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Post by M. Hawbaker on Oct 24, 2022 15:53:21 GMT
The Beyond Meat COO's nose biting incident seems to have been part of a road rage confrontation: Douglas Ramsey, 53, who is chief operating officer of Beyond Meat, allegedly punched a motorist and bit that man’s on the nose so hard that it tore his flesh, according to a police report obtained by NBC affiliate TV station KNWA. The police report allege that Ramsey accused the victim of bumping one of the front tires of his SUV as they both negotiated their way out of a long line leaving a parking garage after the University of Arkansas’s football team played a home game in Fayetteville on Saturday. The report said Ramsey then punched through the rear window of the victim’s vehicle, struck the victim and then bit him. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/20/beyond-meat-douglas-ramsey-biting-nose-road-rage-accusation
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Post by barb43 on Oct 25, 2022 3:31:08 GMT
The man needs some anger management treatment, of some sort.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Nov 17, 2022 20:13:23 GMT
'Hybrid meat'? Meatable wants to get lab-grown meat to market faster by combining with plant-based proteinsThere are two broad categories within the meat-substitute space specifically: plant-based foods that strive to mimic the texture, look and feel of real meat, and "lab-grown" cultivated meat that's created from animal cells in a test tube. While each is effectively trying to solve similar problems, vis-à-vis saving the planet by weaning humans off their animal protein dependency, they each have their respective pros and cons. For starters, plant-based meat alternatives are already widely available to buy globally, whereas lab-grown meat is still in its relative infancy, with Singapore currently the only market in the world where cultured meat is permitted to be sold. The Asian city-state has emerged as a center of gravity of sorts for the burgeoning fake meat movement -- just this week, Australia's Vow announced a $49.2 million round of funding to bring its cultured meat product to Singaporean restaurants by the end of this year. It's against that backdrop that Meatable, a VC-backed Dutch company that recently debuted its first product lineup in the form of synthetic sausages, today announced a partnership with Singaporean food startup Love Handle to create what it touts as "the world's first hybrid meat innovation center." What Meatable and Love Handle are striving for here isn't entirely novel -- others are working toward a similar end, and we're seeing similar moves elsewhere to reduce animal consumption through products that mesh real meat with plant-based alternatives. The idea there is that while a burger might still contain real beef, it contains less of it, which can only be better for the environment (and people's health). news.yahoo.com/hybrid-meat-meatable-wants-lab-145517184.html
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 6, 2022 21:45:54 GMT
Fake meat sales are now plunging because of high prices and being too 'woke' for consumers Just a few years ago, the rise of plant-based meat seemed inevitable. Major grocery stores and fast food joints started adding these faux meat alternatives to their product mix as consumer demand skyrocketed. Now the boom has ended. The novelty has faded while the fake meat has taken center stage in the ongoing backlash against corporate “wokeness.” While the term “woke” first popped up in the Black American community, it had grown into a global phenomenon as a catch-all term for everything relating to awareness of racial and social justice matters. Part of the reason the term is so widely used and loosely defined is that corporate entities have embraced it so thoroughly. Organizations like Whole Foods, Pinterest and Adidas adopted the trend to restructure everything from human resources to marketing campaigns — a phenomenon the Harvard Business Review has dubbed “woke washing.” Plant-based meat companies are closely associated with this phenomenon. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods mention “climate change” and “animal welfare” several times on their website and in corporate reports. The marketing strategy worked initially, driving double-digit annual sales for both companies and major brand partnerships. However, the growing cynicism about woke capitalism has upended this strategy. Recent data from Information Resources Inc., or IRI, suggests that fake meat sales are declining in 2022, while analysis from Deloitte Consulting LLP. indicates that the market may already be saturated in the U.S. The cultural backlash against “wokeness” isn’t the only reason for declining sales. Inflation could be driving consumers away too. Food costs have been a key driver of inflation this year. The current rate of inflation is 7.7% — much higher than average. Niche fake meat products are likely to struggle in this environment. Products from Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat cost significantly more than traditional meat brands because they lack the economies of scale of their larger competitors. Industry experts believe fake meat brands could take 15 to 20 years to achieve price parity with regular meat. Which means consumers struggling with their grocery bills may have substituted their meat already. www.yahoo.com/video/fake-meat-sales-now-plunging-100000695.htmlWhat is that saying? "Get Woke, Go Broke!"
