Beyond Meat
Plant-based food you can feel good about.
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Beyond Meat is a plant protein company that creates plant-based meat alternatives using simple, clean ingredients like yellow peas, red lentils, and faba beans. Their product lineup includes Beyond Burger, Beyond Steak Tips, Beyond Chicken Pieces, Beyond Beef, and Beyond Sausage, all designed to provide high protein content without GMOs, cholesterol, or added hormones and antibiotics.
The company's mission is to feed a better future by creating plant protein that nourishes and protects bodies, heals the earth and climate, and better shares the planet with all life. They view their work as resistance against an unjust food system that threatens the wild, creating products in service to love with boundless energy of hope.
Beyond Meat matters because they're providing climate solutions through their innovative plant-based products, with their latest Beyond Burger and Beyond Steak being the first plant-based burger and steak to qualify as climate solutions based on criteria from the Exponential Roadmap Initiative. Their impact extends beyond individual health to environmental sustainability, offering consumers a way to reduce their environmental footprint while enjoying familiar comfort foods.
Key benefits
Plant-Based Ingredients
Made with non-GMO ingredients for clean and healthy eating.
Nutritional Balance
Each product is a good source of protein without cholesterol, hormones, or antibiotics.
Environmental Impact
Produces significantly less greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional meat.
Mission-Driven
A commitment to a better food system and a sustainable future.
Latest News and Funding Rounds
Beyond Meat creates impact by replacing traditional animal-based meat products with plant-based alternatives that significantly reduce environmental impact from raw materials through distribution. Their business model focuses on using simple, sustainable plant proteins to create nutritionally balanced food that delivers the same taste and protein content as conventional meat without the environmental cost.
The company has achieved recognition for their climate impact, with their latest products qualifying as official climate solutions according to the Climate Solution Framework developed by the Exponential Roadmap Initiative in collaboration with Oxford Net Zero. A Life Cycle Assessment study conducted by international food system sustainability experts has validated their environmental benefits compared to traditional meat products.
Beyond Burger uses significantly less water, land, and non-renewable energy than beef patties, and generates 10x fewer Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGE) compared to an 80/20 ¼ lb.beef patty, based on a Life Cycle Assessment study reviewed by third-party specialists
Frequently asked questions
- What does Beyond Meat do?
- Beyond Meat is a plant protein company that creates plant-based meat alternatives using simple, clean ingredients like yellow peas, red lentils, and faba beans. Their product lineup includes Beyond Burger, Beyond Steak Tips, Beyond Chicken Pieces, Beyond Beef, and Beyond Sausage, all designed to provide high protein content without GMOs, cholesterol, or added hormones and antibiotics. The comp…
- Where is Beyond Meat based?
- Beyond Meat is based in United States.
- What sector does Beyond Meat operate in?
- Beyond Meat operates in the Sustainable Food & Agriculture sector.
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