Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘chicken’

Post by jghn » Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 6:37 PM UTC

JakeTheAndroid wrote: post #198

jakob223 wrote: post #148

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I imagine that that difference is going mostly to recoup R&D costs at e.g. Impossible right now, who is making the patties.

for now I expect you're correct. But in the long run it should ideally have really nice margins. Once Beyond and Impossible get a version that is as close as it needs to be, they can start focusing on supply chain and stuff like that.

Post by kevinmchugh » Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 6:37 PM UTC

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Because the meat you buy in the grocery store goes bad after a few days, and (here is where I think parent is being slightly intellectually dishonest) while it is true that the fast food companies certainly source their meats from authentic, standard-holding institutions, that's only the beginning. That isn't to say the rounds of processing and preservation that occurs afterwards. You can't just buy a McDonalds chick…

My favorite thing was when Wendy's did its "never frozen" campaign. As if freezing was the problem . It's not going to magically last just as long if you don't freeze it, you have to close that gap with more preservatives.

Post by bad_user » Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 6:38 PM UTC

bigtech wrote: post #225

bad_user wrote: post #223

I think the fake meat movement will go the way of Margarine. Initially it's celebrated as a feat of engineering and as the healthy alternative to meat. After about 10 to 20 years however, we'll see cancer and heart disease rates going up. And then the billions of dollars spent in health care will pile up, but nobody will readily admit it, because the fuck up will be even bigger than with Margarine. After all, Margari…

Do you have some reason to believe that meat is healthier, or is this speculation?

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 6:39 PM UTC

bad_user wrote: post #223

I think the fake meat movement will go the way of Margarine. Initially it's celebrated as a feat of engineering and as the healthy alternative to meat. After about 10 to 20 years however, we'll see cancer and heart disease rates going up. And then the billions of dollars spent in health care will pile up, but nobody will readily admit it, because the fuck up will be even bigger than with Margarine. After all, Margari…

Post by BubRoss » Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 6:40 PM UTC

bad_user wrote: post #235

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Do you have some reason to believe that meat is healthier, or is this speculation?

The number one reason is that we've eaten red meat for millions of years, literally. Given fake meat is new and I'm not seeing it in stores nearby yet, I'm going to assume a fair comparison will take another decade, after the studies and the meta analysis show up. Until then the burden of proof is not on me ;-)