Beyond Meat CEO: Why We Don’t Need Animals to Keep Enjoying Meat

The founder of Beyond Meat, the plant-based-meat company that recently went public, on a future without eating animals

How did spending time on a farm as a child shape your views about animals and meat?

I grew up in the city, in Washington, D.C., and College Park, Md. But my dad grew up in the country and bought a farm to start a weekend dairy operation with less than 100 Holstein cows. I fell in love with life outdoors and the animals that surrounded us.

The founder of Beyond Meat, the plant-based-meat company that recently went public, on a future without eating animals How did spending time on a farm as a child shape your views about animals and meat? I grew up in the city, in Washington, D.C., and College Park, Md. But my dad grew up in the country and bought a farm to start a weekend dairy operation with less than 100 Holstein cows. I fell in love with life outdoors and the animals that surrounded us.