NEWS/now
Jul 02, 2019
3 minutes
$3.8 Billion
The estimated value of vegan meat company Beyond Meat after its record-shattering debut on the stock market. The California brand became the first-ever, plant-based meat company to go public and was the best-performing initial public offering of its kind since the 2008 financial crash.
DURING AN INVESTOR MEETING, MCDONALD’S CEO STEVE EASTERBROOK
explained why the fast-food giant has no current plans to add vegan options to its menu. While he admits he has begun initial discussions about adding vegan menu items, he says there are no current plans for change. Easterbrook says McDonald’s would first need to understand if there is “an additional complexity” in bringing on plant-based
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