Submitted by greenskew t3_10pkzqz in wallstreetbets
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pyroracing85 t1_j6l2rvp wrote
Product sits on the shelf on sale in my local supermarket.
getgoingfast t1_j6l3100 wrote
Fad is over I guess.
Zetice t1_j6l39k3 wrote
what fad?
fisherman_23 t1_j6l3g9q wrote
Same here. The inevitable is underway.
Rameist2 t1_j6l3pwk wrote
It will only survive off niche places needing to offer vegetarian options. Like sports and entertainment venues.
greenskew OP t1_j6l3r9k wrote
Same here. People pickup, lookup and put it down.
driverdevin t1_j6l3u44 wrote
It’s prohibitively expensive in my area
Zetice t1_j6l3yo2 wrote
why didnt you post this yesterday?
Mega-Lithium t1_j6l6jxd wrote
How can that be???
I personally bought an impossible Whopper at Burger King that one time around 2 years ago (I think)
SateliteDicPic t1_j6l6k5y wrote
That’s an improvement over where I live where people just sneer in its general direction.
Chanos said today he thinks they don’t have enough cash to finish out the year.
ETA: I’m a regarded degenerate that can’t tell one plant based “meat” product business with a hyperbolic name from the other one.
[deleted] t1_j6l81fv wrote
I buy it once in a while as an alternative to buying beef.
animalover69 t1_j6l8ks0 wrote
Hey, this tastes like shit.
saab4u2 t1_j6l8w78 wrote
Well, you’re still alive. How about cancer free? If so, I might try one now since it may be cheaper in the near future.
liquefire81 t1_j6l9ktl wrote
Impossible, now rebranded as, Possible
ch4m4njheenga t1_j6laaix wrote
My company cafeteria sells the burger for $5. It’s a steal compared to McD or Burger King.
mxk2020 t1_j6laucj wrote
If I was a billionaire I would buy farmland to support meat based vegetables so normal carnivores no longer have to be stigmatized by obedient worshipers of MyPlate.
MaidenDrone t1_j6lbm43 wrote
lol
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caezar-salad t1_j6ldssj wrote
It's more expensive than ground beef here
caezar-salad t1_j6ldu9a wrote
nomorerainpls t1_j6lduq9 wrote
In my city Impossible is treated an an untested upgrade both in terms of quality, health, climate and price. I don’t think this message has landed yet with fast food connoisseurs
Zetice t1_j6lh9za wrote
blackbarminnosu t1_j6lhn1e wrote
Who wouldn’t want an unhealthier version of meat?
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greenskew OP t1_j6ljfl2 wrote
This product and what it is disrupting are price sensitive. That is what is at play here.
greenskew OP t1_j6ljnib wrote
My calls would not be crying in a corner if I could see the future.
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NoIncrease299 t1_j6llejt wrote
Oh no. Anyway.
Free-Public-Wifi t1_j6llnz8 wrote
According to Family Guy John Wayne ate steak for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; makes sense considering he had over 40 lbs of impacted fecal matter during his autopsy. Calls on impacted fecal matter and enlarged colons due to less plant based meats being consumed.
darkspd96 t1_j6lm7yh wrote
Where!?! I'd love to pick it up
darkspd96 t1_j6lmcxl wrote
Well when 80/20 ground beef is $2.5/lb, vs impossible at $6/lb... I know what I'm getting everytime
If they could undercut I'd buy it everytime!!
Sisboombah74 t1_j6lmths wrote
That’s because it is.
Sisboombah74 t1_j6lmz1x wrote
I think you’re confusing John Wayne with Elvis.
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WhyBee92 t1_j6lnknp wrote
Yeah I was initially excited and actually willing to give up meat for a healthier, sustainable alternative. Read that nutritional label and nope. Didn’t make any sense
Outis7379 t1_j6lo5e9 wrote
About time.
AideOdd1666 t1_j6lpgi6 wrote
Not even that men These fake meat are so crazy unhealthy that anybody with half brain is going to pass a mile away from anything like that
gym_brah81 t1_j6lq43y wrote
Look man, I can apologize if you come meet me at the local hooters to discuss buying houses in Japan
redditor54 t1_j6lq5ze wrote
at double the price!
