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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jul 31, 2020 0:59:09 GMT
Impossible Burger's fake meat is coming to 2,000 Walmart storesImpossible Foods has just announced that its plant-based Impossible Burger will be available at Walmart starting today, which is the most significant rollout of its faux-meat product so far. The company had already started expanding its grocery store rollout earlier this year with availability in Kroger as well as Safeway, Albertsons, Vons and more. Earlier this week, the company also announced that the burger will begin rolling out to Trader Joe’s next Monday. According to Impossible Foods, 12-ounce packages of Impossible Burger will be available in more than 2,000 Walmart locations in all 50 states. Combined with the other expansions above, the company says that the plant-based product will be in over 8,000 grocery stores by the end of the year. This means that the company’s retail footprint has grown by 50 times since March. “Impossible Foods’ goal is to make the global food system sustainable. To do that, Impossible Burger has to be available everywhere people shop for meat,” said Impossible Foods’ CEO and Founder Dr. Patrick O. Brown in a statement. www.engadget.com/impossible-burger-walmart-140029451.html
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Post by barb43 on Aug 1, 2020 22:08:40 GMT
Impossible Burger's fake meat is coming to 2,000 Walmart storesImpossible Foods has just announced that its plant-based Impossible Burger will be available at Walmart starting today, which is the most significant rollout of its faux-meat product so far. According to Impossible Foods, 12-ounce packages of Impossible Burger will be available in more than 2,000 Walmart locations in all 50 states. Combined with the other expansions above, the company says that the plant-based product will be in over 8,000 grocery stores by the end of the year. This means that the company’s retail footprint has grown by 50 times since March. “Impossible Foods’ goal is to make the global food system sustainable. To do that, Impossible Burger has to be available everywhere people shop for meat,” said Impossible Foods’ CEO and Founder Dr. Patrick O. Brown in a statement. www.engadget.com/impossible-burger-walmart-140029451.html Awww, we were at Wal-Mart yesterday and I forgot to see if our local store has been stocked with this faux food yet.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Aug 10, 2020 22:23:55 GMT
Beyond Meat lags conventional companies in sustainability disclosures, report saysBeyond Meat is lacking in environmental impact disclosures when compared to conventional meat giants Hormel and Tyson Foods, according to an analysis by Trucost, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. The analysis, which looked at company reporting in 2018, gave Tyson 98% on its weighted environmental disclosure ratio. This looks at how much the company tells about its complete operational environmental impact and costs. Hormel got a 99% in this category. Beyond Meat scored a 0%. The analysis also gave both traditional meat companies 100% scores on their weighted disclosure for greenhouse gases, which is reporting their emissions and costs in this area. Beyond Meat received a 0%. In a statement about the report emailed to Food Dive, Beyond Meat said the company is committed to making plant-based meat that is better for people and the planet. It noted work in 2018 the company did with the University of Michigan to quantify the environmental benefits of producing the Beyond Burger versus conventional beef. Beyond Meat added that "we are in the process today of conducting a carbon-footprint assessment aimed at identifying opportunities to strengthen our environmental commitment and further reduce our impact," the statement said. www.fooddive.com/news/beyond-meat-lags-conventional-companies-in-sustainability-disclosures-repo/583202/
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Post by barb43 on Aug 10, 2020 23:58:54 GMT
Beyond Meat lags conventional companies in sustainability disclosures, report saysBeyond Meat is lacking in environmental impact disclosures when compared to conventional meat giants Hormel and Tyson Foods, according to an analysis by Trucost, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. The analysis, which looked at company reporting in 2018, gave Tyson 98% on its weighted environmental disclosure ratio. This looks at how much the company tells about its complete operational environmental impact and costs. Hormel got a 99% in this category. Beyond Meat scored a 0%. The analysis also gave both traditional meat companies 100% scores on their weighted disclosure for greenhouse gases, which is reporting their emissions and costs in this area. Beyond Meat received a 0%. In a statement about the report emailed to Food Dive, Beyond Meat said the company is committed to making plant-based meat that is better for people and the planet. It noted work in 2018 the company did with the University of Michigan to quantify the environmental benefits of producing the Beyond Burger versus conventional beef. Beyond Meat added that "we are in the process today of conducting a carbon-footprint assessment aimed at identifying opportunities to strengthen our environmental commitment and further reduce our impact," the statement said. www.fooddive.com/news/beyond-meat-lags-conventional-companies-in-sustainability-disclosures-repo/583202/ Now, this made me laugh. Why am I not surprised that Beyond Meat scored 0's? I'll bet it's because they thought being meatless would give them a free pass.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Aug 28, 2020 19:27:32 GMT
Beyond Meat launches online shop for plant-based burgers & faux meats
Beyond Meat on Thursday launched a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform, shop.beyondmeat.com, on the heels of rival Impossible Foods debuting its own online retail site in an ever-growing competition for the $13.7 billion plant-based meat market.
