers a lot plant-based: from vegan chicken alternatives to a fermented plant-based butter. Elsewhere, Kraft Heinz takes tomatoes beyond ketchup into passata, puree, and more, while Nescafé experiments with a coffee and dessert mash-up. Scroll through the photo gallery for more… GettyImages/pinstock​ Read…
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July 17, 2023
‘Real’ meat maker Cargill may emerge big winner in plant-based food as buzzy startup boom fades Beyond Meat

‘Real’ meat maker Cargill may emerge big winner in plant-based food as buzzy startup boom fades

The plant-based protein boom has stalled, with buzzy startups humbled and food giants retreating, but Cargill forecasts 70% more protein consumption over the next 25 to 30 years. "That protein has to come from somewhere," says its chief technology officer and head of R&D, Florian Schattenmann. Cargill Cargill is hardly…
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June 17, 2023
6 Best Meat Thermometers for Perfectly Cooked Steak and Chicken Every Single Time Beyond Meat

6 Best Meat Thermometers for Perfectly Cooked Steak and Chicken Every Single Time

1 / 6 via merchant Best Overall Meat Thermometer ThermoWorks Classic Super-Fast Thermapen Countless chefs, brewers, professional pit masters and other food professionals believe the ThermoWorks Classic Thermapen is the best meat thermometer—and we agree. It gives precise temperature readings in less than three seconds, with a high accuracy of…
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May 30, 2023