Loutro-Fift t1_j6lqvsx wrote
If my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle
Mogar700 t1_j6lrzcn wrote
I am vegetarian. When I eat out at restaurants I am looking for vegetarian options that do NOT taste like meat. Why would someone be a vegetarian and be looking to eat food made to taste like meat is beyond me
j12 t1_j6lssye wrote
Ag gets hella subsidies, impossible doesn’t.
smeshyuz t1_j6lt8kk wrote
Never happened. That’s how you should know it was bullshit out of the gate. It was loud and appeared everywhere suddenly.
smeshyuz t1_j6ltd6k wrote
Nasty shit. Why
smeshyuz t1_j6ltfba wrote
Because they’re feeding you shit
greenskew OP t1_j6lugyc wrote
Welcome home brother
DeepseaGoldfishs t1_j6luvfc wrote
My wife is vegetarian. She would rather have a black bean burger then a fake bloody processed burger.
rarius18 t1_j6lw8yx wrote
Because it doesn’t matter how realistic a rubber vagina is, it always will be a pathetic imitation.
ChiggaOG t1_j6lxbu9 wrote
And high in sodium. It smells unpleasant no matter how much it's raved about. Reminds me too much of pea soup.
pyroracing85 t1_j6lzhzd wrote
Hahaha eww but most Ingles in SC. NC ingles might be different cause those people roll a different way
pyroracing85 t1_j6lzirg wrote
Buy chicken then…
arctic_bull t1_j6m0iq3 wrote
Sodium isn't really an issue for most people, and personally I disagree. I think it tastes good. Definitely has a bit of a pea smell. I order it over a beige paste made of as many as 100 to 1000 cattle if I'm out at a fast food place. Won't replace a steak of course.
Let's face it most ground meat in the US by volume is shit, bottom tier stuff. Nobody would notice if it got swapped out at a Taco Bell.
Dry_Inflation_861 t1_j6m0utc wrote
I'm so tired of panda express asking if I want to try their beyond orange chicken. I don't even know if it's the same company I just don't fucking want it. Give me that delicious goodness I've been eating since I was a child. I really wish it was acceptable to tell them to fuck off nicely, I'm not and will never be interested.
Dry_Inflation_861 t1_j6m0zr5 wrote
Very odd comment
AKblazer45 t1_j6m2mtx wrote
Should have seen the craziness on Reddit back in 2018. Beyond and impossible burger were going to completely destroy the entire meat industry.
ConstantCaptain4120 t1_j6m4tpf wrote
Poor Billy Gates is having a rough go this month..
1villageidiot t1_j6m7tvz wrote
ground "meat" is actually soy byproducts, but at least not soylent green
out2seeagain t1_j6m8p2y wrote
I have never understood how someone that doesn’t eat meat, would want to eat something that’s pretending to be meat.
bkbikeberd t1_j6m9ve4 wrote
I guess it was only 80% lean
west420coast t1_j6m9wdo wrote
I’m vegetarian and black bean burgers are fucking tasteless
Redditer0002 t1_j6ma5ne wrote
Because it doesn't involve butchering healthy cows probably.
what_is_blue t1_j6matdf wrote
Yeah, exactly. Only wealthier people can afford the luxury of being ethical when it comes to feeding themselves and their families.
carmichael561 t1_j6mbzht wrote
>Nobody would notice if it got swapped out at a Taco Bell.
They would notice the increase in price
BeerPizzaGaming t1_j6mcwcb wrote
Glorified veggie burgers that are less healthy that actual meat and cost more than twice as much.
CalyShadezz t1_j6md27k wrote
I remember when the Impossible Whopper came out and people were like "Finally, I can eat at Burger King!". Like fuck man, I only go to Burger King when I was in a pinch...how many Vegans were driving past Burger Kings getting sad before the Imposible Whopper?
darkspd96 t1_j6md3fq wrote
What do you mean ethical? Who gives a shit shot cows?