Beyond Meat’s online shop features products ranging from $49.99 for a trial pack of Beyond burgers, brats and sausages, and $71.99 for six 1-pound packages of its faux meat. Items will be available for two-day shipping, the company said.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Aug 28, 2020 19:30:33 GMT
Kuleana launches faux fish sushiIt’s sushi with a catch — no fish. A type of fish-free "tuna" that looks, tastes and mimics the texture of the real fish — minus the smell — is hoping to get its hooks into the plant-based market, joining the likes of other faux-meat products from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods in the $13.7 billion plant-based industry. San Francisco-based startup Kuleana makes its raw "tuna" with iron, algae oil and various proteins, using a proprietary process said to recreate the taste and texture of raw fish, according to Tech Crunch.
The goal, Kuleana co-founder and chief executive Jacek Prus said, is to toss the alt-tuna into fish-forward meals like poke bowls and sushi rolls as a vegan replacement for animal products.
www.foxbusiness.com/markets/beyond-meat-of-sushi-plant-based
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Sept 12, 2020 22:26:33 GMT
Beyond Meat signs production agreement in China
Beyond Meat will begin making plant-based meat in China later this year under an agreement announced Tuesday.
The El Segundo, California-based company said it will be the first multinational company focused solely on plant-based meat production to open a factory in China. Swiss food giant Nestle is also building a plant-based meat production facility in China, but it makes other products there.
Beyond Meat is partnering with the Jiaxing Economic and Technological Development Zone — about 75 miles from Shanghai — to design and develop two manufacturing facilities. Trial production will begin later this year, with full production expected in early 2021.
One of the facilities will be the world’s largest plant-based meat factories, Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown said in a statement.
Beyond Meat shares rose 3% to $129.81 in morning trading.
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Post by barb43 on Sept 13, 2020 1:16:18 GMT
Kuleana launches faux fish sushiIt’s sushi with a catch — no fish. A type of fish-free "tuna" that looks, tastes and mimics the texture of the real fish — minus the smell — is hoping to get its hooks into the plant-based market, joining the likes of other faux-meat products from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods in the $13.7 billion plant-based industry. San Francisco-based startup Kuleana makes its raw "tuna" with iron, algae oil and various proteins, using a proprietary process said to recreate the taste and texture of raw fish, according to Tech Crunch. The goal, Kuleana co-founder and chief executive Jacek Prus said, is to toss the alt-tuna into fish-forward meals like poke bowls and sushi rolls as a vegan replacement for animal products.
www.foxbusiness.com/markets/beyond-meat-of-sushi-plant-based Well, I know this recipe link posted at the end of this is for Mock Tuna Salad, not faux tuna sushi. This salad is pretty simplistic, but it's also "plant-based", considering chickpeas are the main ingredient. I have yet to try it, but I will soon, just so I can tell you how it compares to "real" tuna salad. My problem with tuna fish at the present time is that I can't seem to find any brand whose cans aren't stamped "Product of China". Check this out, if you like tuna salad and you have time. www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16659/mock-tuna-salad/
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Post by barb43 on Sept 13, 2020 1:25:32 GMT
Beyond Meat signs production agreement in China Beyond Meat will begin making plant-based meat in China later this year under an agreement announced Tuesday.
