Beyond Meat® Expands Presence at Walmart With Launch of Beyond Meatballs™ and Summer Grilling Pop-ups Featuring the New Be...
May 12 2021 - 9:00AM
Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND), a leader in plant-based meat,
today announced its second expansion of product offerings this year
at Walmart. This June, Beyond Meatballs™ will be available for the
first time at 2,100 Walmart stores in which Beyond Meat products
are already sold across the country. This rollout is the second
major Beyond Meat expansion at Walmart in 2021, following the
launch of Beyond Sausage® Hot Italian and Cookout Classic™ in
stores earlier this year.
As demand for plant-based meat options continues
to grow, Beyond Meat has increased retail momentum across the U.S.,
Europe, Australia and other global markets in an effort to increase
worldwide accessibility to delicious plant-based meat products made
without GMOs. As the key summer grilling season kicks off,
consumers have continued to make their preference for Beyond Meat
products clear: according to the latest SPINS and NPD data, Beyond
Meat is the #1 selling plant-based meat brand in the refrigerated
category at U.S. grocery stores1 and across U.S. total
foodservice2.
“At Beyond Meat, we are proud to offer a growing
portfolio of plant-based meat products that enables us to expand
our retail presence. The addition of Beyond Meatballs to Walmart
shelves allows us to make available more of our delicious,
nutritious and sustainable plant-based options,”
said Chuck Muth, Chief Growth Officer, Beyond Meat.
Beyond Meatballs were first introduced at
retailers in September 2020. Conveniently pre-seasoned with a
signature blend of Italian spices, pre-rolled and ready to cook,
Beyond Meatballs are designed to deliver the authentic Italian
meatball experience but have 30% less saturated fat and sodium than
a leading brand of animal-based Italian-style meatballs.
Summer Grilling Pop-ups Featuring the New Beyond
Burger®
Starting today, Walmart shoppers across SoCal
and Dallas, can look for the Beyond Meat food truck which will be
popping up in the parking lot of neighborhood stores with free
samples of Beyond Meat products, including Beyond Sausage and the
newest iteration of the iconic Beyond Burger. This even-meatier,
even-juicier Beyond Burger is packed with 20g of protein and offers
strong nutritional benefits such as:
- 35% less fat than 80/20 ground beef
- 35% less saturated fat than 80/20 ground beef
- Fewer calories and no cholesterol compared to 80/20 ground
beef
- B vitamins and minerals comparable to the micronutrient profile
of beef
In fact, extensive testing showed that consumers
scored the new Beyond Burger on par with 80/20 ground beef burgers
in terms of likeability, making it this summer’s must have grilling
essential that will appeal to carnivores, flexitarians and
veggie-lovers alike. To find out where the food truck will be
popping up next, visit the Beyond Meat blog.
Visit Beyond Meat’s store locator to find Beyond
Meat products at a store near you.
About Beyond MeatBeyond Meat,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) is one of the fastest growing food companies in
the United States, offering a portfolio of revolutionary
plant-based meats made from simple ingredients without GMOs,
bioengineered ingredients, hormones, antibiotics, or cholesterol.
Founded in 2009, Beyond Meat products are designed to have the same
taste and texture as animal-based meat while being better for
people and the planet. Beyond Meat’s brand commitment, Eat What You
Love™, represents a strong belief that there is a better way to
feed our future and that the positive choices we all make, no
matter how small, can have a great impact on our personal health
and the health of our planet. By shifting from animal-based meat to
plant-based meat, we can positively impact four growing global
issues: human health, climate change, constraints on natural
resources and animal welfare. As of March 2021, Beyond Meat had
products available at approximately 118,000 retail and foodservice
outlets in over 80 countries worldwide. Visit www.BeyondMeat.com
and follow @BeyondMeat, #BeyondBurger and #GoBeyond on Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter and @BeyondMeatOfficial on TikTok.
Beyond Meat Forward Looking
StatementsCertain statements in this release constitute
“forward-looking statements.” These statements are based on
management’s current opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans,
objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or
future results. These forward-looking statements are only
predictions, not historical fact, and involve certain risks and
uncertainties, as well as assumptions. Actual results, levels of
activity, performance, achievements and events could differ
materially from those stated, anticipated or implied by such
forward-looking statements. While Beyond Meat believes that its
assumptions are reasonable, it is very difficult to predict the
impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible to
anticipate all factors that could affect actual results. There are
many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from forward-looking statements made herein
including, most prominently, the risks discussed under the heading
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 1, 2021, and the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 2021
to be filed with the SEC, as well as other factors described from
time to time in Beyond Meat’s filings with the SEC. Such
forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this
release. Beyond Meat undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement because of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. If
we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference
should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to
those or other forward-looking statements.
Media ContactShira
ZackaiShira.Zackai@BeyondMeat.com
1 SPINS 12 weeks ending 4/18/21, Total US MULO and NEC2 The NPD
Group/SupplyTrack® 12 weeks ending 4/3/21 plant-based proteins,
Total US excludingfood stores and commercial large chains
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