Californian plant-based pioneer Beyond Meat has expanded the footprint of its mycelium steak filet to Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide, ahead of an expected decline in its quarterly earnings this week. Days before its latest earnings release, Beyond Meat has made its latest retail expansion in its bid to enlarge the brand’s footprint and reach more consumers. The company’s whole-cut mycelium steak filet is now available at all Sprouts Farmers Market stores across the US, building on the product’s brick-and-mortar debut earlier this year. In addition to Sprouts, the innovation – one of the best-selling steak alternatives in the plant-based segment – is now available at Wegmans, H-E-B, Meijer, and Erewhon. Can mycelium steak’s clean-label credentials win over consumers? The Beyond Steak Filet is comprised of a base of wheat gluten, fava bean protein, avocado oil and mycelium, with a small amount of brown rice powder, oat bran and fibre, malted barley flour, apple extract, beet juice colour, spices, vinegar, starter culture, and salt. Its whole-cut composition mimics the texture of animal muscle fibres, helping overcome a major barrier for plant-based meat by giving omnivores the mouthfeel and taste experience they expect from conventional options. The steak cuts are frozen,...

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