The El Segundo, California-based company said it will be the first multinational company focused solely on plant-based meat production to open a factory in China. Swiss food giant Nestle is also building a plant-based meat production facility in China, but it makes other products there.
Well provided they leave that fake meat in China and sell it there - not ship it back to the US for sale , that's probably a fair deal.
Of course, like so many things, the faux meat that's produced in China under this Beyond Meat production agreement (and whatever deal Nestle has with the Chinese - and no, I no longer eat their candy) will probably ricochet right back to the U.S. for sale to people here who believe they are doing the altruistic thing to eat faux meat.
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Post by barb43 on Sept 13, 2020 4:15:22 GMT
Kellogg Gives MorningStar a Sub-Brand: Incogmeatowww.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2020/kellogg-morningstar-incogmeato/The above article appeared in Food Processing: The information source for food and beverage manufacturers. I've begun to see ads online for the sub-brand, Incogmeato, so I looked them up online. Here is better information on their products found on the MorningStar Farms Incogmeato homepage. www.morningstarfarms.com/incogmeato/home.htmlAs you scroll down this page, you'll find a description of the 100% Plant Protein Burger Patties. Burger Patties“No meat.” No problem. These juicy plant-based patties look, cook and taste just like beef. Fire up the grill, grab a bun and “meat” your new favorite burger. Now available at retailers nationwide. The following items are also described, but apparently are not yet in production: - Original Bratwurst - Italian Sausage - Chik'n Nuggets - Plant Based Ground The SmartLabel, which you can find by clicking on the big View SmartLabel button on the homepage under the description of Burger Patties. When you reach that page, select the Ingredients tab. You'll find this list: Water; Soy Protein Concentrate; Canola Oil; Palm Oil; Methylcellulose; Contains 2% or less of Natural Flavors; Potato Starch; Dextrose; Salt; Cultured Dextrose for Freshness; Apple Juice Powder (Color); Yeast Extract; Cornstarch; Sunflower Lecithin; Vegetable Juice Concentrate (Color); Vegetable Juice (Color); Pectin; Citric Acid; Vitamin B1 (thiamin hydrochloride); Vitamin B12; Ascorbic Acid for Freshness.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Sept 14, 2020 17:26:57 GMT
I haven't encountered any "Incogmeato" stuff yet.
They must not have made it to the stores in this part of the country yet.
That's kind of surprising since Moningstar Farms products have been in the stores around here since long before veggie meats got to be the big deal that they are now.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Sept 15, 2020 21:27:51 GMT
Beyond Meat is introducing pre-packaged "Beyond Meatballs" at stores across the US this week
Indulging in American food companies' favorite pastime of marketing innovations that no one needs but potentially everyone wants, Beyond Meat is launching Beyond Meatballs in grocery stores nationwide this week.
The new product can be put on top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, and comes pre-spiced with a blend of Italian spices, according to a company statement.
The company's meatballs have 30% less saturated fat and sodium than real meat and will be available at Whole Foods, Stop & Shop, Sprouts, Harris Teeter, Kroger and Albertsons, and more by early October, according to the statement.
The suggested retail price for these pre-spiced and pre-rolled protein replacement balls of pea protein and other things* is $6.99 for 12 meatballs.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Oct 1, 2020 14:58:05 GMT
Beyond Meat plans to triple distribution at Walmart amid growing demand
Beyond Meat said on Tuesday its burger patties will be available at more than 2,400 Walmart stores from next week, as it triples distribution with the retailer to tap into the growing demand for its plant-based meat products during the pandemic.
Demand for fully cooked plant-based alternatives jumped 25 percent in the four weeks to Aug. 22, data from Nielsen showed, as consumers grow increasingly health conscious and concerned about the environmental impact of industrial animal farming.
