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Coney Island’s wiener war escalates as Nathan's hot dog eating contest organizer rips Joey Chestnut
“Joey was not banned. Joey chose not to compete in the contest the moment he chose to make an endorsement deal with one of Nathan’s competitors,” Major League Eating said.
Joey Chestnut eats 16K calories in 10-minute Nathan's hot dog contest — what it looks like if he goes vegan
Chestnut won’t be gulping down hot dogs at the venerable Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 because of his new partnership with Impossible Foods.
Joey Chestnut is out of 2024 Nathan's hot dog eating contest in beef over vegan franks
A rep for Major League Eating (MLE), which Nathan’s sanctions to run the event, said the organizers bent over backwards to meet Chestnut’s various other demands.
Fake meat is failing because it's gross and unhealthy
One of the biggest names in plant-based proteins announced this week that it lost $53 million in the second quarter.
Impossible Foods punches back against report calling fake meat a 'fad'
In a Sunday blog post, Impossible Foods punched back at a Bloomberg Businessweek report last week that described the sector as “another fad.”
Beyond Meat, other plant-based brands struggle due to 'woke' image, steep prices: analysts
The alternative brands are also losing their prestige with environmentally-focused shoppers.
Impossible Foods taps former Chobani exec as its new CEO
Impossible Foods founder Pat Brown will step down as chief executive and hand over the role to Peter McGuinness, the former CEO of Greek-yogurt maker Chobani.
KFC's new fake chicken nuggets are really gross
These bogus bird-nuggets would not fool a 7-month-old experiencing solid food for the first time.
Market for plant-based chicken nuggets heating up
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods found success with realistic plant-based burgers. Now, they’re hoping to replicate that in the fast-growing but crowded market for plant-based chicken nuggets. Beyond Meat said...
Impossible Foods to roll out meatless pork in NYC, Hong Kong, Singapore
Impossible Foods is debuting its meatless pork product at a Manhattan restaurant beginning Thursday and in Hong Kong and Singapore over the next few months as it tries to bolster its footprint...
Impossible Foods launches meatless chicken nuggets
Impossible Foods, which is backed by celebrity-investors like tennis star Serena Williams and rapper Jay-Z, plans to rollout the product in supermarkets by the end of the month.
Jeff Bezos-backed fake meat and dairy company NotCo raises $235M
The Chilean-based company, which uses an artificial intelligence program to make plant-based milk and meat products, said it has raised another $235 million in a funding round that values the...
Plant-based meat not nutritionally the same as real meat: study
Researchers at Duke University compared 36 food samples -- 18 of widely known plant-based meat alternatives to 18 grass-fed ground beef options from a ranch in Idaho.
Beyond Meat opens its first factory in China
Beyond Meat is opening its first factory in China in a bid to entice more consumers in the world's biggest country to eat its plant-based burgers and other fake meats....
‘China learns fast’: The fake-meat movement is taking China by storm
The country that currently consumes half of the world’s pork is rapidly moving toward a vegan future.
Impossible Foods cuts fake meat prices by 20% at grocery stores
Impossible Foods said Tuesday it would cut the prices of its faux meat Impossible Foods by 20 percent at US grocery stores as the plant-based protein maker ramps up production...
Impossible Foods slashes prices again as it seeks to 'undercut' beef
Impossible Foods is chopping its wholesale prices for the second time in less than a year as demand soars and it seeks to "undercut" beef, the company said. The latest...
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...
Impossible Foods raises another $200M as burger demand soars
Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods is beefing up its coffers -- again. The Silicon Valley based company just raised $200 million -- and that’s on top of the $500 million...
Judge sides with Burger King over vegans' beef with 'Impossible Whopper'
The vegans who accused Burger King of deceptively marketing its "Impossible Whopper" didn't put enough meat on their legal claims, a federal judge ruled. The aggrieved diners failed to prove...