Beyond Meat
® (NASDAQ: BYND), a leader in
plant-based meat, today launched its new, awarding-winning Beyond
Chicken® Tenders. Crafted to look, cook and taste like traditional
chicken tenders, the delicious plant-based Beyond Chicken Tenders
are breaded to perfection for a crispy outside and irresistibly
tender bite. Starting today, consumers can find the latest must-try
product from Beyond Meat at select restaurants across the country.
Consumer demand for chicken is continuing to
skyrocket—in fact, chicken is so in-demand that the nation is
currently facing a shortage.1 Enter Beyond Chicken Tenders, the
next frontier of plant-based meat innovation and a delicious,
nutritious option that does not sacrifice any of the taste and
texture of traditional chicken tenders: a crispy, golden outside
immediately followed by a flavorful, juicy inside. In consumer
testing, the product scored at parity in overall flavor to
animal-based chicken tenders.2 As restaurants are rebounding while
struggling to meet soaring consumer demand,3 Beyond Meat is proud
to offer a plant-based option for the ultimate everyday, nostalgic
or late-night craving that’s perfect as a standalone appetizer or
entree, or as an addition to sandwiches, salads and tacos.
Like all Beyond Meat products, Beyond Chicken
Tenders are made from simple, plant-based ingredients like faba
beans and peas. With 14g of protein per serving, they’re an
excellent source of protein and have 40% less saturated fat than
the leading foodservice chicken tender. Beyond Chicken Tenders are
also made with no GMOs, antibiotics or hormones, and have no
cholesterol.
This new product marks the latest chapter in
Beyond Meat’s product innovation story, building on the success of
its first breakthrough plant-based chicken product in 2012. As an
early pioneer in plant-based chicken, Beyond Meat’s nearly 200
research, innovation and culinary team members have spent almost a
decade perfecting Beyond Chicken Tenders, its latest, best-in-class
chicken product.
“We’re innovating the poultry market with the
new Beyond Chicken Tenders—the result of our tireless pursuit for
excellence and growth at Beyond Meat,” said Dariush Ajami, Chief
Innovation Officer, Beyond Meat. “As with all our products, Beyond
Chicken Tenders offer delicious taste and an exceptional culinary
experience, along with strong nutritional benefits. Innovation is
at the heart of Beyond Meat, and Beyond Chicken Tenders are the
latest example of our mission to create groundbreaking, tasty
options that are better for people and for our planet.”
Beyond Meat is the #1 selling plant-based meat
brand in the refrigerated category at grocery stores4 and across
total foodservice5, and its products are available in more than 80
countries, including at approximately 39,000 foodservice locations
throughout the United States. The National Restaurant Association
recently recognized Beyond Meat for its relentless pursuit of
innovation by awarding Beyond Chicken Tenders the prestigious 2021
Food and Beverage (FABI) Award, making it Beyond Meat’s 5th
straight FABI win.
Consumers can start looking for the new Beyond
Chicken Tenders in nearly 400 restaurants across the nation,
including:
- Bad Mutha Clucka
- Bird Bird Biscuit
- Blissful Burgers
- Burger Patch
- Detroit Wing Company
- Dog Haus
- Duke’s on 7
- Epic Burger
- Fire Wings
- Flyrite Chicken
- JAILBIRD
- Melt Bar and Grilled
- Milwaukee Burger Company
- Next Level Burger / Next Level Clucker
- Nuno’s Tacos & Vegmex Grill
- Plant-Based Pizzeria
- Plow Burger
- Pub 819
- Romeo’s Pizza
- Sarpino’s Pizza
- Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room
- Syberg’s
- The Bar Draft House
- The Block Food & Drink
- The Howe Daily Kitchen & Bar
- Toppers Pizza
- Verdine
To find the nearest restaurant serving Beyond
Chicken Tenders, click here. For more information about Beyond Meat
and the launch of Beyond Chicken Tenders, tune into Beyond Meat CEO
Ethan Brown's first-ever Reddit AMA on Monday, July 12 at 12:30
p.m. PDT.
With this initial launch in foodservice, Beyond
Meat continues to make plant-based, better-for-you Beyond Chicken
products more widely accessible to consumers.
About Beyond Meat Beyond Meat,
Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND) is one of the fastest growing food companies in
the United States, offering a portfolio of revolutionary
plant-based proteins 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 protein, 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
Statements Certain 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
filed with the SEC on May 13, 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.
Media Contact:Shira
Zackaishira.zackai@beyondmeat.com
________________________1 USA TODAY: Chicken
shortage 2021: Chicken wings, breasts scarce at restaurants2 Based
on US CLT results, May 2021, 95% CI, n=2003 WSJ: Chicken Shortage
Sends Prices Soaring, and Restaurants Can’t Keep Up4 SPINS 12 weeks
ending 5/18/21, Total US MULO and NEC5 NPD SupplyTrack data - 1
Month ending May 2021 (5/29/21) excl. large commercial chain
underrepresentation & Food Stores
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