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Beyond Meat, Inc
(NASDAQ:BYND) 

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Beyond Meat, Inc., a food company, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. It operates under the Beyond Meat, Beyond Burger, Beyond Beef, Beyond Sausage, Beyond Breakfast Sausage, Beyond Chicken, Beyond Fried Chicken, Beyond Meatball, the ...

Founded: 2009
IPO Price: $25 (May 02, 2019)
Full Time Employees: 472
CEO: Ethan Brown  
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods
TechnologyPlant-Based Meat
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At a glance:
  • Persistent Profitability Challenges: Beyond Meat continues to struggle with achieving profitability, reporting significant net losses and negative free cash flow amidst declining sales and high operating costs.
  • Navigating a Maturing & Competitive Market: As a pioneer in plant-based meat, Beyond Meat faces increasing competition from both established food companies and new startups, coupled with a slowdown in overall category growth and evolving consumer preferences.
  • Declining Sales & Distribution Headwinds: The company has experienced a notable decline in sales across both retail and foodservice channels, indicating challenges in maintaining market share and expanding its customer base.
  • Focus on Product Innovation & Cost Efficiency: Beyond Meat is emphasizing new product development and operational efficiencies to reignite growth and improve its financial standing, aiming to address taste, texture, and price points to attract a broader consumer base.
Bull Thesis:
  • Innovation and Product Diversification: Beyond Meat continues to invest in R&D, launching new products like Beyond Steak and improving existing formulations. Successful innovation can reignite consumer interest, expand into new categories, and differentiate BYND from competitors, driving future revenue growth.
  • Potential for Cost Reduction and Margin Improvement: As the company scales production and optimizes its supply chain, there's potential for significant cost reductions. Achieving greater operational efficiency and lower input costs could lead to improved gross margins and a clearer path to profitability, addressing a major investor concern.
  • Strategic Partnerships and Distribution Expansion: Securing new or expanding existing partnerships with major quick-service restaurants (QSRs) or large retail chains, especially internationally, could provide substantial distribution leverage and sales volume. A breakthrough partnership could significantly boost brand visibility and revenue.
  • Long-term Market Growth Potential: Despite current headwinds, the global plant-based meat market is projected to grow significantly over the next decade due to increasing health consciousness, environmental concerns, and ethical considerations. Beyond Meat, as a recognized brand, is well-positioned to capitalize on this long-term trend if it can navigate short-term challenges.
Bear Thesis:
  • Persistent Sales Declines and Market Share Loss: Beyond Meat has consistently reported declining net revenues in recent quarters, indicating weakening consumer demand and/or loss of market share to competitors. This trend suggests fundamental challenges in product appeal, pricing, or competitive positioning that could continue to erode its top line.
  • Negative Free Cash Flow and Liquidity Concerns: The company continues to burn through cash, reporting significant negative free cash flow. Without a clear path to profitability and positive cash generation, BYND may face increasing liquidity challenges, potentially requiring further dilutive capital raises or limiting its ability to invest in growth.
  • Intense Competition and Pricing Pressure: The plant-based meat market is highly competitive, with numerous startups and established food giants (e.g., Tyson, Nestle, Kellogg's) entering the space. This intense competition leads to pricing pressure, making it difficult for Beyond Meat to maintain or expand margins, especially given its premium pricing strategy.
  • Softening Consumer Demand and Category Headwinds: There are signs of a broader slowdown in the plant-based meat category, with some consumers expressing fatigue or dissatisfaction with existing products. Macroeconomic factors like inflation also impact consumer spending on premium alternatives, posing a significant headwind for Beyond Meat's growth prospects.
Main Competitors:
  • Impossible Foods Inc. (Impossible Burger, Impossible Sausage, Impossible Chicken Nuggets), Directly competes with Beyond Meat for market share in the plant-based meat sector, offering similar products like burgers, sausages, and chicken alternatives. They differentiate through their heme ingredient, which aims to replicate the taste and texture of meat more closely, and compete for retail shelf space, restaurant partnerships, and consumer preference.