BeerPizzaGaming t1_j6md7tb wrote
Taco bell "meat" is the lowest grade allowed for human consumption and only a fraction of the substance identified as meat comes from beef muscle. Their "meat" products have a shit ton of cellulose powder (horse hair and tree pulp) mixed in it and they admit that 12% of the volume is "spices." What is that BS? There is no need for that much spice.
what_is_blue t1_j6md8xl wrote
A lot of people. And even more pretend to. Remember that old adage:
"How do you spot a vegan at a dinner party?"
"You don't. They'll soon let you know."
darkspd96 t1_j6mdari wrote
All dummies
BeerPizzaGaming t1_j6mdcdb wrote
Your mom says that your dad and his friends are "fads." She knows because she caught them.
dzigizord t1_j6mfl5p wrote
Lentils and beans are cheap as f*** though
Payorfixyourself t1_j6mgfpk wrote
What is that BS you ask? It’s horse hair, and tree pulp!
Brrrraaap t1_j6miqbk wrote
It’s beyond meat too
SP-Marshmallo t1_j6mj60k wrote
Impossible to taste good
Civil-Ad2058 t1_j6mk5vu wrote
Sodium aren’t a big deal until you get high BP and have that shock pikachu face at the doctor and wonder why your kidney at stage IV failure.
mxk2020 t1_j6mkea5 wrote
That seems irrelevant today, you didn't ask for pronouns
ImplodeDiode t1_j6molr3 wrote
Smells like science diet wet cat food.
TRBigStick t1_j6mpizw wrote
Imagine trying to compete with an industry that gets $38 billion in subsidies from the federal government every year.
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Creative_Ad_8338 t1_j6mqcpl wrote
Beef subsidies will eventually stop and the true cost of $30 per lb will be realized. Plant based meats are much cheaper.
Low-Equipment-2621 t1_j6msqi1 wrote
But wealthier people wouldn't feed such trash to their families. Look at the ingredients list.
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Exact-Repair-2730 t1_j6mysb5 wrote
How do you know what shit tastes like?
saveitred t1_j6mzr88 wrote
Do you have a link ?
Cryptic0677 t1_j6n06r8 wrote
They also treat the animals like complete shit to get those prices so low. Ethically raised beef is expensive even with the subsidies
Cryptic0677 t1_j6n0bil wrote
Because cheeseburgers are fucking delicious
legopego5142 t1_j6n0eme wrote
Shit doesn’t even taste good and half the time it’s cooked on the same grill so its covered in fat and grease anyway
[deleted] t1_j6n0oow wrote
I buy it because I want a burger but don’t want to eat meat. Chicken wouldn’t help too much in that situation would it?
GhostintheSchall t1_j6n0v25 wrote
When I mentioned how disgusting Beyond Meat smells in those threads, all the replies kept telling me it was because I was a bad cook 🤣
SproutedWinkle t1_j6n251k wrote
Our company is literally called impossible and you keep buying??????
DudeRick t1_j6n250d wrote
Think of all of the vegetable lives that will be saved…
backruptcyfomo t1_j6n2euw wrote
Just cutting out the fat
[deleted] t1_j6n354f wrote
80/20 is $2.5/lb ? I get 88/12 for $4/lb at costco, where u buying at that cheap? or do you not have freedom
waxheartzZz t1_j6n3q5t wrote
50% of the time they just gave me actual meat when I ordered it, lmfao. you can clearly taste / see when it is impossible vs meat
Yasai101 t1_j6n4oeh wrote
i remembered seeing the commercials and laugh thinking how this company will go bankrupt in a matter of time. vegetable meats, lol only the biggest suckers would buy this.
ZebraheadedGuy t1_j6n6zos wrote
Have you ever tried J Kenji Lopez-Alt’s recipe for black bean burgers? It’s phenomenal. My family loves meat and we make that recipe once a month. He bakes the beans first to dry them out and it totally improves the texture and flavor.
darkspd96 t1_j6n7qla wrote
It's on sale at Kroger sometimes
aKnightWh0SaysNi t1_j6n9mip wrote
It takes a gold medal in mental gymnastics to arrive a place where raising something for the sole purpose of killing and eating it is ethical if you’re nice to them first, but not if you’re mean to them before the murdering.
