Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat misses quarterly revenue estimates as plant-based demand weakens

BEYOND Meat missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, hurt by weak demand for its plant-based meat products in the US amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.

Beyond Meat’s products remain more expensive than the animal proteins they are competing with.

Cash-strapped Beyond Meat gets US$100 million from diet non-profit

The loan from Ahimsa comes as the company reported an increasingly dimmed revenue outlook

Beyond Meat said it would be suspending operational activities in China and lay off about 20 employees, representing 3 per cent of global workforce.

Beyond Meat sees weak annual revenue, posts wider-than-expected quarterly loss

BEYOND Meat forecast annual revenue below estimates on Wednesday, as the faux meat products maker faces persistent demand weakness amid sticky inflation.

Beyond Meat is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings next week.

Beyond Meat pursues new borrowing to shore up liquidity

The company, as other plant-based producers, has seen weaker demand due to higher inflation

Shares of Beyond Meat, which partnered with McDonald’s to produce the McPlant burger, fell as much as 5.1 per cent on Wednesday.

McDonald’s says plant-based test in two key US cities failed

A MCDONALD’S test of its plant-based burger in San Francisco and Dallas “was not successful in either market,” Joe Erlinger, the chain’s US chief, said on Wednesday (Jun 26).

Beyond Meat's shares, which fell 27.7 per cent in 2023, jumped about 84 per cent in extended trade on Tuesday as CEO Ethan Brown also said Beyond Meat would “steeply reduce” operating expense and cash use in the year.

Beyond Meat tops revenue estimates, plans ‘steep’ cost cuts in 2024; shares soar

BEYOND Meat on Tuesday topped market expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on resilient demand for its faux meat patties in key markets outside the United States, and said it would ramp up its prici...

Bogged down by inflationary pressures, customers are opting for lower-priced animal protein over alternatives such as plant-based products.

Beyond Meat cuts annual revenue forecast as faux meat demand dips

BEYOND Meat cut annual revenue forecast and missed second-quarter net sales estimates, as slowing demand for its pricier plant-based meat products shows no signs of recovery, sending shares down 8 per...

Enthusiasm for alternatives to beef and pork surged in the aftermath of Beyond Meat’s 2019 initial public offering, and venture capitalists were willing to invest in companies that offered little more than a recipe book.

Beyond Meat wannabes are failing as hype and money fade

UNREAL Food ended its pursuit of an eggless egg. Remastered Foods stopped developing vegan bacon. The Meatless Farm halted its plant-based sausages.

While Beyond Meat is a pioneer in the development of plant-based products that imitate meat's feel and taste, its efforts to ramp up production and create new products have been marred by setbacks.

Beyond Meat cuts about 40 jobs in cost-cutting move

PLANT-BASED meat maker Beyond Meat eliminated about 40 positions as part of a broader cost-cutting plan, chief executive officer Ethan Brown told employees in an internal memo.

Firms are experimenting with ever more novel ingredients in search of meat- and dairy-like properties that will attract ever more shoppers.
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Plant-based proteins are no longer a side dish in diets

Their makers’ place as the main course is another matter