Jenny ChaseMy latest for @[email protected]
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods were supposed to save the world. But fake meat turned out to be just another food fad.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/deenashanker/status/1616001940663537664
Isn't the big problem for Beyond and Impossible that supermarkets have just figured out a good, much cheaper, frozen own-brand plant-based burger and nugget option? The offerings here in Switzerland have got much better over the last 3 years, someone else has to be buying them.
There is evidence that in Germany at least, plant-based alternatives (not necessarily the big brands though) are displacing meat and reducing consumption.
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I like that they are long-life, so I mostly do slightly more ambitious vegetarian cooking but when I can't be bothered/ something comes up, they're there without much specific planning and the kid will eat them.
harshal@solar_chase had no idea this existed; def trying these with my kids this weekend (different brands in the US)
GM Raphi@solar_chase Sooo I like the Coop and Migros brands both, and I love meat, BUT if you want to go for meat where the animals have NOT led a maximally shitty life, substitutes are just cheaper. That's why I buy them. I tried Beyond burgers and sausage ONCE, both were definitely not for me, so back on the Quorn, Karma, and Delicorn train I was. Also Beyond was almost as expensive as the meat!
stephen judkins@solar_chase also super confused, Impossible Food isn't in some huge decline and seems to be doing pretty ok. The tone of the article would suggest otherwise
Ruth Mottram@solar_chase I think there's something in that. I'm puzzled at the weight the article puts on here benefits too. I mean people.rarely eat meat hamburgers for health reasons, why would you ou eat a plant based one to be healthy?
Tim Small@solar_chase I've been keeping an eye on both Beyond and Impossible for a while. Whilst I'm not surprised that Beyond has failed to live up to the hype, Impossible's product and plan seems a lot more compelling to me, and I think they could succeed if they are able to get their prices a reasonable amount below similar quality animal products.
@solar_chase This xkcd infographic from 2014 (Earth's Land Mammals by Weight) is still sobering: https://xkcd.com/1338/
