93-955: Beyond Meat, Inc. is a producer of plant-based meat substitutes founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown . The company's initial products were launched in the United States in 2012. The company went public in 2019, becoming the first plant-based meat analogue company to go public. Ethan Brown founded the company in 2009 with the stated mission of combating climate change . Brown initially contacted two University of Missouri professors, Fu-hung Hsieh and Harold Huff, who had been developing their meatless protein for years. Upon licensing Hsieh and Huff's technology, Beyond Meat launched its first product, Beyond Chicken Strips (originally called "Chicken-Free Strips"), at Whole Foods in 2012 and expanded nationally in 2013. In 2014, Beyond Meat developed its first plant-based beef product, Beyond Beef Crumbles, and has since expanded into plant-based pork. The People for
186-858: A research and development facility in El Segundo, as well. The North American headquarters of the Japanese video game company Square Enix are also in the city. From 1982 until 1996, the headquarters of the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League was located in El Segundo. The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club is also located in El Segundo. In 2024, the Los Angeles Chargers moved their headquarters to El Segundo from Costa Mesa . The Los Angeles Lakers office headquarters and practice facility,
279-418: A "mock clam soup" made from marrowfat beans and cream. Dietitian Sarah Tyson Rorer authored the cookbook, Mrs. Rorer's Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes in 1909. The book includes a mock veal roast recipe made from lentils, breadcrumbs and peanuts. In 1943, Kellogg made his first soy-based meat analog, called Soy Protose, which contained 32% soy. In 1945, Mildred Lager commented that soybeans "are
372-467: A Han dynasty tomb. Its use as a meat alternative is recorded in a document written by Tao Gu ( simplified Chinese : 陶谷 ; traditional Chinese : 陶穀 ; pinyin : Táo Gǔ , 903–970). Tao describes how tofu was popularly known as "small mutton " ( Chinese : 小宰羊 ; pinyin : xiǎo zǎiyáng ), which shows that the Chinese valued tofu as an imitation meat. Tofu was widely consumed during
465-471: A US-wide rollout in early 2020. Some vegetarian meat alternatives are based on centuries-old recipes for seitan (wheat gluten ), rice, mushrooms , legumes , tempeh , yam flour or pressed- tofu , with flavoring added to make the finished product taste like chicken, beef, lamb, ham, sausage, seafood, etc. Other alternatives use modified defatted peanut flour , yuba and textured vegetable protein (TVP); yuba and TVP are both soy-based meat alternatives,
558-545: A crucial role in utilizing plant-based alternatives for heavy meat eaters. The types of ingredients that can be used to create meat substitutes is expanding, from companies like Plentify, which are using high-protein bacteria found in the human microbiome, to companies like Meati Foods, that are cultivating the mycelium of fungi—in this case, Neurospora crassa —to form steaks, chicken breasts, or fish. Soy protein isolates or soybean flour and gluten are usually used as foundation for most meat substitutes that are available on
651-599: A different strategy. Plant-based meat uses 72–99% less water than conventional meat production. Pollution is the next largest contribution to wasted water. Pesticides used in animal feed production as well as waste runoff into reservoirs can cause ecological damage and even human illness as well as taking water directly out of the usable supply. Animal agriculture is the main contributor to the food sector greenhouse gas emissions. Production of plant-based meat alternatives emits 30–90% less than conventional meat production. While also contributing less to this total pollution, much of
744-522: A disappointing quarter, as sales fell approximately 9% during Q3 2023. In the United States, Beyond Meat has several manufacturing facilities in the United States, including in Columbia, Missouri , and Pennsylvania . In June 2018, Beyond Meat opened its second production facility in Columbia, Missouri, resulting in a three-fold increase of the company's manufacturing space. In 2020, Beyond Meat acquired
837-491: A joint venture, called The PLANeT Partnership, to develop and market plant-based snacks and drinks. In February 2021, Beyond Meat started a partnership with McDonald's and Yum Brands. These deals will bring new choices to the food menu, such as the McPlant Burger and the plant-protein based pizza toppings, chicken alternatives and possibly taco fillings for Yum Brands' restaurants KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. Testing of
930-776: A manufacturing facility in Devault, Pennsylvania . In Europe, Beyond Meat has two facilities in the Netherlands : a co-manufacturing facility in Zoeterwoude owned and operated by Dutch company Zandbergen, and an owned facility in Enschede . These two facilities service the distribution network across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In China, Beyond Meat operates an owned manufacturing plant in Jiaxing , Zhejiang . It
1023-431: A meat-like texture, two approaches can be followed: bottom-up and top-down. With bottom-up structuring, individual fibers are made separately and then assembled into larger products. An example of a meat alternative made using a bottom-up strategy is cultured meat . The top-down approach, on the other hand, induces a fibrous structure by deforming the material, resulting in fibrousness on a larger length scale. An example of
