Ultra-processed, fake meat frankenfood producers are going bankrupt

[marvin martian]

With the Trump-era move towards healthier, less-chemically contaminated foods, spearheaded by RFK, Jr., the manufacturers of ultra-processed fake meat products are struggling to sell their nasty wares to an increasingly skeptical public.

This stuff has never been particularly popular. If you've ever looked at the ingredient labels, you'll understand why.

The environmental scolds on the left have been trying to browbeat people into buying and eating this shit for years, and people just don't want it.

Beyond Solvency: Beyond Meat Facing Bankruptcy?

Beyond Meat faces bankruptcy amid dwindling demand for plant-based products and financial struggles.

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Faux meat-congealer Beyond Meat reported a bad third quarter last week; the company's sales were hurt in part "by weak demand for its plant-based meat products," according to Reuters, and that has The Street's Daniel Kline arguing the company is ripe for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

"The company does have time to fend off a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing," Kline wrote, "but it also has limited, if any, prospects to meet its impending cash needs." The company has just $117.3 million in cash or equivalents, and debts of $1.2 billion.

The company announced layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, along with expanded distribution of the products that people are less interested in buying.

Yes, that's a real thing that happened.

"Retail sales of refrigerated plant-based meat alternative products in the U.S. have fallen 17.2% so far this year, and frozen plant-based meat alternatives have fallen 8.1%," Reuters added, and "growing concerns about processed foods are severely diminishing the appeal of Beyond Meat’s product line."

 

[BothWings]

With the Trump-era move towards healthier, less-chemically contaminated foods, spearheaded by RFK, Jr., the manufacturers of ultra-processed fake meat products are struggling to sell their nasty wares to an increasingly skeptical public.

This stuff has never been particularly popular. If you've ever looked at the ingredient labels, you'll understand why.

The environmental scolds on the left have been trying to browbeat people into buying and eating this shit for years, and people just don't want it.

Beyond Solvency: Beyond Meat Facing Bankruptcy?

Beyond Meat faces bankruptcy amid dwindling demand for plant-based products and financial struggles.

pjmedia.com

Faux meat-congealer Beyond Meat reported a bad third quarter last week; the company's sales were hurt in part "by weak demand for its plant-based meat products," according to Reuters, and that has The Street's Daniel Kline arguing the company is ripe for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

"The company does have time to fend off a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing," Kline wrote, "but it also has limited, if any, prospects to meet its impending cash needs." The company has just $117.3 million in cash or equivalents, and debts of $1.2 billion.

The company announced layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, along with expanded distribution of the products that people are less interested in buying.

Yes, that's a real thing that happened.

"Retail sales of refrigerated plant-based meat alternative products in the U.S. have fallen 17.2% so far this year, and frozen plant-based meat alternatives have fallen 8.1%," Reuters added, and "growing concerns about processed foods are severely diminishing the appeal of Beyond Meat’s product line."

I've been in the meat business for over 35 years and I can vouch that meatless "meat" is here today/gone tomorrow. It never had more than a tiny following of pretentious yuppie wokies. It's decline is nothing new, and was already evident during the end of the pandemic. We had it in our fresh display for awhile, then it was moved to the frozen dept because it was just spending too much time on the shelf due to lack of interest. Now even the frozen display has been downsized to almost nothing and few people even ask for it. One of my co-workers tried it once and said it gave her diarrhea. A few weeks later I tried it and experienced the same thing.

It's certified SHIT, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I believe the one positive outcome of the entire covid crisis was people reassessing their health decisions.

 

[struth]

With the Trump-era move towards healthier, less-chemically contaminated foods, spearheaded by RFK, Jr., the manufacturers of ultra-processed fake meat products are struggling to sell their nasty wares to an increasingly skeptical public.

This stuff has never been particularly popular. If you've ever looked at the ingredient labels, you'll understand why.

The environmental scolds on the left have been trying to browbeat people into buying and eating this shit for years, and people just don't want it.

Beyond Solvency: Beyond Meat Facing Bankruptcy?

Beyond Meat faces bankruptcy amid dwindling demand for plant-based products and financial struggles.

pjmedia.com

Faux meat-congealer Beyond Meat reported a bad third quarter last week; the company's sales were hurt in part "by weak demand for its plant-based meat products," according to Reuters, and that has The Street's Daniel Kline arguing the company is ripe for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

"The company does have time to fend off a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing," Kline wrote, "but it also has limited, if any, prospects to meet its impending cash needs." The company has just $117.3 million in cash or equivalents, and debts of $1.2 billion.