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Post by barb43 on Dec 9, 2022 4:05:58 GMT
This has to be good for (real) most producers.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2022 0:28:18 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 18, 2023 23:38:02 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 19, 2023 20:17:09 GMT
The big problem with plant-based meat: The 'meat' partBut the focus on appealing to meat eaters may have run afoul of human psychology. "The mimicking of real meat introduces that comparison of authenticity," said Steffen Jahn, a professor of marketing at the University of Oregon who studies consumer food choices. Jahn argues that by trying to align plant-based meat closely with its cow- and pig-based counterparts - Beyond Meat once introduced packaging that said "Now even meatier!" - companies have gone all-in on a category that many consumers don't love: artificiality. "They try to mimic it and say, 'We're almost real,'" Jahn said. "But then some people will say, 'Yeah, but you're not real real.'" There's more psychological complexity here as well. When consumers shop for food, they tend to simplify foods into categories: healthy, "good" foods on one side, and less-healthy, indulgent foods on the other. Consumer psychologists call these categories "virtue" and "vice" foods, and they guide how many products are marketed and sold. A Haagen-Dazs ice cream bar is sold on its delicious creaminess, not its fat content; a bag of spinach is hocked for its rich mineral and nutrient contents, not its taste. "We always try to simplify stuff," Jahn said. "We dichotomize many things, including food." But plant-based meats confound these "virtue" and "vice" categories in a few different ways. First, many alternative meats - especially those that are ready-made to resemble burgers, sausages or bacon - include a long list of ingredients. "I was pretty shocked when I saw the ingredient lists," said Marion Nestle, a professor emerita of nutrition and food studies at New York University. "I thought, 'Oh dear.'" These products fall under the category of "ultra-processed" foods, which many consumers associate with weight gain and health problems. That creates a conflict for buyers. Those consumers who are most likely to want to be "virtuous" by avoiding environmental or animal harm are also most likely to want "virtuous" food in another sense - healthy food with simple ingredients. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/big-problem-plant-based-meat-142950580.html
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Post by barb43 on Jan 20, 2023 3:07:16 GMT
Here's the key! (bolding & italics are mine) I laughed out loud when I read that sentence because it's so true! This psychological evaluation is excellent. I would expect faux meats to fade into the gloom of past "good ideas that weren't really."
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Feb 4, 2023 15:12:39 GMT
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Post by barb43 on Feb 4, 2023 17:09:37 GMT
Okay, Mel! You're sending me to the kitchen to do dishes laughing! This is great! I'm keeping a copy of this one.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Feb 19, 2023 17:15:08 GMT
McDonald’s debuts plant-based McNuggetsMcDonald’s McNuggets are going fowl-free. The Chicago-based fast food giant is introducing plant-based McNuggets next week. Germany will be the first market to get them. McPlant Nuggets __ made from peas, corn and wheat with a tempura batter __ are the second product McDonald’s has co-developed with Beyond Meat, an El Segundo, California-based maker of plant-based meats. McDonald’s has been selling a McPlant burger since 2021. McDonald’s said the nationwide nugget rollout to more than 1,400 restaurants in Germany follows a limited-time test at nine restaurants in the Stuttgart area in August. McDonald’s will also start selling the McPlant burger in Germany next week. Availability of the McPlant nuggets and burger in future markets will depend on customer demand, McDonald’s said. apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-corp-production-facilities-germany-business-d486d85f57e78294f5c01fedca74150bNo thank you!
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Post by barb43 on Feb 19, 2023 18:10:22 GMT
Well ... it will be interesting to see if the new McPlant products are deemed desirable in Germany. If they are, they may spread to other European nations. Doesn't mean they'll be adopted in the U.S. I don't expect any of that faux stuff to come into this house.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Feb 28, 2023 18:31:34 GMT
Fake meat fad hits the chopping blockImpossible Foods plans to lay off roughly 20% of its workforce, per a Bloomberg report. However, the company tells Axios that it saw record growth last year. Impossible's primary competitor, Beyond Meat, also cut roughly 20% of its workers, and lost several executives, amid its own stock slump. Beyond Meat's sales fell more than 22% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to 2021. In an Q3 earnings call, company executives blamed inflation for consumers' souring tastes on pricier plant-based meats. Beyond Meat's stock is down roughly 67% compared to a year ago. www.axios.com/2023/02/04/fake-meat-impossible-beyond-burger-crash
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Post by barb43 on Mar 1, 2023 2:37:59 GMT
Fake meat fad hits the chopping blockBeyond Meat's stock is down roughly 67% compared to a year ago. That's definitely a shocking bit of news! I wouldn't have expected that big of a stock drop, in spite of previous negative articles. . . . It will be interesting to see where these two companies go from here.
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