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#17327752979981116-546: A natural flavoring in the EU), hydrolyzed vegetable protein , various fermented foods, and spices, these reactions are also replicated during cooking to produce richer and more convincing meat flavors. Meat substitutes represent around 11% of the world's meat and substitutes market in 2020 . As shown in the graph, this market share is different from region to region. From 2013 to 2021, the world average price of meat substitutes fell continuously, by an overall 33%. The only exception
1209-399: A positive review of London's vegetarian restaurants , claiming, "For fivepence one could get a lentil cutlet, which was very appetizing, and looked like a meat croquette ". Henrietta Latham Dwight authored a vegetarian cookbook, The Golden Age Cook-Book in 1898 which included meat substitute recipes such as a "mock chicken" recipe made from breadcrumbs, eggs, lemon juice and walnuts and
1302-749: A ribbon cutting ceremony and other festivities on Friday March 26, 2010. The call center reservations, marketing, and sales employees all moved into the building. The building includes a call center with space for 50 employees; when the building opened, half of the spaces had been filled. Air New Zealand operates its United States headquarters in El Segundo. Other airlines with offices in El Segundo include Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Air Tahiti Nui , Aeroméxico , China Airlines Emirates , EVA Air , and Singapore Airlines . Infineon Technologies acquired El Segundo-based company International Rectifier in 2015. El Segundo has its own beach, as well as two public pools; both are outdoor pools, one of which
1395-453: A source of dietary protein by vegetarians, vegans, and people following religious and cultural dietary laws . However, global demand for sustainable diets has also increased their popularity among non-vegetarians and flexitarians seeking to reduce the environmental impact of animal agriculture . Meat substitution has a long history. Tofu was invented in China as early as 200 BCE, and in
1488-435: A top-down technique is food extrusion . Both bottom-up and top-down processing can be used alone or in combination to offer various benefits. As discussed later, different meat alternative products have varying nutritional values. A notable advantage of the bottom-up approach is its ability to provide precise control over the composition and characteristics of the end product, allowing for optimized nutritional profiles. On
1581-685: Is Spanish for "the Second". This refinery has received crude oil from the Amazon region of South America - more than 5,000 barrels per day. El Segundo is located next to the Hyperion sewage treatment plant and the El Segundo power plant . The El Segundo power plant is operated by the American energy company NRG . NRG was to create a new combined cycle power island, providing power for 240,000 households. The new power plant, slated to go online in 2013,
1674-618: Is a city in Los Angeles County, California , United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay , it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. The population was 16,731 as of the 2020 census , a 0.5% increase from 16,654 in the 2010 census . A significant center of the oil and aerospace industries in Southern California, roughly three quarters of
1767-453: Is a food product made from vegetarian or vegan ingredients, eaten as a replacement for meat. Meat alternatives typically approximate qualities of specific types of meat, such as mouthfeel , flavor, appearance, or chemical characteristics. Plant- and fungus-based substitutes are frequently made with soy (e.g. tofu , tempeh , and textured vegetable protein ), but may also be made from wheat gluten as in seitan , pea protein as in
1860-599: Is needed to investigate their health impacts. A 2023 review concluded that replacing red and highly-processed meat with a variety of meat alternatives improved quality-adjusted life years , led to significant health system savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions; replacement of meat with minimally-processed vegetarian alternatives, such as legumes had the greatest effect. Another review found that meat alternatives are likely to be healthier than meat products and more environmentally friendly but are more expensive. A 2024 review found that plant-based meat alternatives have
1953-492: Is open only during the summer months. The El Segundo Parks and Recreation staff are the basis for the hit NBC program Parks and Recreation . El Segundo has two full-sized turf fields named Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields , which are open to the public. In 2023, El Segundo Little League won the world championship of the Little League World Series , defeating the team from Willemstad, Curaçao in
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#17327752979982046-498: Is reported to deliver the biggest climate-heating emission cuts per investment dollar of all industrial sectors. Meat alternatives have lower amounts of saturated fat , vitamin B12 and zinc than meat products but higher amounts of carbohydrates, dietary fibre , sodium, iron and calcium. Meat alternatives are rated as ultra-processed foods under the Nova classification , however, when
2139-814: Is responsible for space-related acquisition for the military. The current Boeing factory, the Boeing Satellite Development Center , was originally built by Nash Motors in 1946 and opened in 1948. In 1955, Hughes Aircraft Company purchased the 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m ) building; it was converted to build missiles and also served as a test facility. At one time, MGM Grand Air had its headquarters in El Segundo. Toy manufacturer Mattel , AT&T Entertainment Hub (formerly DirecTV ) direct technology marketing company PCM, Inc. , and A-Mark Precious Metals are headquartered there, as well as sporting goods retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods and Stamps.com . Database company Teradata has