  • Lightlife Foods (Maple Leaf Foods Inc.) ($MFI) (Lightlife Burger, Lightlife Sausage, Lightlife Ground), A long-standing brand in the plant-based protein market, Lightlife offers a range of burgers, sausages, and ground meat alternatives. They compete by leveraging Maple Leaf Foods' extensive distribution network and brand recognition, focusing on clean ingredients and taste to attract health-conscious consumers.
  • Gardein (Conagra Brands, Inc.) ($CAG) (Gardein Ultimate Burger, Gardein Crispy F'sh Filets, Gardein Meatless Meatballs), Gardein is a well-established brand in the frozen plant-based food category, offering a wide variety of meat alternatives beyond just burgers, including chicken, fish, and beef substitutes. They compete by offering a broad product portfolio and leveraging Conagra's vast distribution and marketing capabilities to reach a diverse consumer base.
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. (Raised & Rooted) ($TSN) (Raised & Rooted Plant-Based Nuggets, Raised & Rooted Plant-Based Burgers), As one of the world's largest meat producers, Tyson Foods competes by entering the plant-based market with its 'Raised & Rooted' brand. They leverage their existing supply chain, distribution networks, and brand trust to offer plant-based alternatives, appealing to consumers looking for familiar brands in the evolving protein landscape.
Moat:
Beyond Meat's primary moat lies in its strong brand recognition, early-mover advantage in the modern plant-based meat category, and significant investment in R&D to replicate the sensory experience of animal meat using pea protein. However, the competitive landscape is intensely fierce. Direct plant-based rivals like Impossible Foods constantly innovate on taste and ingredients (e.g., heme), while established food giants such as Conagra (Gardein) and Maple Leaf Foods (Lightlife) leverage their extensive distribution and marketing power. Furthermore, traditional meat companies like Tyson Foods (Raised & Rooted) are entering the market, utilizing their existing supply chains and brand trust. Competition is driven by taste, texture, nutritional profiles, ingredient sourcing, price point, and securing partnerships with major food service and retail channels.
Income Statements:
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Annual
    Unit: USD2026-03-28 2025-12-31 2025-09-27 2025-06-28 2025-03-29 2024-12-31 2024-09-28 2024-06-29 2024-03-30 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-07-01 2023-04-01 2022-12-31 2022-10-01 2022-07-02 2022-04-02 2021-12-31 2021-10-02 2021-07-03 2021-04-03 2020-12-31 2020-09-26 2020-06-27 2020-03-28 2019-12-31 2019-09-28 2019-06-29 2019-03-30 
                                 
      net revenues
    		58,206,000 61,589,000 70,218,000 74,958,000 68,731,000 76,658,000 81,006,000 93,185,000 75,603,000 73,679,000 75,312,000 102,149,000 92,236,000 79,938,000 82,500,000 147,040,000 109,455,000 100,678,000 106,432,000 149,426,000 108,164,000 101,937,000 94,436,000 113,338,000 97,074,000 98,479,000 91,961,000 67,251,000 40,206,000 
      yoy
    		-15.31% -19.66% -13.32% -19.56% -9.09% 4.04% 7.56% -8.78% -18.03% -7.83% -8.71% -30.53% -15.73% -20.60% -22.49% -1.60% 1.19% -1.24% 12.70% 31.84% 11.42% 3.51% 2.69% 68.53% 141.44%     
      qoq
    		-5.49% -12.29% -6.32% 9.06% -10.34% -5.37% -13.07% 23.26% 2.61% -2.17% -26.27% 10.75% 15.38% -3.11% -43.89% 34.34% 8.72% -5.41% -28.77% 38.15% 6.11% 7.94% -16.68% 16.75% -1.43% 7.09% 36.74% 67.27%  
