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.
@dunkindonuts
is accelerating the wider launch of its
@BeyondMeat
breakfast sausage sandwich after sales in the NYC test market were more than twice as high as expected 🤩 🤩
📣 BREAKING:
@USDA
is awarding
@TuftsUniversity
$10M to establish the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture: a flagship American cultivated protein research center of excellence 🇺🇸🧫
Representatives
@rosadelauro
&
@RepKClark
joined us in celebrating this milestone:
BREAKING: America's biggest fast food chain
@SUBWAY
is partnering with
@BeyondMeat
to debut the brand-new Beyond Meatball Marinara in select test markets!
.
@BeyondMeat
just debuted its new
#plantbased
ground beef at the Pearl Street
@WholeFoods
in Boulder, CO -- the first grocer to ever stock Beyond Burgers in the conventional meat case.
.
@BeyondMeat
has partnered with Spain's largest supermarket chain, El Corte Ingles, "to provide locals with the opportunity to seamlessly swap animal protein for plant protein in their favorite, traditional dishes."
(1/2) There are more than 50,000 edible plants in the world, but just 15 of them provide ∼90% of the world’s food energy intake!
Diversifying the number of plants prioritized for human consumption is a powerful way to bolster both food security and farmer livelihoods.
.
@BeyondMeat
's innovation is unstoppable! The
#plantbased
meat giant is launching Italian-style meatballs in retailers nationwide this week, marking their third grocery release in the U.S. this year.
BREAKING:
@eatjust
has made the world's first commercial sale of
#cultivatedmeat
! Its cultivated chicken bites will launch in Singapore's 1880 restaurant this Saturday, Dec. 19. Read our full
#mediastatement
👉 1/5
2 hour wait and line wrapped around the building at
@kfc
for this Vegan chicken here in ATL y'all. They cut off the drivethrough and will be sold out by 3pm.
#BeyondFriedChicken
🌱
BREAKING: A judge has blocked attempts by the State of California to prevent
#plantbased
dairy brand
@MiyokosCreamery
from using the term 'butter' on its packaging, citing First Amendment protection. A win for the plant-based industry!
.
@BeyondMeat
's "rapid and relentless innovation program" is designed to try to make the burger you just bought obsolete as quickly as possible. CEO Ethan Brown explains on this episode of the
@verge
podcast:
I want the American farmer to see
#plantbased
meat as a great growth opportunity. You should be able to make more money growing food to feed directly to people rather than growing food to feed to animals to feed to people. -
@HonestSeth
New
@nielsen
data show
#plantbased
meat sales have jumped 264% — "the biggest surge of any category" — since shelter in place orders went into effect across the U.S. in March.
.
@BeyondMeat
is bringing its burgers, ground beef, and sausages to Brazilian grocery chain St. Marche. “As the third-largest market in the world in terms of animal meat consumption, Brazil offers significant opportunity for
#plantbased
meat adoption."
Burgers and sausages are just the beginning!
@BeyondMeat
unveils a cutting-edge innovation center designed with one clear goal: "to perfectly build meat directly from plants"
Canadian fast food chain
@awrestaurants
says adding
@BeyondMeat
burgers to its menu helped drive growth and increase net profits in 2018. Further proof that
#plantbased
food = big business!
@BeyondMeat
announces it will open a second facility to keep up with the growing demand for its burgers and sausages - that means 250 new jobs in
#plantbased
meat! Story via
@vegnews
.
@Tofurky
has reported its biggest Thanksgiving bump since 2017, with sales up 32%. So great to see more Americans putting
#plantbased
turkey on their holiday tables this year!
Just in time for its retail debut later this year,
@ImpossibleFoods
announced a new and improved
#plantbased
patty that's "juicier, meatier and beefier than before." Plus, it's gluten-free!
.
@ImpossibleFoods
hopes the new FDA guidelines allowing direct-to-consumer sales of raw Impossible beef will be a boon to their restaurant partners during this difficult time for the foodservice sector.
We're excited to report that
@MorningStrFarms
has committed to go 100%
#plantbased
by 2021 -- a move that raises the bar for accessible, sustainable food! Read more about the good news on our blog:
BREAKING:
@SGFoodAgency
(SFA) &
@EatJust
have undertaken the world's 1st regulatory approval process to bring
#cultivatedmeat
to market in Singapore! "A new space race for the future of food is underway," says GFI executive director
@BruceGFriedrich
1/6 👇
Congrats to plant-based meat makers Everything Legendary on securing a $300,000 investment from
@mcuban
on
@ABCSharkTank
! "Within 24 hours of the show airing, “Everything Legendary” sold more than $250,000 in its hemp protein patties."
