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Brown's 2019 Beyond Meat IPO — shares up 163 percent on day one — validated his 2009 bet that plant-based protein could rival animal agriculture at scale, with the Beyond Burger and Beyond Sausage now sold across 80 countries and McDonald's, KFC, and Subway menus.
Ethan Brown founded Beyond Meat in 2009 to build plant-based meat products targeting mainstream consumers.
The company went public in 2019 in one of the year's most successful IPOs, with shares rising 163 percent on the first day. Beyond Burger and Beyond Sausage are sold in over 80 countries and at chains including McDonald's, KFC, and Subway, though the category has cooled from its pandemic peak.
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