      cost of goods sold
    		56,221,000 68,699,000 62,988,000 66,367,000 69,796,000 66,652,000 66,698,000 79,468,000 71,935,000 157,538,000 82,566,000 99,876,000 86,051,000 82,869,000 97,340,000 153,202,000 109,265,000 86,433,000 83,456,000 102,074,000 75,456,000 76,532,000 68,908,000 79,687,000 59,383,000 65,018,000 59,178,000 44,510,000 29,435,000 
      gross profit
    		1,985,000 -7,110,000 7,230,000 8,591,000 -1,065,000 10,006,000 14,308,000 13,717,000 3,668,000 -83,859,000 -7,254,000 2,273,000 6,185,000 -2,931,000 -14,840,000 -6,162,000 190,000 14,245,000 22,976,000 47,352,000 32,708,000 25,405,000 25,528,000 33,651,000 37,691,000 33,461,000 32,783,000 22,741,000 10,771,000 
      yoy
    		-286.38% -171.06% -49.47% -37.37% -129.03% -111.93% -297.24% 503.48% -40.70% 2761.11% -51.12% -136.89% 3155.26% -120.58% -164.59% -113.01% -99.42% -43.93% -10.00% 40.71% -13.22% -24.08% -22.13% 47.98% 249.93%     
      qoq
    		-127.92% -198.34% -15.84% -906.67% -110.64% -30.07% 4.31% 273.96% -104.37% 1056.04% -419.14% -63.25% -311.02% -80.25% 140.83% -3343.16% -98.67% -38.00% -51.48% 44.77% 28.75% -0.48% -24.14% -10.72% 12.64% 2.07% 44.16% 111.13%  
      gross margin %
    		3.41% -11.54% 10.30% 11.46% -1.55% 13.05% 17.66% 14.72% 4.85% -113.82% -9.63% 2.23% 6.71% -3.67% -17.99% -4.19% 0.17% 14.15% 21.59% 31.69% 30.24% 24.92% 27.03% 29.69% 38.83% 33.98% 35.65% 33.82% 26.79% 
      research and development expenses
    		5,220,000 5,049,000 4,917,000 5,807,000 7,462,000 6,671,000 6,133,000 5,485,000 9,860,000 9,207,000 9,118,000 8,773,000 12,432,000 12,971,000 13,413,000 16,202,000 19,678,000 22,336,000 14,862,000 13,823,000 15,925,000 11,047,000 8,278,000 6,016,000 6,194,000 5,989,000 5,951,000 4,212,000 4,498,000 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    		37,869,000 95,159,000 37,230,000 37,696,000 47,672,000 41,145,000 39,084,000 42,163,000 47,282,000 67,737,000 53,252,000 47,455,000 51,900,000 46,881,000 54,495,000 63,015,000 75,114,000 65,872,000 56,362,000 48,286,000 38,954,000 38,488,000 33,560,000 34,292,000 27,315,000 27,090,000 20,944,000 15,515,000 11,177,000 
      total operating expenses
    		43,089,000 123,069,000 119,561,000 43,503,000 55,134,000 47,816,000 45,217,000 47,648,000 57,142,000 76,944,000 62,366,000 56,027,000 63,906,000 62,790,000 74,901,000 83,519,000 97,818,000 91,934,000 76,974,000 65,953,000 57,353,000 49,937,000 43,984,000 41,817,000 35,882,000 34,388,000 29,214,000 20,574,000 16,069,000 
      income from operations
    		-41,104,000 -130,179,000 -112,331,000 -34,912,000 -56,199,000 -37,810,000 -30,909,000 -33,931,000 -53,474,000 -160,803,000 -69,620,000 -53,754,000 -57,721,000 -65,721,000 -89,741,000 -89,681,000 -97,628,000 -77,689,000 -53,998,000 -18,601,000 -24,645,000 -24,532,000 -18,456,000 -8,166,000 1,809,000 -927,000 3,569,000 2,167,000 -5,298,000 
      yoy
    		-26.86% 244.30% 263.42% 2.89% 5.10% -76.49% -55.60% -36.88% -7.36% 144.68% -22.42% -40.06% -40.88% -15.41% 66.19% 382.13% 296.14% 216.68% 192.58% 127.79% -1462.35% 2546.39% -617.12% -476.83% -134.14%     
      qoq
    		-68.43% 15.89% 221.75% -37.88% 48.64% 22.33% -8.91% -36.55% -66.75% 130.97% 29.52% -6.87% -12.17% -26.77% 0.07% -8.14% 25.67% 43.87% 190.30% -24.52% 0.46% 32.92% 126.01% -551.41% -295.15% -125.97% 64.70% -140.90%  
      operating margin %
