Good Food Institute Executive Director commends Beyond Meat for its leadership, says the company’s IPO will drive sales and boost the availability of plant-based meats to meet increasing consumer demand.
The plant-based meat maker offered 9.625 million shares at $25 apiece, raising roughly $241 million.
The biggest fast-food chains are taking note of the incredible consumer demand for plant-based options, and upgrading their menus accordingly.
Good Food Institute Executive Director Bruce Friedrich says the fast-food chain’s plans are a clear signal that the plant-based trend is here to stay.
GFI’s executive director explains why biomimicking meat is a win for the planet and for people.
"If we can start to positively influence the global food consciousness by making sure that there are more sustainable, nutritious, and accessible food options in our buildings, that could have a real impact," said WeWork Food Labs Manager Tessa Price.
Grocery stores are re-imagining the meat department. Shelving all center-of-the-plate proteins—whether from plants or animals—in the same place is a savvy move.
Greenleaf Foods has broken ground for North America's biggest plant-based protein facility.
Adhithi Lakshmikanthan is a tissue engineer for Wild Type, a company developing cell-based seafood. Her technical talent is increasingly in demand as cell-based meat companies move into later stages of development.
Brazil is getting a plant-based burger of its own. GFI Brazil has been working with Fazenda Futuro founder Marcos Leta from the project's inception.