2232-530: Is the community newspaper for El Segundo. It was established in 1911, six years before the city was incorporated. It had its centennial anniversary of service to the community in 2011. A monthly arts and culture publication, The El Segundo Scene , began printing in May 2018. Created and run by two El Segundo residents, the magazine serves El Segundo and its neighbors in the South Bay. State Route 1 passes through
2325-526: Is the company's first "end-to-end manufacturing facility" outside of the United States and began full-scale production in 2021. In 2018, Beyond Meat opened a 26,000 square feet (2,400 m) R&D lab in El Segundo, California . In January 2021, Beyond Meat announced that it will be opening a new global headquarters in El Segundo, CA later that year. The company says the facility will house three to four times its current number of R&D team members once
2418-674: The Beyond Burger , or mycoprotein as in Quorn . Alternative protein foods can also be made by precision fermentation , where single cell organisms such as yeast produce specific proteins using a carbon source; as well as cultivated or laboratory grown, based on tissue engineering techniques. The ingredients of meat alternative include 50–80% water, 10–25% textured vegetable proteins, 4–20% non-textured proteins, 0–15% fat and oil, 3-10% flavors/spices, 1-5% binding agents and 0-0.5% coloring agents. Meatless tissue engineering involves
2511-707: The Chevron Refinery now sits. The city acquired its name ("the second" in Spanish) due to being the second Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast when Standard Oil of California purchased the 840 acres of in 1911. Peck also developed land in neighboring El Porto , where a street still bears his name. The city was incorporated in 1917. The Standard Oil Company was renamed Chevron in 1984. The El Segundo refinery entered its second century of operation in 2011. The Douglas Aircraft Company plant in El Segundo
2604-891: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , El Segundo is in the Second District, represented by Holly Mitchell . In the California State Legislature , El Segundo is in the 24th Senate District , represented by Democrat Ben Allen , and in the 66th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi . In the United States House of Representatives , El Segundo is in California's 36th congressional district , represented by Democrat Ted Lieu . The El Segundo Unified School District serves
2697-581: The Middle Ages , chopped nuts and grapes were used as a substitute for mincemeat during Lent . Since the 2010s, startup companies such as Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat have popularized pre-made plant-based substitutes for ground beef , patties , and vegan chicken nuggets as commercial products. Tofu , a meat alternative made from soybeans, was invented in China by the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 CE). Drawings of tofu production have been discovered in
2790-495: The Tang dynasty (618–907), and likely spread to Japan during the later Tang or early Song dynasty . In the third century CE, Athenaeus describes a preparation of mock anchovy in his work Deipnosophistae : He took a female turnip, shred it fine Into the figure of the delicate fish; Then did he pour on oil and savoury salt With careful hand in due proportion. On that he strew'd twelve grains of poppy seed, Food which
2883-565: The UCLA Health Training Center are also located in El Segundo. Their NBA G-League affiliate the South Bay Lakers plays their games there. Film production companies are located in El Segundo, including Rhythm and Hues Studios and Lightstorm Entertainment . The Los Angeles Times moved its newsroom from downtown Los Angeles to a 4.5-acre (18,000 m ) campus in El Segundo in 2018. According to
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2976-449: The 7,085 households, 2,183 (30.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,050 (43.0%) were married couples living together, 729 (10.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 326 (4.6%) had a male householder with no wife present; and 369 (5.2%) were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships . About 31.8% were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
3069-750: The Beyond Meatball Marinara sub. In September 2020, Beyond Meat announced the rollout of Beyond Meatballs at select grocery stores across the U.S. Beyond Meat Jerky is the company's first shelf stable product and the first product produced with PepsiCo under the PLANeT Partnership. In 2021, the Beyond range in the UK expanded to include 'Beyond Mince'. Meat substitutes A meat alternative or meat substitute (also called plant-based meat , mock meat , or alternative protein ),
3162-535: The Boston Consulting Group found that investment in improving and scaling up the production of meat and dairy alternatives leads to big greenhouse gas reductions compared with other investments. According to The Good Food Institute , improving efficiency of the Western diet is crucial for achieving sustainability. As the global population grows, the way land is used will be reconsidered. 33% of
3255-702: The El Segundo area. Many large aerospace companies have facilities in El Segundo, including the four largest aerospace companies in the US: Boeing , RTX Corporation , Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman ; Wyle Laboratories , the Aerospace Corporation , and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings . The last two are headquartered there. It is also home to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center , which