    		-70.62% -211.37% -159.97% -46.58% -81.77% -49.32% -38.16% -36.41% -70.73% -218.25% -92.44% -52.62% -62.58% -82.21% -108.78% -60.99% -89.19% -77.17% -50.73% -12.45% -22.78% -24.07% -19.54% -7.20% 1.86% -0.94% 3.88% 3.22% -13.18% 
      other income, net:
    		                             
      interest expense
    		-6,732,000 -6,584,000 -4,418,000 -2,002,000 -1,024,000 -1,025,000 -1,028,000 -1,029,000 -1,015,000 -988,000 -989,000 -989,000 -989,000 -793,000 -1,040,000 -1,108,000 -1,025,000 -992,000 -1,005,000 -1,022,000 -629,000 -613,000 -689,000 -569,000 -705,000 -742,000 -855,000 -741,000 -733,000 
      remeasurement of warrant liability
    		1,300,000 9,759,000 5,318,000                         -11,744,000  
      remeasurement of derivative liability
    		11,891,000                             
      gain on debt extinguishment
    		6,060,000                             
      other
    		119,000 2,512,000 750,000 7,731,000 4,318,000 -6,015,000 5,405,000 477,000 123,000 6,719,000 243,000 1,746,000 2,908,000 7,757,000 -2,151,000 -4,902,000 -1,124,000 144,000 759,000 180,000 -1,570,000 70,000 -85,000 -1,454,000 710,000    -618,000 
      total other income
    		12,638,000 542,050,000 1,650,000 5,729,000 3,294,000 -7,040,000 4,377,000 -552,000 -892,000 5,731,000 -746,000 757,000 1,919,000        -2,199,000 -698,000 -774,000  5,000 -3,102,000 530,000   
      loss before taxes
    		-28,466,000 -48,192,250 -110,681,000 -29,183,000 -52,905,000 -44,850,000 -26,532,000 -34,483,000 -54,366,000 -155,072,000 -70,366,000 -52,997,000 -55,802,000 -58,757,000 -92,932,000 -95,691,000 -99,777,000 -78,537,000 -54,244,000 -19,443,000    -10,189,000    -9,420,000 -6,649,000 
      income tax expense
    		      6,000 -34,000 2,000   5,000  11,000  11,000 10,000 33,000 -23,000 2,000 48,000 2,000 55,000 16,000  -12,000  21,000  
      equity in losses of unconsolidated joint venture
    		16,000 1,000 7,000 59,000  12,000 38,000 30,000 -7,000 38,000 126,000 503,000 3,235,000 8,099,000 8,746,000 1,432,000 671,000 1,801,000 595,000 207,000 374,000         
      net income
    		-28,482,000 411,870,000 -110,688,000 -29,242,000 -52,916,000 -44,862,000 -26,576,000 -34,479,000 -54,361,000 -155,110,000 -70,492,000 -53,505,000 -59,037,000 -66,867,000 -101,678,000 -97,134,000 -100,458,000 -80,371,000 -54,816,000 -19,652,000 -27,266,000 -25,077,000 -19,285,000 -10,205,000 1,815,000 -452,000 4,099,000 -9,441,000 -6,649,000 
      yoy
    		-46.18% -1018.08% 316.50% -15.19% -2.66% -71.08% -62.30% -35.56% -7.92% 131.97% -30.67% -44.92% -41.23% -16.80% 85.49% 394.27% 268.44% 220.50% 184.24% 92.57% -1602.26% 5448.01% -570.48% 8.09% -127.30%     
      qoq
    		-106.92% -472.10% 278.52% -44.74% 17.95% 68.81% -22.92% -36.57% -64.95% 120.04% 31.75% -9.37% -11.71% -34.24% 4.68% -3.31% 24.99% 46.62% 178.93% -27.92% 8.73% 30.03% 88.98% -662.26% -501.55% -111.03% -143.42% 41.99%  
      net income margin %
    		-48.93% 668.74% -157.63% -39.01% -76.99% -58.52% -32.81% -37.00% -71.90% -210.52% -93.60% -52.38% -64.01% -83.65% -123.25% -66.06% -91.78% -79.83% -51.50% -13.15% -25.21% -24.60% -20.42% -9.00% 1.87% -0.46% 4.46% -14.04% -16.54% 
      net income per share
    		-0.06 3.67 -1.44 -0.38 -0.69 -0.65 -0.41 -0.53 -0.84 -2.41 -1.09 -0.83 -0.92 -1.04 -1.6 -1.53 -1.58 -1.27 -0.87 -0.31 -0.43 -0.4 -0.31 -0.16 0.03 0.04 0.07   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted
