Vegan Meat Company Beyond Meat Nears IPO

Beyond Meat

According to a source close to the company, Beyond Meat is almost ready for their IPO. This could represent the first public stock offering from one of many successful new plant-based food companies targeting meat eaters. Current investors include Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack and Suzy Welch, Kleiner Perkins, and Tyson Foods.

1. 😷 Where do greenhouse gas emissions come from? Electricity (25%), agriculture (24%), manufacturing (21%), transportation (14%), and buildings (6%). What’s really surprising is that if cattle were a country, they would rank third in global greenhouse gas emissions. Frightening! [Gates Notes]
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