The Race to Become the Beyond Meat of Fish

Post by wtmt » Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 2:04 PM UTC

hkyeti wrote: post #96

dawhizkid wrote: post #35

Are there any private companies actually working on commercializing lab grown meat? Or is it still way too early for that? I'm much more bullish on lab grown meat - the company that can build that will be $100b+ company for sure.

Am an investor in both cell-cultured meat and plant-based meat. Personally I'm more bullish about plant-based meat, though cell-based is an important plan B

Post by Vinnl » Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 3:53 PM UTC

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> I eat plenty of meat but have started buying beyond meat patties at the store every now and then. Pretty off-topic, but a question: after seeing so many mentions on HN, I was pretty interested to give it a try after seeing Beyond Burgers appear in my Dutch grocery store recently. One thing that struck me, though, was that they were twice as expensive as the A brand plant-based burgers we already had, and over three…

Probably not as expensive. They were pricier than other options, but not as extreme as you're describing. Generally, I notice these brands are more expensive than their meat counterparts and other fresh vegetarian options in the restaurants I visit. They're not cheap. I think a lot of that has to do with the marketing and hype around these products rather than inherent cost of producing or shipping them - and I hope…

Post by vibrato » Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 4:13 PM UTC

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> While I have no urge to eat food for its ability to imitate meat (so I’m not the target audience anyway) That's a very short sighted view. This isn't about vegetarianism. It's about the environmental crisis, and the overfishing crisis, that we're currently experiencing at a global level. I don't care whether you are vegetarian or not, we are all in the target market for solutions to these problems. That's what repl…

I disagree, and I’m worried that this view will prevent adequate nutrition for children more and more frequently (meatless Monday etc). The next step is then preventing adequate nutrition for myself from special taxes or regulations on meat.

Post by fwip » Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 5:30 PM UTC

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I don't think meat per se is fingered as the cause from what I read in these and similar comment threads, but the fat that usually comes with most affordable cuts of meat, so meat gets tarred with the same brush.

Fat doesn't make you fat. If you only eat meat you will loose weight not gain it regardless of how much fat is in it.

Post by astura » Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 5:36 PM UTC

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Was it the same fake tuna The Wolfe Pit reviewed? https://youtu.be/pQtSgL6Wwbw

Just google "whole foods vegan tuna" and you'll see it's a brand named Good Catch. Your youtube video reviews something from the dollar store.