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I'm sure most people would happily eat a McVeggie patty if it was cheaper than beef and tasted the same.
by BudaDude 4y ago
I'm sure most people would happily eat a McVeggie patty if it was cheaper than beef and tasted the same.
- nsxwolf 4y agoI wouldn't make that assumption. I wouldn't order that. I would always pay more for the beef. I'm just not going to eat that other stuff.
- Spivak 4y agoAnd that's fine, the point isn't to make everyone go meatless. People with strong preferences are always going to exist. The point is to reduce meat consumption overall in absolute terms.
- nsxwolf 4y agoI just wonder if the market for meat substitutes is already about as big as it ever will be without an ecological disaster or government coercion to increase demand.
- thinkcontext 4y agoProbably not. Beyond and Impossible are considerably better than previous products and there are still many people that aren't aware of that. They are still scaling up because of high demand. As they open bigger factories they'll get cheaper than meat which will drive even more demand.
- linuxftw 4y agoI think we should work against this point. Eating meat is a fundamental part of the human experience. We're losing our agricultural genomes that can never be replaced. We need to encourage people to eat a broader variety of meats from smaller producers, not eliminate meat consumption.
- BudaDude 4y agoAgreed, but most people going through a drive-thru are not there to order something healthy.
- nightski 4y agoActually not even close. The proteins are completely different and one has a ton of carbs. Beyond burger is struggling pretty hard right now.
- Spivak 4y agoWat? Beyond Meat's revenue grew 36% and 14% in 2020, and 2021 respectively, they have a 25% gross profit margin. They're doing just fine.
- nightski 4y agoYou need to look at more recent data, it's looking really rough.
- BudaDude 4y agoOh I am not debating wether or not it is healthier. I am talking about Fast Food.