Beanfeast was a
vegetarian
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter.
Vegetariani ...
ultra-processed food made by
Batchelors, from
soya. It was sold as a
dried food, in packets, to be mixed with water and boiled, the cooked product resembling
mince. The product was marketed in three varieties: Savoury Mince, Bolognese Style and Mexican Chilli.
Beanfeast was the focus of protests against its manufacturer,
Unilever
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, when it was found to contain
genetically modified
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including ...
(GM) soya. The sales of the product dropped by 50%. After a meeting with Greenpeace in April 1999, Unilever agreed to remove GM ingredients.
The product was discontinued by Batchelors in early 2020, with the explanation that it was "not selling well".
See also
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List of meat substitutes
This is a list of meat substitutes. A meat substitute, also called a meat analogue, approximates certain aesthetic qualities (primarily texture, flavor and appearance) or chemical characteristics of a specific meat. Substitutes are often based ...
References
Soy product brands
Meat substitutes
Campbell Soup Company brands
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