When Meat is NOT Meat
20 Mar 2025
*** While curiosity and buzz drove the surge of Beyond Meat burgers in 2019-2021, interest went down rapidly after that, with sales declining as consumers moved away from these meat alternatives for a variety of reasons.
*** 10 Mar 2025-Rather than continued growth within the industry, declining sales, mounting layoffs and shuttered factories dominate headlines today. And Beyond Meat, once a leader in the sector, has seen its stock fall from a high of $239 dollars in 2019 to hovering just above $3 dollars today. ... 
***5 Mar 2025- From a fundamental perspective, Beyond Meat is one of the worst stocks in the entire market. Revenue growth has been paltry.
*** ONE of the Asia-Pacific region's largest manufacturers of plant-based “fake meats” is closing, saying investors have lost faith in the business.
Unfortunately, even though an alternative to beef is better for the environment, it may not necessarily be better for your health. The Beyond Meat burger has 18 ingredients, the Impossible Burger has 21. Both are highly processed and contain several additives and inflammatory oils.
*** Proform Foods, the manufacturer of MEET plant-based protein products, will be wound up three months after it fell into voluntary administration.
*** 23 Apr 2025 And, as noted in the 2025 Nectar Taste of the Industry report, the "plant-based meat sector has experienced a 20% year-over-year volume decline."
*** 7 Mar 2025- Some blame market failures on a change in consumer perception, who do not see plant-based alternatives as a healthier product, but simply as more processed. Cost issues also play a role: it is impossible for new products to have a retail price competitive with that of natural meat.
*** 7 Apr 2024- One of New Zealand's highest-profile plant-based “meat” start-ups, chicken-free chicken maker Sunfed Meats, is shutting up shop after burning through some $10 million in investors' cash without reaching profit.
