Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND), a leader in plant-based meat, in
collaboration with digital education innovator EVERFI and actress,
producer and creator, Liza Koshy, are challenging middle and
elementary school students to apply the knowledge they have
acquired through a new digital sustainability course, for the
chance to win a sustainable lunchroom makeover and see their vision
come to life. With today’s launch of the Beyond Lunch
Sustainability Challenge, teachers, in collaboration with their
students, can submit their innovative, out-of-the-box ideas for how
they would make their school’s lunchrooms more sustainable. One
lucky grand prize winner will be awarded up to $10,000 to help
bring their ideas to life at their school.
The Beyond Lunch Sustainability Challenge is an
extension of Beyond Meat and EVERFI’s free course, Sustainability
Foundations: Plants, Animals and Our World, which was created last
fall and designed for fifth through eighth grade students in an
effort to expand access to sustainability education for all
students. The science-based course is grounded in real-world
examples and covers topics on global resource constraints, the
importance of biodiversity, climate change and how to innovate for
a healthy life. Through this course, Beyond Meat aims to empower
youth to understand that their choices, no matter how small, can
make a big difference.
“At Beyond Meat, we believe that there is a
better way to feed our future and that all students should have
access to education on important topics that impact their lives,
such as the role of nutrition and food in their health and that of
their families, the earth’s climate, and broader sustainability,”
said Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat Founder & CEO. “Through our work
with EVERFI, we are inspiring students to come up with designs and
plans to reimagine their lunchrooms around health and
sustainability outcomes and showing them how their actions can
improve their health and the health of the planet.”
“Today’s youth have the power to change
tomorrow’s world for the better by making big and small personal
choices,” said Tom Davidson, EVERFI Founder & CEO. “It’s
important that we come together to empower students with education
on plant-based innovations for human and planetary health. We are
delighted to work with Beyond Meat, a forward thinking company with
a climate-driven mission, on this sustainability course and the
Challenge.”
“I’m excited to partner with Beyond Meat and
EVERFI on an initiative that speaks directly to today’s youth and
challenges them to incorporate sustainable practices into their
daily lives,” said Beyond Meat ambassador, Liza Koshy. “My mother
always taught me to leave places better than you found them and
since I was a kid, I’ve felt a responsibility to help better the
planet through my everyday actions. Little choices that you make
day-to-day, such as going plant-based for lunch, a snack or a whole
day can make a huge difference over time. That is why I am proud to
work with Beyond Meat and EVERFI to inspire and reward students for
thinking more sustainably.”
Submissions for the Beyond Lunch Sustainability
Challenge are now open at https://beyondlunchchallenge.com/ until
April 13, 2021 with the winner to be announced on or around June 1,
2021.
Teachers who are interested in sharing the
course with their students can register for an account on the
EVERFI Platform and select “Sustainability Foundations: Plants,
Animals, and Our World.” Students who are interested in learning
more about the environmental and nutritional benefits of Beyond
Meat’s plant-based meats can follow @BeyondMeat on Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter, @BeyondMeatOfficial on TikTok and sign up
for the Beyond Meat newsletter.
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 December 31, 2020, Beyond Meat
had products available at approximately 122,000 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 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.
About EVERFIEVERFI is an
international technology company driving social change through
education to address the most challenging issues affecting society
ranging from financial wellness to prescription drug safety to
workplace conduct and other critical topics. Founded in 2008,
EVERFI is fueled by its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) community
engagement platform and has reached more than 41 million learners
globally. In 2020, the company was recognized as one of the World’s
Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and was
featured on Fortune Magazine’s Impact 20 list. Some of
America’s leading CEOs and venture capital firms are EVERFI
investors including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Google
Chairman Eric Schmidt, Twitter founder Evan Williams, as well
as Advance, Rethink Education, Rethink Impact, The Rise Fund, and
TPG Growth. To learn more about EVERFI and how you can
#answerthecall please visit everfi.com or follow us
on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter @EVERFI.
Media ContactAmanda
Schumanamanda.schuman@beyondmeat.com
Jennifer Edgerlyjedgerly@everfi.com
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