Are you lovin’ it? McDonald’s to test Beyond in Canada.
Matt BallOn Monday, September 30, the Beyond Meat burger goes on sale for a 12-week trial in Toronto and surrounding communities in southwest Ontario.
Plant-Based
Trader Joe’s to serve up new plant-based burgers
Julia JohnTwo burgers will be less than $5, and each four-ounce serving will provide 18 grams of protein. "This is going after a meat-eating customer."
Impossible Foods makes grocery store debut!
Mary AllenImpossible rolls out in 27 Gelson's Markets locations in Southern California today, with further retail expansion slated for later this month.
Impossible Foods enters retail as demand for refrigerated plant-based burgers skyrockets, entry to accelerate plant-based meat market growth
Refrigerated plant-based burger sales in U.S. retail have surged 151 percent since 2018, according to SPINS data commissioned by GFI and PBFA. The data shows that refrigerated plant-based burgers are a key engine for growth within the plant-based meat market, with sales increasing more than five times as fast as other plant-based meat products.
Plant-based jerky is a meaty opportunity
Julia JohnAs the plant-based food sector flourishes and demand continues to climb throughout the United States, the jerky category is just starting to develop.
RethinkX predicts transformation of meat industry within decades
Liz Specht, Ph.D.A new report by the economic think tank RethinkX suggests that novel food production methods that rely on fermentation and plant-based ingredients could capture market share much more quickly than mainstream analysts anticipate.
Plant-based dairy and convenience foods steal the show at Expo East 2019
Melissa AhlbornLearn how plant-based food producers are leveraging two of the biggest market opportunities in the food and beverage industry.
Dr. Jian Li is taking the beany flavor out of plant proteins
Tara DiMaioGFI competitive grant recipient Dr. Jian Li is figuring out how to make plant-based proteins with no beany off-flavors. His work will serve as a blueprint for entrepreneurs around the world working with plant proteins.
MorningStar Farms announces “Incogmeato” plant-based meat
Julia JohnKellogg's MorningStar Farms, a leader in plant-based proteins for 40-plus years, announced this week that they're launching a new line of plant-based meat in early 2020.
Plant-based meat officially hits the mainstream with Kroger’s new plant-based product line
Food systems expert says Kroger’s Simple Truth Plant Based collection, announced today, will be transformational for the plant-based meat and dairy sectors.