The fake meat fad has finally been exposed as a complete waste of money

organic

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Livestock Farmer

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Powys

• Aug 9, 2023

• #1

Another article, this one in the Telegraph, shows how much money has been lost by investors in Beyond Meat.

The fake meat fad has finally been exposed as a complete waste of money

Overhyped industry must stop believing every optimistic idea is the next big thing

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

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Philrenishaw

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #2

Agreed. I don't see the point. Just be a veggie and eat vegetables, pulses. Nothing needs to be made to look or taste like meat

 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Aug 9, 2023

• #3

Philrenishaw said:

Nothing needs to be made to look or taste like meat

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I've had some supermarket meat that wouldn't hurt with some taste

 

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delilah

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #4

https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/results...ign=2023-08-09&c=&cid=DM1089769&bid=175746166

 

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delilah

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #5

Sid said:

I've had some supermarket meat that wouldn't hurt with some taste

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That's the bigger threat than veganism; the deliberate running down of the product by the cartel. Meat and dairy are a pita for a centralized food system; refrigeration, skilled handling and preparation, it's all cost that is avoided by replacing it with long shelf life protein gloop.

 

Tamar

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #6

Lets hope the people that invested millions in this scam, then shared misinformation about how bad animal farming is to the planet, end up where they deserve................

 

jondear

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Location

Devon

• Aug 9, 2023

• #7

Farming today on r4 doing it's bit this morning had professor so and so saying by 2050 would be less meat and dairy!They love it !

 

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wanton dwarf

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #8

jondear said:

Farming today on r4 doing it's bit this morning had professor so and so saying by 2050 would be less meat and dairy!They love it !

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Anything on the hoof is a walking fridge of high quality food for many people.

Those that want No Livestock want Starving Humanstock.

 

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DrWazzock

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Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• Aug 9, 2023

• #9

Bloke at the front of the queue in the cafe today enquiring about the bacon butty and chips.
Is it vegan?
Err no.
Is it gluten free?
No.
Have the chips been frozen? if so I can’t eat them.
Must have held up the queue for 10 minutes.
FFS, move aside then and let us get on.

 

Rich_ard

Member

• Aug 9, 2023

• #10

jondear said:

Farming today on r4 doing it's bit this morning had professor so and so saying by 2050 would be less meat and dairy!They love it !

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I heard yesterday on r4 a bit about how the beyond meat was too expensive and so was alot of similar products. Was actually not anti meat as I would have thought it might have been.

 

Rich_ard

Member

• Aug 9, 2023

• #11

DrWazzock said:

Bloke at the front of the queue in the cafe today enquiring about the bacon butty and chips.
Is it vegan?
Err no.
Is it gluten free?
No.
Have the chips been frozen? if so I can’t eat them.
Must have held up the queue for 10 minutes.
FFS, move aside then and let us get on.

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Should have flattened him

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Aug 9, 2023

• #12

i keep saying - you never see a McDonald’s without a q !

 

Spuddler

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Summer set

• Aug 9, 2023

• #13

Clive said:

i keep saying - you never see a McDonald’s without a q !

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And new restaurants/drive throughs are popping up everywhere.
We are having a new McDonald’s built near us and there is a Burger King already on the other side of the road.

 

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Cowlife

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #14

I'd say the fake food isn't doing so well

 

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Cowlife

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #15

I could go on but you get idea

 

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Cowlife

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #16

Just hope my pension not in them

 

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Cowlife

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• Aug 9, 2023

• #17

These guys aren't listed yet but it's not looking good

 

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DaveGrohl

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Cumbria

• Aug 10, 2023

• #18

@Cowlife
These companies have been dead in the water for a year or more. Investors have been rushing for the exits for longer as the charts show. They’ll be taken over for a pound or similar at some stage. They never had any legs in truth, but they were a worry for a while. People grow up and move on. There will be farmers who have never seen these price charts so thanks for adding them here

 

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DaveGrohl

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Cumbria

• Aug 10, 2023

• #19

Not just plant-based fake meat, this is a UK listed company that invests in lab slop meat around the world. I have shares in this and am bloody loving losing my money. 3 year chart btw, I see the dates have been cut off the bottom.

 

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jpd

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Location

rep of irl

• Aug 10, 2023

• #20

if it turned out they were able to produce their product cheaper than the real thing,
we could all be in big trouble
un fortunately
me included
food is purchased on price