Fake Meat

Is Upside Foods Going Upside Down?

It’s no secret that the fake meat industry is in the pits. After the IPO of Beyond Meat in 2019, consumers were curious to try the latest iteration of imitation…
Posted September 19, 2023 at 9:40 am

Glass Found in Impossible Burger, Lawsuit Claims

Imitation meat uses a lot of industrial additives to try to mimic the mouthfeel and taste of natural meat. Titanium dioxide, propylene glycol, disodium inosinate, and copper sulfate can be…
Posted September 18, 2023 at 1:16 pm

10 Reasons 2022 Was the Worst Year for Fake Meat

No matter how you look at it, 2022 was a dismal year for fake meat. The over-saturated plant-based meat alternative sector finally hit its breaking point, leaving many…
Posted December 20, 2022 at 9:03 am

Kim Kardashian Takes Fake Bite of Fake Meat

In what almost looked like a hostage video, Kim Kardashian filmed herself taking a real bite out of a fake Beyond Meat “burger” after critics questioned whether she…
Posted June 1, 2022 at 1:25 pm

Your Diet Has Almost Zero Climate Impact

It’s all the rage these days for companies to tell people their products are better for the earth. That’s increasingly the case with food, too, with companies touting their…
Posted July 9, 2021 at 10:31 am

Food Magazine Corrects Headline After Referring to Fake Meat Radical as ‘Scientist’

Bruce Friedrich is a lot of things, but he isn’t a scientist.  Friedrich has made a name for himself in recent years as he peddles fake…
Posted June 14, 2021 at 9:14 am

Beyond the Bird: Beyond Meat to debut Fake Chicken

Beyond Meat appears to be gearing up for its newest line of fake meat products: faux chicken. A new Bloomberg report states…
Posted May 3, 2021 at 1:23 pm

Bill Gates Wants You to Eat Ultra-Processed Goop

At some point, Bill Gates changed from “rich computer genius” to a guy who has some bold and unsettling designs for everyone else to follow. The latest Marie…
Posted February 23, 2021 at 10:25 am

Vegan “Spam”: PETA and Beyond Meat Sued Over Texts

Receiving spam is a pet peeve shared by almost everyone. Whether it be email, texts, or phone calls at all hours of the day, we can all agree…
Posted March 26, 2020 at 4:00 pm

Who Wants Fake Meat During a Pandemic? Apparently No One.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words; these photos look as though they’re worth a thousand dollars of “plant-based meat” left on the shelves.
Posted March 17, 2020 at 8:14 am