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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday November 10 2020, @08:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the veggiesaurus dept.

McDonald's unveils McPlant line, which includes meatless patty co-created by Beyond Meat

McDonald's will test a meat-free burger in several markets next year as it adds plant-based menu offerings, which it has coined "McPlant."

International President Ian Borden said that McPlant was created "by McDonald's and for McDonald's." Borden said that the McPlant line could also include chicken substitutes.

McDonald's has not yet disclosed the supplier for the line. A company spokesperson declined to identify their supplier but said that McDonald's will not be manufacturing the products.

But a spokesperson for Beyond Meat said in a statement to CNBC that the company co-created the plant-based patty that will be available as part of the McPlant line. Shares of Beyond rose as much as 4% in afternoon trading after falling as much as 6% earlier on Monday. The stock, which was briefly halted for volatility in both morning and afternoon trading, is currently down less than 1%.

See also: Beyond Meat shares rise on news that it collaborated with McDonald's on the McPlant options
Beyond Meat earnings miss big on declining food service and consumer demand

Beyond Meat's partnership with McDonald's to develop the McPlant burger wasn't enough to keep shares from collapsing after the company posted third-quarter earnings that fell far below analysts' expectations.

The big miss sent shares tumbling nearly 29% in after markets closed Monday after reporting it generated $94.4 million in revenues and a loss of 28 cents per share versus the $132.8 million in revenue and 5 cents per share loss that analysts had expected.

Previously: Meatless "Beyond Burgers" Come to Fast Food Restaurants
Following IPO of Beyond Meat, Tyson Foods Plans Launch of its Own Meatless Products
Plant-Based "Impossible Burger" Coming to Every Burger King Location
Meat Industry PR Campaign Bashes Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2020, @11:31PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2020, @11:31PM (#1076371)

    Beef contains very little sodium, unless added independently when cooking

    Comparing beef to an impossible burger is a bit ingenuous, most hamburger recipes add a lot of salt to the meat. For instance this is one of the top google hits (the only one I checked) it adds 1.5 tablespoons of seasoned salt to 1.5 lbs of ground beef, and comes out at 1533mg sodium per patty: https://www.thewholesomedish.com/the-best-classic-burger/ [thewholesomedish.com]

  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday November 12 2020, @09:54AM

    by tangomargarine (667) on Thursday November 12 2020, @09:54AM (#1076508)

    Presumably you mean disingenuous?

    Definition of ingenuous (Entry 1 of 2)
    1a: showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
    her ingenuous thirst for experience
    — Christopher Rawson
    b: lacking craft or subtlety
    ingenuous in their brutality
    2obsolete : NOBLE, HONORABLE

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    For instance this is one of the top google hits (the only one I checked) it adds 1.5 tablespoons of seasoned salt to 1.5 lbs of ground beef

    No, it's 1.5 teaspoons. Tbsp is 3x the size of a tsp, dude.

    So it comes out to 1920 mg of sodium per 1.5 lbs of meat, for 480 mg per patty.

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