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Beyond Meat Collapse Explained: Price and Taste Failed to Match Traditional Meat

Rich Roll Podcast · What Happened To The Vegan Movement? Rich & Simon Hill On The Rise & Fall Of Plant-Based Eating · June 29, 2026
Beyond Meat Collapse Explained: Price and Taste Failed to Match Traditional Meat
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What Happened To The Vegan Movement? Rich & Simon Hill On The Rise & Fall Of Plant-Based Eating
"If you look at the price of plant-based meat alternatives relative to, say, chicken, which is the most popular meat in this country, we're talking 2 or 3 times more expensive per pound. And at the same time, I don't think these foods created parity in terms of their taste experience."
Nutrition scientist Simon Hill attributes the 99% stock collapse of Beyond Meat to fundamental failures in achieving price and taste parity with conventional meat. He argues that plant-based meat alternatives cost 2-3 times more than chicken while failing to match taste, making them economically unviable especially during inflationary periods when household budgets are constrained.
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