3348-677: The El Segundo district continued to be in the Inglewood Union District. On November 22, 1925, the El Segundo High School District was formed and El Segundo withdrew from the Inglewood Union district. The Los Angeles Times has been headquartered in El Segundo since 2018. The local Charter Spectrum news and sports channels, Spectrum News 1 , Spectrum SportsNet , and SportsNet LA are based out of El Segundo. The El Segundo Herald
3441-699: The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) named Beyond Meat as its Company of the Year for 2013. Over the years 2013 to 2016, the company received venture funding from GreatPoint Ventures, Kleiner Perkins , Obvious Corporation , Bill Gates , Biz Stone , the Humane Society and Tyson Foods . Tyson Foods purchased a 5% stake in Beyond Meat in October 2016, but sold its 6.5% stake and exited
3534-566: The McPlant burger by McDonald's in the USA ended in July 2022 after poor sales in 600 restaurants, but the product is sold in several European countries. In September 2021, Beyond Meat announced it would begin selling their vegan chicken tenders in retail stores, including Walmart. In March 2019, a civil suit was filed against Beyond Meat by its former business partner and supplier, Don Lee Farms. This
3627-618: The McPlant in Denmark and Sweden in February 2021. Beyond Meat also announced the launch in China of a plant-based version of minced pork. In 2020, Beyond Meat launched an e-commerce site to sell products directly to consumers. In January 2021, Taco Bell announced a collaboration with Beyond Meat, initially as a test and then as a permanent option for a new plant-based protein food. Also in January 2021, Beyond Meat and PepsiCo announced
3720-637: The Scythians love; then boil'd it all. And when the turnip touch'd the royal lips, Thus spake the king to the admiring guests: "A cook is quite as useful as a poet, And quite as wise, and these anchovies show it." Wheat gluten has been documented in China since the sixth century. The oldest reference to wheat gluten appears in the Qimin Yaoshu , a Chinese agricultural encyclopedia written by Jia Sixie in 535. The encyclopedia mentions noodles prepared from wheat gluten called bo duo . Wheat gluten
3813-643: The Tech Industry discovered Smoky Hollow. The northern and southern boundaries of the town are Los Angeles International Airport and Manhattan Beach , with the Pacific Ocean as the western boundary. Its eastern boundary is roughly marked by Aviation Blvd . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km ), over 99% of which is land. The beachfront area neighboring
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3906-603: The UK nutritional profiling system is used, not all products classified as ultra-processed are rated as unhealthy. In 2021, the American Heart Association stated that there is "limited evidence on the short- and long-term health effects" of plant-based meat alternatives. The same year, the World Health Organization stated that there are "significant knowledge gaps in the nutritional composition" of meat alternatives and more research
3999-550: The United States Nasdaq exchange under the symbol BYND. It is the first plant-based meat analogue company to go public. On the day of its IPO, the company was valued at $ 3.8 billion and was the best-performing public offering by a major U.S. company in almost two decades. As of June 2021, Beyond Meat had a market cap of $ 9.44 billion. In November 2020, Beyond Meat announced sales had only grown by 2% year-on-year compared to an expected increase of 40% due to
4092-634: The United States were $ 895 million, with the global market for meat alternatives forecast to be $ 140 billion by 2029. Seeking a healthy alternative to meat, curiosity, and trends toward veganism were drivers for the meat alternative market in 2019. Sales of plant-based meats increased during the COVID-19 pandemic . The book The End of Animal Farming by Jacy Reese Anthis argues that plant-based food and cultured meat will completely replace animal-based food by 2100. Besides ethical and health motivations, developing better meat alternatives has
4185-453: The beef, chicken, dairy and pork products consumed by the global population with plant-based alternatives could reduce the amount of land used by agriculture by almost a third, bring deforestation for agriculture nearly to a halt, help restore biodiversity through rewilding the land and reduce GHG emissions from agriculture by 31% in 2050, paving a clearer path to achieving both climate and biodiversity goals. The switch to plant-based protein
4278-482: The best meat substitute from the vegetable kingdom, they will always be used to a great extent by the vegetarian in place of meat." In July 2016, Impossible Foods launched the Impossible Burger, a beef substitute which claims to offer appearance, taste and cooking properties similar to meat. In April 2019, Burger King partnered with Impossible Foods to launch the plant-based Impossible Whopper , which
4371-399: The burger varies according to the restaurant chain in which it is served. In December 2017, the company announced a vegan alternative to pork sausage called "Beyond Sausage". The three varieties of "sausage" were called Bratwurst , Hot Italian , and Sweet Italian. "Beyond Meatballs", a plant-based alternative to traditional meatballs , were first introduced at Subway in 2019 through
4464-592: The campus is complete. In July 2019, Dunkin' Donuts announced that they would begin selling breakfast sandwiches using the Meatless Sausage product in Manhattan , with plans for national distribution beginning on 6 November 2019. In November 2020, Beyond Meat announced a collaboration with McDonald's for development of the McPlant option, a plant-based patty and chicken substitute. It started testing
