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Tyson Foods is getting into the not-meat business

Jack Stewart Jun 14, 2019
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Tyson Foods is launching a meat and vegetable blend burger. Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods is getting into the not-meat business

Jack Stewart Jun 14, 2019
Tyson Foods is launching a meat and vegetable blend burger. Tyson Foods
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Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest meat processors, is getting into the not-meat market. It’s betting that people who don’t want to eat one of the millions of chickens it processes every day might be more interested in a pea-protein-based alternative or a plant-meat mix. It’s not the only company that wants a chunk of the fast-growing meat-replacement market.

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