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Beyond Meat fights for survival

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Re: Beyond Meat fights for survival

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Post by jsbisviewtiful »

leguminous wrote: post #48
angry_moose wrote: post #9

I've been vegetarian for about 8 years and won't buy them and try to avoid them in restaurants because they're too meat-like. Unfortunately they've made good non-fake meat vegetarian burgers (black bean, wild rice, etc) harder to find. It's a situation of "You know that thing you don't eat, don't like, and don't have cravings for anymore? We made something that tastes exactly like it. You're going to love it!" I'm gl…

I've been vegetarian for a long time and I still think Beyond burgers are great. I have a pack of them from Costco in the freezer. I like black bean burgers, too, but Beyond burgers taste like my (distant) memory of a "normal" burger. In any case, I assume Beyond was relying on getting more market penetration past just vegetarians and vegans. There just aren't enough of us to get to the revenue they seem to be target…

Was a vegetarian for about 8 years and now a pescatarian. We practically always have some Beyond products in our house and will order them at restaurants. Losing Beyond products would be a huge bummer.

Re: Beyond Meat fights for survival

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Post by hellcow »

gonzalohm wrote: post #19
hellcow wrote: post #8

This is too bad. Beyond and Impossible opened up the door to me gradually becoming vegan. It was similar enough to real meat that I didn’t miss meat anymore, and from there I found other substitutions which were healthier. Without them I’m sure I never would have started a plant-based diet.

What have you substituted cheese with? It's one of my favorite foods but no substitute has come close to it

Sad truth is there isn’t a real substitute. You just eat it less and desire it less over time.

Unrelated to cheese but MyBacon is fantastic if you can get it near you.

Re: Beyond Meat fights for survival

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Post by deanc »

armchairhacker wrote: post #5

I posted before: I care more about the nutritional content being close to meat than the look and taste; specifically, similar macro-nutrient ratios and whatever micro-nutrients are rare outside of meat. I also care about it being cheap in theory, even if it's more expensive in practice because the company hasn't scaled up. But really, as long as it's not ridiculously expensive, and isn't missing some nutrient or bala…

These meat substitutes are UPF and that’s what you should care about more than nutritional content.

Re: Beyond Meat fights for survival

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Post by oezi »

xedrac wrote: post #56

I absolutely love beef. A good ribeye steak, or some smoked brisket are two of my favorite foods. I was intrigued by the claims these meat alternative companies were making, so naturally I tried them all. It's not surprising to me that they are struggling. I could barely swallow their products. I think it was a mistake to compare these to one of the greatest foods on the planet. It set the expectation was too high.

> one of the greatest foods on the planet

Given the amount of animal suffering and environmental destruction involved in beef, this great taste shouldn't be taken so lightly. Everyone should make some effort to reduce its consumption.

Re: Beyond Meat fights for survival

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Post by Snild »

deanc wrote: post #65
armchairhacker wrote: post #5

I posted before: I care more about the nutritional content being close to meat than the look and taste; specifically, similar macro-nutrient ratios and whatever micro-nutrients are rare outside of meat. I also care about it being cheap in theory, even if it's more expensive in practice because the company hasn't scaled up. But really, as long as it's not ridiculously expensive, and isn't missing some nutrient or bala…

These meat substitutes are UPF and that’s what you should care about more than nutritional content.

"UPF"?

Re: Beyond Meat fights for survival

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Post by dmazin »

It’s interesting that alternative meat consumption in the U.S. is struggling but taking off in Europe.

One thing I noticed after moving to the UK: alternative milk is normalized here. Like, it’s so common to avoid milk that if you order coffee without specifying, you will be asked what kind of milk you want.

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