4557-403: The carbohydrates. The alkaline solution is then treated with acidic substances to precipitate the protein, before being washed and dried. The removal of fats and carbohydrates results in a product that has a relatively neutral flavor. Soy protein is also considered a "complete protein" as it contains all of the essential amino acids that are crucial for proper human growth and development. After
4650-420: The championship. Louis Lappe hit a walk-off home run to win the game, 6–5. It was the first championship for a team from California since 2011 . According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, its various funds had $ 99.0 million in revenues, $ 91.0 million in expenditures, $ 206.5 million in total assets, $ 33.6 million in total liabilities, and $ 50.4 million in cash and investments. In
4743-498: The city as Pacific Coast Highway , while Interstate 105 begins its journey at Sepulveda Boulevard (the continuation of State Route 1 north of El Segundo city limits) just outside the northern city limits of El Segundo and heads east to Norwalk . The Los Angeles Metro K Line runs through the Eastern industrial and office district before meeting the C Line near Interstate 105 and Aviation Boulevard and continuing along north for
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#17327752979984836-547: The city was 83.61% White, 1.17% African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.41% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 3.51% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 11.01% of the population. Of the 7,060 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were not families. Of all households, 34.3% were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who
4929-491: The city's 2020–21 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Nexon America , the North American branch of Korean online game publisher Nexon Co. Ltd. has its offices in El Segundo. The North American branch of the Japanese video game publisher and developer Square Enix has its headquarters in El Segundo. Due to its proximity to Los Angeles International Airport, El Segundo became
5022-485: The city's land is dedicated exclusively to industrial and commercial uses, including a Chevron oil refinery which alone takes up more than a quarter of the entire city. The El Segundo and Los Angeles coastal area was first settled by the Tongva (or Gabrieleños) Native American tribes. The area was once a part of Rancho Sausal Redondo ("Round Willow Patch Ranch"). Rancho Sausal Redondo extended from Playa Del Rey in
5115-581: The consumption of warm-blooded animals, eggs, and dairy products. Chopped almonds and grapes were used as a substitute for mincemeat. Diced bread was made into imitation cracklings and greaves . John Harvey Kellogg developed meat replacements variously from nuts, grains, and soy, starting around 1877, to feed patients in his vegetarian Battle Creek Sanitarium . Kellogg's Sanitas Nut Food Company sold his meat substitute Protose, made from peanuts and wheat gluten. It became Kellogg's most popular product as several thousand tons had been consumed by 1930. There
5208-535: The cultivation of stem cells on natural or synthetic scaffolds to create meat-like products. Scaffolds can be made from various materials, including plant-derived biomaterials , synthetic polymers, animal-based proteins, and self-assembling polypeptides. It is these 3D scaffold-based methods provide a specialized structural environment for cellular growth. Alternatively, scaffold-free methods promote cell aggregation, allowing cells to self-organize into tissue-like structures. Meat alternatives are typically consumed as
5301-778: The districts. Vistamar School is a private school in El Segundo. Originally all of the city was located in the Wiseburn School District, which opened in 1896. When the Inglewood Union High School District, now known as the CVUHSD, opened in 1905, its territory included the Wiseburn district. In 1912 the El Segundo School District opened, taking territory from the Wiseburn School District. The territory of
5394-449: The former made by layering the thin skin which forms on top of boiled soy milk , and the latter being a dry bulk commodity derived from soy and soy protein concentrate . Some meat alternatives include mycoprotein , such as Quorn which usually uses egg white as a binder. Another type of single cell protein -based meat alternative (which does not use fungi however but rather bacteria ) is Calysta . To produce meat alternatives with
5487-476: The habitable land on Earth is used to support animals. Of all the land used for agriculture, 77% is used on animal agriculture even though this sector only supplies 17% of the total food supply. Plant-based meat can use a potential 47–99% less land than conventional meat does, freeing up more opportunities for production. Of the total water used in global agriculture, 33% goes to animal agriculture while it could be used for drinking water or other growing purposes under
5580-667: The host of several offices of airlines. In 1979, the United Airlines Reservation Center, a two-story, $ 4.5 million, 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m ) facility in the International Center, was scheduled to begin construction. Austin Co., a firm in Irvine , was to build the facility, which was scheduled for opening in May of that year. Japan Airlines operates its United States headquarters, which
