• The Netherlands puts an end to Bill Gates's crazy idea of making meat from plants

    The Netherlands puts an end to Bill Gates's crazy idea of making meat from plants

    Farmers put Gates's dream of plant-based meat to rest.
  • How the Federal Government Destroyed the Meat Industry

    How the Federal Government Destroyed the Meat Industry

    Things are broken by the government. Then it comes in on a white horse, vowing to 'fix' whatever it broke.
  • Beyond Meat falls 20 percent amid surprise loss, McDonald’s confusion

    Beyond Meat falls 20 percent amid surprise loss, McDonald’s confusion

    Beyond Meat’s shares tanked more than 20 percent on Tuesday after the plant-based patty maker reported a surprise quarterly loss amid weakening sales, even as confusion persisted about its
  • McDonald’s to launch ‘McPlant’ burgers next year

    McDonald’s to launch ‘McPlant’ burgers next year

    McDonald’s said Monday it will begin testing a new plant burger next year called “McPlant.” The world’s biggest restaurant chain has “created a delicious burger that will be
  • Plant-based egg startup aims to see profit next year, maybe IPO

    Plant-based egg startup aims to see profit next year, maybe IPO

    As shoppers raise grocery spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plant-based egg startup JUST said it aims to turn an operating profit before the end of next year and then will consider an initial public offering. Expectations for an IPO of the company, officially called Eat Just, have been fueled by a boom in demand …
  • Demand for robot cooks heats up as restaurants combat coronavirus

    Demand for robot cooks heats up as restaurants combat coronavirus

    Robots that can cook — flipping burgers and baking bread — are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Starting this fall, the White Castle burger chain will test a robot arm that can cook french fries and other foods. The robot, dubbed Flippy, is made by …
  • Impossible Foods will sell to consumers as plant-based meat market skyrockets

    Impossible Foods will sell to consumers as plant-based meat market skyrockets

    Impossible Foods said on Thursday it will sell plant-based meat burgers in the US directly to consumers through its own Web site, as demand for vegan alternatives surge amid rising beef prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move is a part of Impossible Foods’ push to sell directly to consumers and expand its retail …
  • Tyson Foods temporarily cutting prices on beef amid spike in grocery prices

    Tyson Foods temporarily cutting prices on beef amid spike in grocery prices

    Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat-processing companies in the world, announced this week that the company will be cutting prices on select beef products amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Their announcement comes as grocery prices across the United States continue to soar, increasing by 2.6 percent from March to April. Tyson Foods said the …
  • Grocery prices surged in April for largest monthly increase since 1974

    Grocery prices surged in April for largest monthly increase since 1974

    It’s truly a seller’s market. The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics recently confirmed that grocery prices across the nation increased by 2.6 percent in April, accounting for the largest one-month increase in this particular index since Feb. 1974. The bureau’s Consumer Price Index Summary, released Tuesday, said the price increases were “broad-based” across all six …
  • Coronavirus meat shortages could potentially last through summer

    Coronavirus meat shortages could potentially last through summer

    Meat lovers, get ready for a hangry summer. Meat shortages that have been plaguing consumers since the start of the pandemic are expected to last for months — potentially through the summer-grilling season — as meat processors struggle to reopen at full capacity in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, The Post has learned. While …