Cryptic0677 t1_j6nakx2 wrote
I’m not saying it’s optimal and imo we should all resolve to eat less or no meat, but if we’re gonna do it we definitely shouldn’t lock animals in cages and or let them walk all over and shit on each other
randomseerperson t1_j6ndzk9 wrote
I prefer potato patties or paneer(cottage cheese) patties
doobiedoobie123456 t1_j6nedlw wrote
That's too bad, I think Impossible burgers taste pretty decent. And they are way more ethical and environmentally friendly than conventional beef.
psychophion t1_j6neghf wrote
Impossible to make profit
blondiecats t1_j6nh8br wrote
They don’t wake up one morning and stop liking meat, how is that hard to grasp.
Barbossal t1_j6nijux wrote
Really? It's easy - Meat is delicious but I don't want to kill something to have it.
LC7325 t1_j6nkxlt wrote
Fake meat is possible, profits are the impossible part.
BeerPizzaGaming t1_j6nmmw9 wrote
There were news reports about it a while back. Just do a google search and you can find plenty of articles on it.
paradox501 t1_j6nnmrv wrote
Hopefully they treat their genetically modified plants better
lovsicfrs t1_j6nntrl wrote
The part that kills me is like…
You’re going to go eat at a place that still profits off slaughtering animals and using their remains as food for everyone else going there? As a vegan, shouldn’t you be against any establishment that practices this? Wild.
callmecrude t1_j6noz2f wrote
As a farmer, the answer is obvious to me. But I’m genuinely curious if the average person thinks the government is only subsidizing the meat and dairy industry?
Thanmandrathor t1_j6nq5ab wrote
By that logic you can’t shop at a grocery store either.
Federal-Artichoke-73 t1_j6nqr7h wrote
Actually, if you drive up the sales of Impossible Whopper vs animal meat, the wise business decision is to increase consumption of the former thus driving down demand for meat. The outcome is that fewer animals are killed. Win
Inner-Today-3693 t1_j6ns1e1 wrote
Yeah. I skip that super processed crap
MyNamesDickieStevens t1_j6nup8w wrote
You see, I am a Goo Man.
htmlboss t1_j6nv7rz wrote
Kenji GOAT
lovsicfrs t1_j6nvk3n wrote
I think it’s different when it’s good being cooked Vs food you are purchasing to take home to your own cooking environment.
You are assuming that the same cooking utensils are not being used and as someone who has worked fast food, good luck!
Heatbeat t1_j6nws4f wrote
It's also a trash product.
Heatbeat t1_j6nx0f9 wrote
But muh animals!
Don't care. Not eating literal garbage just because of the animals.
Thanmandrathor t1_j6nx77z wrote
I avoid fast food as a general rule, it’s literally my last food option when nothing else is available.
But both places bring in meat to sell onto consumers and profit off doing so, so I think claiming that as the reason to avoid fast food as a vegan is a bit of a stretch.
I also made no assumptions about how stuff is cooked in a fast food place, I merely pointed out that both places profit off selling meat.
I do in fact eat vegan. I am also under no illusion that staff in a fast food, or any other restaurant that isn’t solely plant-based for that matter, are going to cross-contaminate the foods, because they either don’t give enough of a shit, or are too stupid to know better. As I have no allergies the cross-contamination is not a huge issue for me personally. If I eat at a BK it would be a calculated risk at that point.
TRBigStick t1_j6nyaeq wrote
I can’t speak to the average person because I’m on WSB and thus below average intelligence.
I do, however, know that the federal government creates massive market inefficiencies in farming, healthcare, pharma, and higher education.
AKblazer45 t1_j6nzm2t wrote
Will now I’m going to go eat a pound of ground burger just to keep the price down!
RasputinModelNewbie t1_j6o2005 wrote
Great, those 20% are now gonna go accidentally some egg factories.
pingforhelp t1_j6o6ga5 wrote
No lol this only holds true if an already existing animal meat consumer switches to impossible
If a fresh vegan who is not already a bk customer goes and gets an impossible whopper than it doesn't change their demand of animal meat at all and no less animals are slaughtered.