5673-556: The impact of COVID-19 on foodservice sales. Beyond Meat shifted its focus to grocery, convenience stores, and other forms of distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic . By September 2022, the stock price had fallen to an all-time low, that was 93% lower than the all-time high set in July 2019 and 74% lower than at the start of 2022. In October 2022, the company announced a 19% workforce reduction , or approximately 200 employees, due to revenue declines. In November 2023, Beyond Meat announced additional layoffs after continued declining sales and
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#17327752979985766-455: The investment in April 2019, ahead of the company's initial public offering . By 2018, Beyond Meat had raised US$ 72 million in venture financing. Beyond Meat is also backed by celebrity and athlete investors such as Leonardo DiCaprio , Jessica Chastain , Snoop Dogg , Liza Koshy , Chris Paul , Kyrie Irving , DeAndre Hopkins and others. In May 2019, Beyond Meat went public and trades on
5859-656: The land being used for animal feed could be used to mitigate the negative effects we've already had on the planet through carbon recycling, soil conservation, and renewable energy production. In addition to the ecological harm caused by the current industry, excess antibiotics given to animals cause resistant microbes that may render some of the life-saving drugs used in human medicine useless. Plant-based meat requires no antibiotics and would greatly reduce microbe antibiotic resistance. A 2023 study published in Nature Communications found that replacing just half of
5952-430: The market. Soy protein isolate is a highly pure form of soy protein with a minimum protein content of 90%. The process of extracting the protein from the soybeans starts with the dehulling, or decortication, of the seeds. The seeds are then treated with solvents such as hexane to extract the oil from them. The oil-free soybean meal is then suspended in water and treated with alkali to dissolve the protein while leaving behind
6045-435: The north to Redondo Beach in the south. Originally a Mexican land grant owned by Antonio Ygnacio Avila, the rancho was later purchased by a Scottish baronet named Sir Robert Burnett in 1860. After his return to Scotland in 1873, the property was purchased by then-manager of the rancho, Daniel Freeman . Daniel Freeman sold portions of the rancho to several persons. George H. Peck owned the 840 acres (340 ha) of land where
6138-574: The once narrow and polluted beach. The Marvin Braude Bike Trail runs along this new artificial beach, as the refinery wharves were one of the last remaining industrial facilities directly obstructing the shoreline of the Santa Monica Bay. The 2010 United States Census reported that El Segundo had a population of 16,654. The population density was 3,047.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,176.8/km ). The racial makeup of El Segundo
6231-798: The other hand, meat alternatives produced by top-down approaches may have limited malleability but are more scalable and can utilize available agricultural resources and infrastructure effectively. According to a study by Wageningen University & Research titled " Structuring Processes for Meat Analogues, " Techniques that follow the bottom-up strategy have the potential to resemble the structure of meat most closely.". A cross-national survey conducted among meat-eaters with varying degrees of meat alternative consumption showed that those who consumed higher quantities of meat were more willing to switch to meat alternatives if they resembled authentic meat more accurately. Which can be accomplished through bottom-up approaches. The study concludes that sensory experience plays
6324-948: The potential to be healthier than animal source foods and have smaller environmental footprints. Companies producing plant-based meat alternatives, including Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods , have been criticized for their marketing and makeup of their products as well as their use of animal testing. Dietitians have claimed they are not necessarily healthier than meat due to their highly processed nature and sodium content. John Mackey , co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods , and Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill , have criticized meat alternatives as ultra-processed foods . Chipotle has claimed it will not carry these products at their restaurants due to their highly processed nature. CNBC wrote in 2019 of Chipotle joining "the likes of Taco Bell ... and Arby's in committing to excluding meatless meats on its menu." In response, Beyond Meat invited Niccol to visit its manufacturing site to see
6417-439: The potential to reduce the environmental impact of meat production, an important concern given that the global demand for meat products is predicted to increase by 15 percent by 2031. Research on meats and no-meat substitutes suggests that no-meat products can offer substantial benefits over the production of beef, and to a lesser extent pork and chicken, in terms of greenhouse gas production, water and land use. A 2022 report from
6510-753: The product's chicken-like texture. Although praised by some celebrities, journalists who tasted it said the "likeness to real chicken was tolerable, at best", and the chicken product was discontinued in 2019. The company announced in 2014 that it had begun development of a new product emulating a beef burger, which was released in February 2015. The burgers are made from pea protein isolates, rice protein, mung bean protein, canola oil , coconut oil , potato starch , apple extract, sunflower lecithin , and pomegranate powder. Beef products that "bleed" are achieved by using red beet juice . The products are certified as not containing genetically modified ingredients. The number of ingredients and processes involved in making
