Beyond Meat to Start Plant-Based Meats Production in Europe Next Year

Beyond Meat to Start Plant-Based Meats Production in Europe Next Year
Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown speaks before ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on May 2, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Vegan burger maker Beyond Meat Inc. said on May 28 it would begin making its plant-based meats in Europe next year, in an effort to expand production outside the United States.

Shares of the Los Angeles-based company, which has actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Microsoft founder Bill Gates among its investors, rose more than 7% after J.P. Morgan called the company’s potential for growth “extraordinary”.