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Beyond Meat Valued at $1.2 Billion Leading Up to IPO

April 24, 2019December 23, 2022 Senior EditorBiz Stone, CEO, Don Thompson, euromonitor, greenhouse gas emissions, J.P. Morgan, Leonardo DiCaprio, The New York Times, University of Oxford

The Beyond Burger is going public. Beyond Meat has announced that it expects to price 8.75 million shares at between $19 and $21 each when it becomes the first publicly traded plant-based meat company in May. The shares will be sold on the Nasdaq exchange. This announcement would see the value of the company reach up to $1.2 billion, slightly less than the $1.3 billion at which it was valued during its most recent private investment round, reports the New York Times. Beyond Meat plans to raise up to $184…

General Mills to Transition 1 Million Acres to Regenerative Agriculture

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Senior EditorBuffalo, executive director, FARMER, Fast Company, food system, General Mills, greenhouse gas emissions, Lauren Tucker, Nature Valley, Organic Authority

Cheerio, unsustainable farming! General Mills has announced a new commitment to transition one million acres of farmland to regenerative agriculture by 2030. This transition will encompass the promotion of practices including growing cover crops, adding livestock, and encouraging the use of polycultures on farms supplying the company’s brands. As part of this plan, the company will work with industry experts like non-profit Kiss the Ground, to which it has granted $650,000 for the integration of techniques to increase carbon storage in the soil. General Mills will also be supporting farmer…