The Buzz About Beyond Meat

Locally headquartered in El Segundo, Beyond Meat has been creating quite a buzz! Their vegan, plant-based meat substitutes (made with non-gmo pea protein and colored with beet juice) include the Beyond Burger, which actually 'bleeds' juice like ground beef!

The company's mission is as follows:

"At Beyond Meat, we want all of the good and none of the bad. We want to eat delicious meat but we don't want any of the bad stuff that goes along with it. Is that too much to ask? Well no, actually. Not since we created meat from plants. Brilliant, right? Replacing animal protein with meat made from plants would do wonders for human health, for the environment, for conservation of natural resources and for animals. It's worth a fight. This is where you come in. Reduce your meat consumption and tell the world. Even if you're already eating less meat, you can help us spread the word and make a real difference. Together we can build a world that's zero downside and all delicious upside."

Check out some of the reviews:

"The Beyond Burger is being hailed as a holy grail for the plant-based industry." - Outside Magazine Online

"Goldman and his team cooked up some samples for me to try — and then sent me more samples for me to cook on my own — and both times the results lived up to the hype." - Washington Post

"Vegan Meat is Now the Biggest Trend in the Tech Industry." - Organic Authority

"I think the Beyond Burger has a solid chance of converting dedicated carnivores. It even sizzled and smelled like a real burger while it cooked." - Emily Price, FastCompany

"A game changer—this is the first veggie burger I’ve ever had that can legitimately be called a 'burger." - Rick Polito, New Hope

But don't take their word for it- pick up some Beyond Meat patties at the Co+op and try them for yourself!