6603-649: The production process. Chipotle later developed its own "plant-based chorizo ". In September 2022, Taco Bell also began adding plant-based meat alternatives to its menu. Some consulting firms and analysts demand more transparency in terms of the environmental impact of plant-based meat. Through a survey, analysts from Deloitte discovered that some consumers negatively linked meat alternatives to being "woke" and politically-left leaning. These ideas emerged in response to Cracker Barrel's introduction of Impossible Sausages in their restaurants in August, 2022. In 2021, 68% of consumers who purchased plant based meats believed it
6696-415: The products mean they are classified as ultra-processed foods in the Nova classification . One burger patty contains 1,100 kilojoules (270 kilocalories) of food energy , twenty grams of protein, twenty grams of fat (of which five grams is saturated fat ) and one gram of salt. The protein and fat content are similar to a beef patty of a similar weight, but the salt content is "much higher". Nutrition of
6789-497: The refinery was once dominated by industrial wharves servicing oil tanker ships, and heavily polluted by sewage and storm water runoff. The major expansion of the Hyperion wastewater treatment plant in the 1980s was the impetus for rehabilitation of the beach. The old piers were demolished, an underwater oil terminal was constructed a few miles offshore, and an enormous amount of dredged sand was used to restore and dramatically enlarge
6882-620: The residential district of El Segundo, west of Pacific Coast Highway. It operates El Segundo High School . Eastern El Segundo is part of the tax base for the Wiseburn Unified School District , and formerly for the Centinela Valley Union High School District (CVUHSD). There are no residential areas in the eastern part of the city. This portion of the city includes corporate operations providing significant tax revenue to
6975-588: The rest of its length. Amtrak's El Segundo Bus Stop (ESG) is located at the Los Angeles Metro Rail 's Douglas station and is serviced by Amtrak Thruway . The stop is on Amtrak's 1c bus route that runs four times a day between Amtrak's Torrance Bus Stop (Alpine Village) and the Bakersfield Amtrak station where passengers transfer to and from trains on San Joaquins services; passengers can also connect with Pacific Surfliner at
7068-576: The short term, and typically healthier, whereas vice foods are the opposite, having more long term consequences. Many ready-made meat alternatives combine these categories with their long list of ingredients. Consumers who are likely to want to be "virtuous" by avoiding damage to the environment or animals are also likely to want "virtuous" food in the form of simple ingredients. El Segundo, California El Segundo ( / ˌ ɛ l s ə ˈ ɡ ʌ n d oʊ / EL sə- GUN -doh , Spanish: [el seˈɣundo] ; Spanish for 'The Second')
7161-528: The textured base material is obtained, a number of flavorings can be used to give a meaty flavor to the product. The recipe for a basic vegan chicken flavor is known since 1972, exploiting the Maillard reaction to produce aromas from simple chemicals. Later understanding of the source of aroma in cooked meat also found lipid oxidation and thiamine breakdown to be important processes. By using more complex starting materials such as yeast extract (considered
7254-400: Was $ 61,341, and for a family was $ 74,007. Males had a median income of $ 52,486 versus $ 41,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 33,996. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. The name was adopted in 1911 when Chevron built its second refinery, El Segundo, which
7347-547: Was 0.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. About 49.1% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 50.4% in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, El Segundo had a median household income of $ 84,341, with 4.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the 2000 Census, the population density was 2,894.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,117.6/km ). There were 7,261 housing units at an average density of 1,310.9 units per square mile (506.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of
7440-490: Was 12,997 (78.0%) White (69.1% non-Hispanic White), 337 (2.0%) African American, 68 (0.4%) Native American, 1,458 (8.8%) Asian, 38 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 799 (4.8%) from other races , and 957 (5.7%) from two or more races. There were 2,609 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (15.7%). The Census reported that 16,578 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 66 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 10 (0.1%) were institutionalized. Of
7533-582: Was 2.34. The city had 4,105 families (57.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.02. 22.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% was 18 to 24, 31.1% was 25 to 44, 29.8% was 45 to 64, and 10.1%o was 65 or older. The median age was 39.2. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. The 7,410 housing units had an average density of 1,356.1 units per square mile (523.6 units/km ), of which 3,034 (42.8%) were owner-occupied and 4,051 (57.2%) occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
7626-406: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.00. 22.7% of the population was under age 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% 65 or older. The median age was 36. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the city