The company said the wider distribution of its Beyond Burger patties – made from peas, mung bean and rice to mimic the taste of a beef burger – from 800 Walmart stores to over 2,400 comes after the successful launch of its value offerings this summer, at a time traditional ground beef prices were spiking due to COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions at beef plants.
It also comes at a time the company, which derives about half of its global sales from restaurants such as Dunkin and KFC, is trying to reroute its products to retailers to keep sales humming as restaurants continue to remain closed due to coronavirus-led restrictions.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Oct 16, 2020 20:48:06 GMT
Tyson Foods Challenges Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods with Its Unchicken Sandwich
n a development echoing last year's chicken sandwich wars, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) threw down the gauntlet to noted plant-based meat-maker Beyond Meat and privately held Impossible Foods with its first U.S. launch of its "Unchicken sandwich." Diners can sink their teeth into a crunchy faux filet at Reno, Nevada and Salinas, California Jack in the Box, Inc. restaurants during the test offering starting today, according to the press release.
The trial run is slated to continue through Dec. 12 or whenever the selected restaurants run out of Unchicken. Notably, the offering, which uses plant-based chicken from Tyson's Raised & Rooted faux-meat brand, features pea protein isolate in the Unchicken filets. While Beyond Meat highlights the use of pea and potato protein rather than soy in its Beyond Burgers, its Beyond Fried Chicken experiment made use of wheat and soy protein.
Tyson says its Unchicken filets are breaded and have been designed to meet flavor, texture, and "crunch" standards approximating actual chicken. The Jack in the Box offering is apparently aimed at COVID-19-driven ordering trends, with the release noting, "chicken sandwiches consistently top the list of most ordered delivery items, and during the pandemic, 'chicken' has been the most tweeted about food."
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Oct 26, 2020 21:56:44 GMT
Arby’s creates meat-based vegetable called a ‘Megetable’
Arby’s has taken their famous “We Have the Meats” slogan to a whole new plane of existence with the invention of a meat-based vegetables — or “Megetable” as the company has dubbed its creation.
This week, Arby's unveiled the “Marrot,” the fast food chains response to the growing trend of plant-based meats. The meat-based carrot was created by Neville Craw, Arby's brand executive chef, and his sous-chef Thomas Kippelen.
“Plant-based meats are the latest incarnation of making vegetables look like what Americans really want, which is great, tasty meat,” Jim Taylor, chief marketing officer for Arby’s, said in a press release.
Craw and Kippelen created the Marrot by cutting a whole turkey breast into the shape of a carrot, sous viding the meat for an hour before rolling it in a special carrot marinade and then roasting the meat again for an hour. The result — the world’s first meat-based carrot.
The Marrot will not be available to the public just yet, but Arby’s has plans to continue experimenting with the megetable concept.
PETA says Arby's 'megetable' — a carrot made of turkey that takes a jab at vegan 'meat' — shows the company is stuck in 'the Stone Age'
On Wednesday, Arby's released the "megetable," a carrot made of turkey meat that looks and tastes just like the orange vegetable. The meat carrot, or "Marrot," comes on the back of many of Arby's competitors choosing to invest in plant-based meats. Following its release, the product is being met with criticism.
One group in particular that has not taken kindly to Arby's latest product is the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which advocates in favor of vegan diets on its website.
INSIDER received a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman about Arby's marrot in which she said Arby's is stuck in 'the Stone Age'
Reiman referred to the megetable as a "little gimmick" and called Arby's "totally out of step with the times" before referencing fast-food brands that have invested in plant-based meats, including Burger King, Carl's Jr., and Del Taco.
"Any competitor that fails to cash in on the skyrocketing demand for vegan foods is going to go hungry," Reiman said. "The joke here is on Arby's for its sad stab at mocking those who are eating as if it's 2019, not the Stone Age, and failing to recognize that it's an increasingly vegan world."
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