After one bite, I was pretty sure there had been a mistake. The veggie burger I’d ordered at a local restaurant — one of the new Impossible Burger offerings — didn’t taste right.
If you’re working for—or invested in—a meat processor or producer like Tyson Foods TSN, -1.54% or WH Group’s 288, +1.68% Smithfield Foods, you’re probably relieved that the taste isn’t quite there. But you should be worried about the conversations these meatless burgers are starting. However, this will not be easy, as these measures have yet to be proven scalable and will almost certainly increase beef costs. This means that over time, consumers will either shift toward meatless alternatives or force traditional meat production to remake itself from the ground up. Either way, this poses one of the most fundamental challenges to the industry since the advent of industrial food.
Since then, consumers have cared little about the complaints of ranchers and traditional butchers that they were getting fleeced by an oligopoly that controlled most of the nation’s meat. There were some hiccups, most often around moments of food safety—who could forget the incidents of mad-cow disease, mostly in the U.K.?—but a compromise between consumers and industry has reigned: let’s not think too much about how it’s made.
joshspecht Meat industry in trouble? lol So cloned cattle is just for shits & giggles?
joshspecht Whats his stock position?
joshspecht Wrong!! Price of meat will drop and attract more meat eaters.
joshspecht Nope. Processed fake food..Deadly. Hippies are ignorant..and delusional. .
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joshspecht Fast food burgers are not that great. If that’s the hurdle it’s a low one.
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joshspecht USA is an interesting place. Why should i eat this artificially designed meat instead of real beef meat?
joshspecht Enjoy ... we’re supposed to think that’s healthy. Well, surprise, it’s not! The contrary.
joshspecht I, personally, enjoy vegetable-less vegetables.
joshspecht The “meat industry” would love to be done with the stigma more than anyone considering their just doing the dirty work people refuse to do for themselves. However, Tyson will do what Tyson wants. Good luck. 👍
joshspecht I also judge by the way food makes me feel for the following four to six hours. The procedural ingredients must have been astonishing. I would likely feel nauseous.
joshspecht other than they're being nutritional dumpster fires
joshspecht If it’s Burger King, it might just be the real thing
joshspecht Processed laboratory 'food'.... more death from a lab!
joshspecht This is 100% shit. Bread and vegan crap, holy freakin garbage.
joshspecht i raise my own beef and use a recipe developed over the years. the meat comes out with good taste and tenderness every time. we use a local butcher who i know very well and agrees to my processing plan. thank god for that as i would hate to deal with what the public does.
joshspecht Yeah even my family, a bunch of carnivores were intrigued by the concept of a meatless steak that bled. we've talked about it and are probably days away from trying it.
joshspecht Biased opinion from a vegetarian whose wife immediately knew the burger wasn’t beef Just look at the texture too
joshspecht Not trouble. Cheaper meat means more will be sold.
joshspecht good news, it means beef is going to get cheaper than so I can buy more
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joshspecht I don't want to become a trans woman. You can have my share
joshspecht 2 for $8 at the grocery store....get the price down first
joshspecht Meat is good. Beef is good. Pork is good. Deer is good. Buffalo is REALLY good. Chicken is good. Fish is good. Alligator is good. Duck is good. Turkey is good. Should I go on. More people have died from bad lettuce than from meat.
joshspecht Okay product, not great. Bland flavor and texture all wrong but soy cheese and almond milk users won’t mind. None of those products taste like the real thing either.
joshspecht Not true. I tried it and tastes nothing like the real thing. It’s all a marketing campaign and it will fizzles eventually. Remember the imitation crab meat.
joshspecht Beyond burger
joshspecht with the continued rise in mad cow and other diseases, who wants to eat beef? I like it, but stay away usually and stick to chicken and veggies.
joshspecht I just had my first Impossible Burger. While it’s not ready for high-end burger shops, it’s perfect for fast food. I would switch if it was sold locally at fast food restaurants.
joshspecht That looks so yummy and juicy. iLoveMeatless
joshspecht Corporate ranchers should be concerned. They are nothing but cruel barons of the industry so I won't be sorry to see them go. I will continue to support my local ranchers that care for their stock properly and humanely.
joshspecht What about steaks