The company announced layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, along with expanded distribution of the products that people are less interested in buying.

Yes, that's a real thing that happened.

"Retail sales of refrigerated plant-based meat alternative products in the U.S. have fallen 17.2% so far this year, and frozen plant-based meat alternatives have fallen 8.1%," Reuters added, and "growing concerns about processed foods are severely diminishing the appeal of Beyond Meat’s product line."

I am sad to see any American company suffer but, you got to sell a product that people want

The veggie meat thing like Beyond was a fad, and not something that was going to make it long term

 

[Dekster]

Some faux meat is better than others, but I think the fundamental problem is that they try to sell it with the same brush as meat. They should just call it vegetarian whatever and stop trying to blur the lines, especially when it can be more than the real meat.

 

[drudge X]

With the Trump-era move towards healthier, less-chemically contaminated foods, spearheaded by RFK, Jr., the manufacturers of ultra-processed fake meat products are struggling to sell their nasty wares to an increasingly skeptical public.

This stuff has never been particularly popular. If you've ever looked at the ingredient labels, you'll understand why.

The environmental scolds on the left have been trying to browbeat people into buying and eating this shit for years, and people just don't want it.

Beyond Solvency: Beyond Meat Facing Bankruptcy?

Beyond Meat faces bankruptcy amid dwindling demand for plant-based products and financial struggles.

pjmedia.com

Faux meat-congealer Beyond Meat reported a bad third quarter last week; the company's sales were hurt in part "by weak demand for its plant-based meat products," according to Reuters, and that has The Street's Daniel Kline arguing the company is ripe for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

"The company does have time to fend off a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing," Kline wrote, "but it also has limited, if any, prospects to meet its impending cash needs." The company has just $117.3 million in cash or equivalents, and debts of $1.2 billion.

The company announced layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, along with expanded distribution of the products that people are less interested in buying.

Yes, that's a real thing that happened.

"Retail sales of refrigerated plant-based meat alternative products in the U.S. have fallen 17.2% so far this year, and frozen plant-based meat alternatives have fallen 8.1%," Reuters added, and "growing concerns about processed foods are severely diminishing the appeal of Beyond Meat’s product line."

I still cannot believe this company was once traded almost $200 a share. I forgot the company name that is specialized in shorting stocks called this company Beyond Bullshit.

 

[drudge X]

I am sad to see any American company suffer but, you got to sell a product that people want

The veggie meat thing like Beyond was a fad, and not something that was going to make it long term

Yep, just like that bullshit Atkins diet.

 

[Edgetho]

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[marvin martian]

It's certified SHIT, as far as I'm concerned.

One look at the ingredient label makes that case very well.

 

[Mack The Finger]

I almost threw up just reading the thread title.

 

[theHawk]

I've been in the meat business for over 35 years and I can vouch that meatless "meat" is here today/gone tomorrow. It never had more than a tiny following of pretentious yuppie wokies. It's decline is nothing new, and was already evident during the end of the pandemic. We had it in our fresh display for awhile, then it was moved to the frozen dept because it was just spending too much time on the shelf due to lack of interest. Now even the frozen display has been downsized to almost nothing and few people even ask for it. One of my co-workers tried it once and said it gave her diarrhea. A few weeks later I tried it and experienced the same thing.

It's certified SHIT, as far as I'm concerned.

From what I have heard things like “veggie burgers” and other fake meat were never actually tested by the FDA. It was basically all rubber stamped and allowed to be sold to the public with no scrutiny.

You couldn’t pay me to eat that crap.

Personally I think even GMO meat is bad enough, with cattle being fed grains making them fat and unhealthy, which in turn requires them to be injected with antibiotics. I stick to grass fed ground beef and buffalo beef. Although now I hear that even “grass fed” beef is many times imported and thus no way to actually verify if it’s grass fed.

 

[JWBooth]

With the Trump-era move towards healthier, less-chemically contaminated foods, spearheaded by RFK, Jr., the manufacturers of ultra-processed fake meat products are struggling to sell their nasty wares to an increasingly skeptical public.

