Beyond Meat ’s stock surges after CEO promises to steeply cut costs in 2024
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beyond Meat ’s shares soar on better-than-expected Q4 revenue despite weak US sales
Beyond Meat has reported higher-than-expected sales in the fourth quarter, despite weak U.S. demand. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beyond Meat ’s stock is sizzling, up more than 60% on growing gross margins
Beyond Meat Inc.’s stock hurtled as much as 103% higher in after-hours trading Tuesday following the company’s quarterly results that included a forecast of gross margins in the mid- to high-teens for 2024. The beleaguered fake-meat maker BYND, , which had slogged through several brutal quarters,…#beyondmeatincs #bynd #beyondiv #ethanbrown #thirdbridge #johnoh #beyondmeat #spx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
After 52 Years in Business, Starbucks Just Did Something It's Never Done Before. How Do You Feel About Meat in Your Coffee?
The Pork Latte is a sign of smart brand strategy. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1 Stock to Buy, 1 Stock to Sell This Week: Salesforce, Beyond Meat
Since Japan’s stock market implosion in the early 1990s, the nation has birthed a new phenomenon often called a “zombie economy.” Because these companies failed... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
From lab to plate: a six-course banquet featuring no-kill dim sum and steak frites
Lab-grown meat could become a mainstay in restaurants if products win regulatory approval. Biologists and chefs share menu ideasWhether roasted, grilled, fried or stewed, the combination of fat, umami and texture in a premium cut of meat is difficult to recreate. With sales of plant-based meatstagnating, the hunt for cruelty-free, sustainable and meaty-tasting alternatives continues. Enter lab-grown meat. Fermented in tanks, using cells from long-dead donors, it promises a more climate- and animal-friendly form of meat for the carnivore with a conscience.Last week, researchers announced that they had created“beef-culture...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Tags: Food Science Meat Biology Meat industry Source Type: news
The NHS workers in a Mitie fight for fair pay
It’s a classic case of David v Goliath, with part-time hospital cleaner ‘Dudley Denise’ facing up to Mitie CEO ‘Miami Phil’. But in Denise’s corner, she and her colleagues have UNISON.
And when a group of them visited UNISON Centre on Wednesday, general secretary Christina McAnea (pictured above) made sure they knew the union is proud of them and that they’ll get all the support they need.
The members, who are employed by private contractor Mitie at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, walked out on their first day of strike action at 5am this morning (Friday), along with colleagues in UNITE.
The company continu...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 23, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News Mitie NHS private contractors West Midlands Source Type: news
How one tech startup aims to disrupt the market for illegal rhino horns
Could the same economic forces that helped propel lab-grown diamonds and lab-grown meat forward help a startup end illegal rhino poaching? The answer is elusive. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Protecting a queen, cell therapy for solid tumors, and a UV telescope
CONSERVATION
U.S. protects iconic marine snail
The queen conch, a large marine snail known for its showy shell and delectable flesh, has been added to the U.S. government’s list of species threatened with extinction. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the species (
Strombus gigas
, pictured), which is native to the Caribbean region and grows up to 35 centimeters long, needs protection because populations are sparse, scattered, and heavily overfished. NOAA’s listing decision, issued on 14 February, has no immediate impact but authorizes the age...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Good employers must do the right thing for menopausal women
Commenting on new guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to employers about their legal obligations to women undergoing the menopause, UNISON head of equality Josie Irwin said today (Thursday):
“The emotional and physical changes of the menopause can be overwhelming. As can their effect on women’s ability to do their jobs.
“All good employers must ensure the best possible working environment for all their staff. Women should be able to do their jobs in comfort and not made to feel ashamed or embarrassed.
“A clothing workplace policy that helps stop women from overheating, including sui...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 22, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release Menopause Source Type: news
UNISON opinion: A better way is possible for social care
By UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea
Social care is broken. Despite it being an essential service that should be the cornerstone of a compassionate society, the Westminster government has washed its hands of it.
It has been allowed to deteriorate into a fragmented, underfunded and privatised system that’s unfit to meet the needs of social care users. The inadequate pay and conditions for the workers propping up the system, fail to recognise their value and contributions.
UNISON knows that care workers are the beating heart of social care, and is proud to represent so many working in care homes and communities.
Ca...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 22, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Christina McAnea Tags: Article General Secretary's blog Christina McAnea General election 2024 national care service wes streeting Source Type: news
Beyond Meat unveils revamped plant-based burgers
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A US company is accused of illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants
U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sweets & Meats BBQ to open dine-in restaurant on Cincinnati Children's campus
Sweets and Meats BBQ is moving onto the Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital campus Uptown. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Christian LeDuc Source Type: news
Can a healthier plant-based burger combat falling US sales? Beyond Meat hopes so
Beyond Meat is revamping its signature plant-based burger, hoping that healthier ingredients will help it boost flagging U.S. sales. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
