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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by fineIllregister on Thursday January 19, 2023 @10:46AM (#34441545)
You're repeating the same all-or-nothing reasoning. For many people looking for a substitute, it is close enough. For many vegans, it is an option they like. It doesn't to be every single person eating it at every meal for it to be successful.

Other vegetarian protein patty substitutes have done just fine for decades selling to customers who want it. Why does Impossible have to eliminate meat altogether in order to succeed? Why can't they just make money providing an option to a growing customer base?

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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by WrtCdEvrydy on Thursday January 19, 2023 @11:11AM (#34441873)
Because profits must go up. Anything else is a failure.
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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by Matticus_Rex on Thursday January 19, 2023 @11:45AM (#34442373)
This is a non-response. Profits go up when you give people things they want in a way that's sustainable and decently scalable. Plant-based meats have definitely not reached their peak of market penetration, and manufacturing costs are expected to continue declining.

If they continue to sell and continue to grow the customer base, profits will go up.

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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by WrtCdEvrydy on Thursday January 19, 2023 @04:14PM (#34445698)
> If they continue to sell and continue to grow the customer base, profits will go up.

What I have found is that "profits is not enough", you must be making more profit than the competition.

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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by interstice on Friday January 20, 2023 @03:25AM (#34450419)
If the competition is other plant based meat products then it doesn’t matter who wins
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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by georgeplusplus on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:15PM (#34447956)
Your kind should just start calling it the P-word given how evil you think this term is.
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