A fresh vegan should avoid bk at all costs because the only way to reduce the number of animals slaughtered is if the business disappears and by giving them any money at all you are preventing that
ATHSE t1_j6o7qet wrote
I'm waiting for 100% layoffs.
lost_in_life_34 t1_j6o9rhr wrote
corn and soybeans used in these things get more subsidies
Beginning_Pudding_69 t1_j6ocu52 wrote
Two BKs closed by my house. They were getting absolutely smacked by Wendys, McDonald’s, and Chik.
reditor75 t1_j6odsrw wrote
He is having real meat, he just hates us for it
Me_Melissa t1_j6oettn wrote
Purchasing the impossible option in large numbers would keep it on the menu longer, normalizing it and enticing many to try it at least once. That would lower the cultural barrier to entry for any meat substitute, which helps the concept's viability. That would be a very long play.
_BreakingGood_ t1_j6og8xv wrote
Looks like soybeans get about 14 million in subsidies per year from the US gov.
Slightly less than the 38 billion for meat
_BreakingGood_ t1_j6oggtj wrote
As a person with common sense, I genuinely wonder if people really think it could ever be cheaper to raise a fucking cow to slaughter than grow some soybeans.
It's not cheaper, you're just pre-paying for it with your taxes
_BreakingGood_ t1_j6ogxf5 wrote
Impossible was never about the animals. That might be priority number 30 on their list of top 30 priorities.
An impossible burger takes something like 99% less water, 90% less power, generates 99% less emissions, results in 99% less deforestation (much of the beef industry is deforesting the amazon rainforest too which is even worse.)
The goal was always environmental, not so much animal welfare.
_BreakingGood_ t1_j6ohal3 wrote
It makes more sense when you realize what problem it was actually trying to solve.
Animal farming produces about 16% of global emission each year. That means about 1/6th of every pollutant released this year was because of animal farming.
The impossible burger is in a solid 90% reduction of power usage, water usage, land usage, emissions, deforestation.
Their goal isn't to make a healthy burger. Not at all.
MrULTRALONG t1_j6olttz wrote
People wana eat real meat and gf pussy
DrJJGame10 t1_j6or6ey wrote
More social media recruiters haha
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ExoticAsparagus333 t1_j6os9pi wrote
But it’s fucking gross. We could just make supplements to reduce methane or some shit and eat delicious beef. Or stop driving big cars everywhere. Fuck eat processed pea imitation meat.
CoolFirefighter930 t1_j6otjqo wrote
it comes out of the pack greasey. If you compare nutrition value of lean hamburger compared to beyond meat, lean hamburger wins. Check it out
Google it.
BeerPizzaGaming t1_j6ovh61 wrote
Yeah... all of those cows in the Amazon...
Heatbeat t1_j6oyg7q wrote
Question.
Why does it take 99% less of all those things? Is it maybe...gasp... because of no animals required??
_BreakingGood_ t1_j6oz24m wrote
Exactly, animals are one of the least efficient sources of food out there. Cows did not evolve to be food.
Heatbeat t1_j6ozii2 wrote
Really? Then what did they evolve to do? Calculus?
If they're not supposed to be food then why do predators exist equipped to prey on them?
Fact is cows are a high yield food source and that's why they're so relied upon.
And you said it wasn't about the animals, which, it CLEARLY is.
LeClassyGent t1_j6p0jxb wrote
You can be completely vegan without ever touching these products.
schlaenk t1_j6p1h9d wrote
Bullish 🐂
buttnuggetscrunchy t1_j6p2m3q wrote
Guess vegans shouldn't go to grocery stores either based off that logic
lovsicfrs t1_j6p46ky wrote
They shouldn’t but what do I know. Kind of weird to have such a hard stance because of acts you don’t agree with but then actively put money into the pockets of those who benefit from said acts and continue on with them.
_BreakingGood_ t1_j6p7cxg wrote
You're really suggesting animals evolved to be food? Lol.
They evolved to NOT be food. Anything that evolved to be food went extinct a long time ago, because they got eaten.
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