Beyond Meat’s new version of its Beyond Burger will arrive in grocery stores nationwide beginning the week of May 3. This Beyond Burger, which offers advancements in taste and nutrition, will be sold in a two-pack, the brand’s first value four-pack (MSRP: $9.99) and a 1-lb. Beyond Beef pack.
“We are continuously working on understanding beef flavor at a deeper level to ensure our plant-based beef platform delivers a delicious and satisfying sensory experience. The new Beyond Burger’s rich flavor profile resembles that of ground beef, and extensive testing with our consumers validated this new flavor direction with likeability scoring on-par with 80/20 ground beef burgers,” said Dariush Ajami, chief innovation officer for Beyond Meat. 
In addition to its taste, the new Beyond Burger delivers strong nutritional benefits such as:
- 35 percent less fat than 80/20 ground beef;
- 35 percent less saturated fat than 80/20 ground beef;
- Fewer calories and no cholesterol compared to 80/20 ground beef; and
- B vitamins and minerals comparable to the micronutrient profile of beef.
“The launch of the latest Beyond Burger iteration is another strong step forward in providing consumers with absolutely delicious plant-based meat that is better for people and the planet, no sacrifice required,” said Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat founder and CEO. “It is my hope that these meaningful advances in taste and nutrition, using only non-GMO plant-based ingredients, will delight existing consumers and invite others to join us in Going Beyond.”
The company introduced the Beyond Burger in 2016, revolutionizing the category as the first plant-based burger designed to look, cook and taste like animal meat and sold in the meat case. The Beyond Burger is available at approximately 28,000 retail locations across the U.S. and in more than 80 countries globally.
As demand for plant-based meat has grown, consumers have made their preference for Beyond Meat clear: according to the latest data, the Beyond Burger is the No. 1 selling plant-based burger at grocery stores and Beyond Meat is the No. 1 selling plant-based meat brand in the refrigerated category at grocery stores and across total foodservice.
The roll out of the latest Beyond Burger iteration comes as part of Beyond Meat’s efforts to meet consumers’ growing demand for delicious, nutritious and sustainable plant-based meat made without GMOs. Beyond Meat recently announced the establishment of the Plant-Based Diet Initiative Fund at the Stanford University School of Medicine to create a repository of cutting-edge research that will help drive and inform additional breakthrough product innovation to advance human health.
In a previous clinical study that was conducted at Stanford University and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers evaluated the impact of replacing animal-based meat with Beyond Meat’s plant-based meat over an eight-week period on cholesterol levels (including LDL), heart disease risk factors including TMAO levels and body weight and found improvement in key health metrics when participants replaced animal-based meat with Beyond Meat’s plant-based meat.
In addition to the proven health benefits of plant-based meat, the University of Michigan’s 2018 LCA showed that the original Beyond Burger, compared to producing a quarter-pound standard 80/20 beef burger, has 99 percent less impact on water scarcity, 93 percent less impact on land use, requires 46 percent less energy and generates 90 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
Fans throughout the country can get a sneak peek and be among the very first to taste the new Beyond Burger for free before it enters stores by visiting one of the exclusive mobile pop-ups from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 1 and 2, while supplies last, at:
- Atlanta (Piedmont Park (Greystone), 400 Park Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309);
- Chicago (Pioneer Court, 401 Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611);
- Dallas (Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy., Dallas, TX 75201);
- Los Angeles (The Brig, 1525 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291);
- Miami (LAB Miami, 400 NW 26th St., Miami, FL 33127); and
- New York City (Barclay’s Center, 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217).
Those unable to visit one of the Beyond Burger pop-ups can go to their local grocery store to pick up the new Beyond Burger starting the week of May 3 and Beyond Beef will be available in-stores later this summer. Starting in June, Beyond Meat plans to introduce the new 3.0 recipe at its U.S. foodservice partner locations. Later this year, the company plans to expand its Beyond Burger platform by introducing a second Beyond Burger patty option with half the saturated fat of 80/20 beef to offer even greater choice in nutritional options for consumers.
Visit El Segundo, California-based Beyond Meat’s store locator to find the new Beyond Burger and other Beyond Meat products at a store near you.