7719-1033: Was a 0.3% increase in 2020, compared to 2019. The price will continue to decrease, according to projections by Statista (see average price graph). The motivation for seeking out meat substitutes varies among consumers. The market for meat alternatives is highly dependent on " meat-reducers ", who are primarily motivated by health consciousness and weight management. Consumers who identify as vegan , vegetarian or pescetarian are more likely to endorse concerns regarding animal welfare and/or environmentalism as primary motivators. Additionally, some cultural beliefs and religions place prohibitions on consuming some or all animal products , including Hinduism , Judaism , Islam , Christianity , Jainism , and Buddhism . Vegan meats are consumed in restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, vegan school meals , and in homes. The sector for plant-based meats grew by 37% in North America over 2017–18. In 2018–19, sales of plant-based meats in
7812-452: Was an increased interest in meat substitutes during the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century. Prior to 1950, interest in plant-based meat substitutes came from vegetarians searching for alternatives to meat protein for ethical reasons, and regular meat-eaters who were confronted with food shortages during World War I and World War II . Lentils were used at the turn of the century. In 1897, Food, Home and Garden published
7905-473: Was designed to emulate chicken and sold frozen. The product was licensed from Harold Huff and Fu-Hung Hsieh at the University of Missouri. They were made from "soy powder, gluten-free flour, carrot fiber and other ingredients" which were mixed and fed into a food extrusion machine that cooks the mixture while forcing it through a specially designed mechanism that uses steam, pressure, and cold water to form
7998-466: Was healthier than animal meat. The number dropping to 60% in 2022, demonstrating a decline in consumers beliefs in the healthiness of these meats. Some states have instituted legislation stating that meat alternatives are not allowed to label themselves as "meat". In Louisiana, the so-called, "Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act" was challenged by Tofurky , complaining of free speech violations and
8091-670: Was known as mian jin by the Song dynasty (960–1279). Before the arrival of Buddhism, northern China was predominantly a meat-consuming culture. The vegetarian dietary laws of Buddhism led to development of meat substitutes as a replacement for the meat-based dishes that the Chinese were no longer able to consume as Buddhists. Meat alternatives such as tofu and wheat gluten are still associated with Buddhist cuisine in China and other parts of East Asia. Meat alternatives were also popular in Medieval Europe during Lent , which prohibited
8184-512: Was moved from New York City to El Segundo in around 2003. at Suite 620 of 300 Continental Boulevard; Cathay Pacific has an office in El Segundo. The airline moved its North America headquarters to Greater Los Angeles in 1990, and the headquarters were situated in El Segundo until 2005. Air China operates its North American headquarters in the 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m ) 2131 East Maple Avenue building, south of LAX , in El Segundo. Its current North American headquarters opened with
8277-684: Was one of the major aircraft manufacturing facilities in California during World War II . It was one of the major producers of SBD Dauntless dive bombers, which achieved fame in the Battle of Midway . The facility, now operated by Northrop Grumman , is still an aircraft plant. In 2009, a pair of local artists discovered the Smoky Hollow area, which mainly consisted of commercial properties. Other artists started to migrate as they had been priced out of Venice Beach and Culver City. Not long after
8370-432: Was prompted by Beyond Meat's switch to different suppliers, with whom they then shared details about the manufacturing process. Don Lee Farms alleged breach of contract , and further alleged that they had expressed "significant concerns" about food safety protocols for raw materials produced at Beyond Meat's facility which were then given to Don Lee Farms for further processing. The company's first product launched in 2012
8463-563: Was released nationwide later that year, becoming one of the most successful product launches in Burger King's history. By October 2019, restaurants, such as Carl's Jr. , Hardee's , A&W , Dunkin' Donuts , and KFC were selling plant-based meat products. Nestlé entered the plant-based burger market in 2019 with the introduction of the "Awesome Burger". Kellogg's Morningstar Farms brand tested its Incogmeato line of plant-based protein products in early September 2019, with plans for
8556-649: Was successful on those grounds. Alternative meats companies Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have attempted to appeal to meat eaters. University of Oregon marketing professor Steffen Jahn thinks that this has run afoul of human psychology, saying "the mimicking of real meat introduces that comparison of authenticity." Jahn argues that marketing plant-based meats with traditional meats leads to an artificiality that many consumers do not love. Consumer psychologists split foods into categories of "virtue" and "vice" foods, which ultimately guide how products are marketed and sold. Virtue foods are those that less gratifying appealing in
8649-430: Was to use two generators: a Siemens gas turbine and an additional steam turbine. Prior to its dissolution, Unocal was headquartered in El Segundo. In 1928 William Mines, an immigrant from Canada, leased land for a flying field. In 1930, Los Angeles Municipal Airport, later Los Angeles International Airport , opened north of El Segundo; its presence led to the concentration of aerospace and aviation-related firms in
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