This stuff has never been particularly popular. If you've ever looked at the ingredient labels, you'll understand why.

The environmental scolds on the left have been trying to browbeat people into buying and eating this shit for years, and people just don't want it.

Beyond Solvency: Beyond Meat Facing Bankruptcy?

Beyond Meat faces bankruptcy amid dwindling demand for plant-based products and financial struggles.

pjmedia.com

Faux meat-congealer Beyond Meat reported a bad third quarter last week; the company's sales were hurt in part "by weak demand for its plant-based meat products," according to Reuters, and that has The Street's Daniel Kline arguing the company is ripe for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

"The company does have time to fend off a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing," Kline wrote, "but it also has limited, if any, prospects to meet its impending cash needs." The company has just $117.3 million in cash or equivalents, and debts of $1.2 billion.

The company announced layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, along with expanded distribution of the products that people are less interested in buying.

Yes, that's a real thing that happened.

"Retail sales of refrigerated plant-based meat alternative products in the U.S. have fallen 17.2% so far this year, and frozen plant-based meat alternatives have fallen 8.1%," Reuters added, and "growing concerns about processed foods are severely diminishing the appeal of Beyond Meat’s product line."

Good

 

[theHawk]

One look at the ingredient label makes that case very well.

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LOL Canola Oil and “Natural Flavors”, aka artificial flavors. It’s amazing the food industry gets away with it.

 

[Manonthestreet]

I've been in the meat business for over 35 years and I can vouch that meatless "meat" is here today/gone tomorrow. It never had more than a tiny following of pretentious yuppie wokies. It's decline is nothing new, and was already evident during the end of the pandemic. We had it in our fresh display for awhile, then it was moved to the frozen dept because it was just spending too much time on the shelf due to lack of interest. Now even the frozen display has been downsized to almost nothing and few people even ask for it. One of my co-workers tried it once and said it gave her diarrhea. A few weeks later I tried it and experienced the same thing.

It's certified SHIT, as far as I'm concerned.

You will eat zee poop

 

[Edgetho]

India is the oldest continuous civilization on the planet with the oldest Religion and dietary requirements..... Mostly vegetarian. Very little meat. In fact, Cattle are actually sacred to them.

I'm not going to switch to being a vegetarian any time soon but Indians have managed for quite some time without being avid meat-eaters.

A lot of us eat meat because, frankly, it's easy. It's easy to throw a slab of meat in the oven and pair it with a tuber and chow down. Easy in today's helter-skelter world. Not sure our bodies were built for it.

I mean we ARE Omnivores. Our eyes DO point forward like on all Carnivores but historically, I don' tknow that we ate all that much meat. Until recently..... Like the last 100 or so years.

I hate to use Wiki but it's a good place to start --

Diet in Hinduism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BothWings]

One look at the ingredient label makes that case very well.

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Some of the stuff at the bottom of the label is actually good, like the pomegranate and beet extracts...but probably not enough to make a difference. Coconut oil isn't healthy! And canola oil gets carcinogenic when exposed to high heat. Yup. SHIT.

 

[theHawk]

India is the oldest continuous civilization on the planet with the oldest Religion and dietary requirements..... Mostly vegetarian. Very little meat. In fact, Cattle are actually sacred to them.

I'm not going to switch to being a vegetarian any time soon but Indians have managed for quite some time without being avid meat-eaters.

A lot of us eat meat because, frankly, it's easy. It's easy to throw a slab of meat in the oven and pair it with a tuber and chow down. Easy in today's helter-skelter world. Not sure our bodies were built for it.

I mean we ARE Omnivores. Our eyes DO point forward like on all Carnivores but historically, I don' tknow that we ate all that much meat. Until recently..... Like the last 100 or so years.

I hate to use Wiki but it's a good place to start --

Diet in Hinduism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Their “religion” is demonic in nature, offering animal sacrifices to false gods.

Meat is the best substance for humans to eat. Vegetables are not processed well in our stomachs and we extract very little nutrients from them. It’s far better and healthier to eat meat from animals that eat vegetables since they can absorb the nutrients better.

In fact, red meat is the one food virtually no humans are allergic to. Humans can be allergic to nuts and vegetables.

Not eating meat risks being deficient in B12, creatine, fatty acids, taurine and more.

Bottom line is you’d be much better off eating nothing but meat than being a vegetarian.