It was only a matter of time before
@McDonalds
hopped on the
#altprotein
train! Not only are they planning to put
#plantbased
meat on the menu, but it'll be "crafted exclusively for McDonald's, by McDonald's." This is BIG! 🍔
You may have noticed that GFI looks a little different today! In celebration of our five-year anniversary, we are thrilled to unveil the new brand we've been carefully crafting behind the scenes –– one that better speaks to who we are and where we are going…
.
@ImpossibleFoods
' CEO Pat Brown says many workers in the conventional meat industry can expect "cleaner, safer, higher-paying jobs" within a
#plantbased
supply chain.
.
@DeliUnreal
is adding plant-based steak slices to its line of animal-free deli classics!
@Chris_Marquis_
spoke to founder Jenny Goldfarb about seeking
@BCorporation
certification, working with investor
@mcuban
, and more:
The world's largest global purchaser of beef says it's keeping an eye on
#plantbased
protein. RT if you want to see a cow-free burger at
@McDonalds
in 2019!
🔥 BREAKING: U.S. regulators have just approved the sale of cultivated chicken made by two companies:
@GOODMeat
and
@upsidefoods
. This makes the U.S. the second country in the world (after Singapore) where
#cultivatedmeat
is available to consumers! More on this momentous news
"When you've got the largest meat companies in the world effectively reconstituting as protein companies, and launching
#plantbased
meat products, that is transitional and is a huge boon for the entire plant-based meat market," said
@BruceGFriedrich
"Not only should we embrace meat without the animal, we should do everything possible to bring animal-free meat to the world." - GFI's Director of Policy
@JessicaAlmy
. Check out her op-ed about
#cleanmeat
for
@Newsweek
!
The rising demand for
#plantbased
protein will not just be a passing fad, says
@jimcramer
. “There’s no hobby here. The hobby is going to end up being meat."
"Imagine, real meat without slaughter. Without antibiotics. Without hormones. Without bulldozing rain forests. Without consuming all our precious land, water, and energy."
Thank you
@Sia
for using your platform to champion better methods of meat production!
As the cornerstone of Beyond Meat’s core mission is to make plant-based products more accessible, we are thrilled to announce our strategic global agreement with
@McDonalds
"The
#coronavirus
outbreak stresses the need to change how we make our meat." New
@WIRED
op-ed from our brilliant
@LizSpecht
on preventing the next pandemic:
.
@BeyondMeat
is taking the Manhattan Project model and turning it on its head. 1) Bring together the best scientists 2) Give them an urgent problem. 3) Give them funding. 4) Plot twist: change food and save the world ✌️
#SxSW
#SXSW2018
#sxswfood
#foodtech
January has been a great month for burger lovers!
@BeyondMeat
is currently rolling out new-and-improved
#plantbased
patties that are meatier and lower in saturated fat than the originals.
Just in time for grilling season,
@BeyondMeat
is offering a 10-pack of
#plantbased
burgers with a suggested retail price of $1.60 per patty. "The product launch comes at a time when meat has been getting a lot more expensive."
.
@ImpossibleFoods
has officially cleared all regulatory hurdles and is aiming to have their
#plantbased
burgers on grocery store shelves this September! 🎉
Fortunately for our planet,
#plantbased
protein is more popular than ever! "But for those who cannot imagine life without meat, there is another alternative [...] which can help the environment, animals and ourselves."
"No one buys almond milk under the false illusion that it came from a cow,"
@SenMikeLee
(R–Utah) noted last year. "They buy almond milk because it didn't come from a cow.
Cattle ranching is a major contributor to the destruction of the Amazon. We must shift away from conventional animal agriculture and toward sustainable solutions like
#plantbased
and
#cellbased
meat!
.
@ImpossibleFoods
#plantbased
beef is now available at all Trader Joe's locations! "We plan to [...] make the
#ImpossibleBurger
accessible wherever Americans go grocery shopping," says Impossible president Dennis Woodside.
Scientists say cutting back on conventionally-produced meat is necessary to curb
#climatechange
and fix our broken food system -- and with so much innovation in the
#plantbased
industry +
#cellbased
meat on the horizon, consumers won't even miss it.
.
@BeyondMeat
CEO Ethan Brown is working toward two major goals:
1) Make
#plantbased
products that are indistinguishable from their conventional counterparts
2) Underprice animal protein within 5 years
read more via
@chicagotribune
:
🔥 HOT:
@richroll
and GFI president
@BruceGFriedrich
pick up where they left off almost three years ago to assess the current state of the union on all things alternative protein. Listen now:
Another important reason to support
#plantbased
and
#cleanmeat
! Transitioning away from industrial animal agriculture is a matter of public safety and human health.
High meat and dairy consumption is fueling global warming. Climate change poses a threat to agriculture. How do we preserve the health of both our planet AND our global food supply? By making these products from plants or directly from cells.