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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by nbosse on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:02AM (#47412832)
One of the underrated ways of reducing meat consumption, imo, would be to mix a certain percentage of plant-based meat to regular meat products. Imagine a world in which McDonald's would just mix 20% plant-based meet to their patties. I can see some risk for them, but honestly, long-term, I don't think people would actually mind much.
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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by lynndotpy on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:44AM (#47413417)
On this subject, my university rolled out mushroom-blended beef burgers in the 2010s. They were poorly received for replacing beef burgers entirely.

I wasn't vegan or vegetarian at the time and I thought they were just a complete improvement over beef burgers. But I think that thick congealing beef fat is gross and that it's just better mixed with mushroom juice, and I also already liked mushrooms.

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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by Angostura on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:05AM (#47412857)
The did that in Tesco (uk supermarket) for a couple of years - sold fresh mince that contained 30% carrot and other veg. I used it quite a lot and it was good. But they stopped. I guess it wasn’t popular
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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by nbosse on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:18AM (#47413044)
oh, what a shame! Also interesting that they stopped that after a couple of years... You'd think that it would either flop from the beginning or just work
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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by some_random on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:18AM (#47413053)
You can already do that to great effect by mixing in mushrooms, the end result tastes great and doesn't require a billion dollar company providing fake meat.
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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by vjsrinivas on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @07:58PM (#47420020)
Isn't that already being done to a certain extent with things like chili? They add TVP to supplement the meat, and people see it as a very negative thing.
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