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David Goldstein’s wife, Amy, is a healthcare worker. He hates when people call her a hero. “‘Hero’ is what you call someone when you’re okay with them dying,” Goldstein said.
One day, Laura Maguire tried a chilli so delicious, she had to get the recipe. A key ingredient? Plant-based ground beef.
Covid-19 was supposed to be a watershed moment for plant-based meat, but Beyond Meat hasn’t been able to maintain the momentum it created at the start of the pandemic.
Unlike most, Beyond Meat is thriving in 2020. The company’s stock is up 114% as of October 27, far outpacing the S&P 500’s 6.
Beyond Meat’s stock surged this week following a deal with Walmart that will triple the alternative-meat company’s distribution. Shares of Beyond Meat jumped 10.
Recreational stocks spiked this summer as lockdowns eased and Americans scrambled to escape their homes into the great outdoors.
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