    		455,272,616  76,670,868 76,491,594 76,194,916 66,004,815 65,060,729 64,901,584 64,702,249 64,300,099 64,398,448 64,246,048 64,004,894 63,622,432 63,694,592 63,573,658 63,465,205 63,172,368 63,280,122 63,121,400  62,290,445  62,098,861  42,274,777  39,081,359,000 6,974,301,000 
      loss from impairment of long-lived assets
    		 -26,126,000 77,414,000                           
      income tax benefit
    		                        -1,000     
      equity in losses (income) of unconsolidated joint venture
    		    11,000                         
      restructuring expenses
    		          -4,000 -201,000 -426,000 2,938,000 6,993,000 4,302,000 3,026,000 3,726,000 5,750,000 3,844,000 2,474,000 402,000 2,146,000 1,509,000 2,373,000 1,309,000 2,319,000 847,000 394,000 
      other income
    		                         606,000 1,385,000 898,000  
      total other expense
    		             6,964,000 -3,191,000 -6,010,000 -2,149,000 -848,000 -246,000 -842,000    -2,023,000    -11,587,000 -1,351,000 
      income before taxes
    		                    -26,844,000 -6,901,250 -19,230,000  1,814,000 -2,992,500 4,099,000   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic
    		 155,266,711                   62,941,748  62,487,152  61,679,929  60,415,866   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted
    		 180,919,958                   62,941,748  62,487,152  65,927,988  66,026,490   
      other expense, net:
    		                             
      net loss per common share—basic and diluted
    		                           -240 -950 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-03-28 2025-12-31 2025-09-27 2025-06-28 2025-03-29 2024-12-31 2024-09-28 2024-06-29 2024-03-30 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-07-01 2023-04-01 2022-12-31 2022-10-01 2022-07-02 2022-04-02 2021-12-31 2021-10-02 2021-07-03 2021-04-03 2020-12-31 2020-09-26 2020-06-27 2020-03-28 2019-12-31 2019-09-28 2019-06-29 2019-03-30 
                                   
        assets
      		                             
        current assets:
      		                             
        cash and cash equivalents
      		191,005,000 203,890,000 117,296,000 103,497,000 102,143,000 131,913,000 121,732,000 144,873,000 157,913,000 190,505,000 217,545,000 210,781,000 258,566,000 309,922,000 390,176,000 454,674,000 547,858,000 733,294,000 886,442,000 1,009,337,000 1,125,017,000 159,127,000 214,615,000 222,334,000 246,410,000 275,988,000 312,451,000 276,987,000 35,409,000 
        restricted cash, current
      		4,350,000 4,350,000 1,170,000 1,172,000 1,083,000 1,041,000 558,000 536,000 2,971,000 2,830,000 2,689,000 2,552,000 2,426,000                 
        accounts receivable
      		25,931,000 26,060,000 27,920,000 37,338,000 33,267,000 26,862,000 34,674,000 34,463,000 35,648,000 31,730,000 35,763,000 50,821,000 42,395,000 34,198,000 34,949,000 77,154,000 52,675,000 43,806,000 48,849,000 63,369,000 36,653,000 35,975,000 29,760,000 45,986,000 36,333,000 40,080,000 34,482,000 34,388,000 16,194,000 
        inventory
      		68,891,000 84,032,000 110,294,000 110,868,000 100,068,000 113,444,000 125,158,000 119,532,000 122,538,000 130,336,000 194,570,000 207,138,000 222,370,000 235,696,000 246,987,000 254,653,000 283,754,000 241,870,000 193,490,000 165,746,000 145,524,000 121,717,000 132,359,000 143,033,000 120,702,000 81,596,000 60,270,000 42,695,000 34,281,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      		11,233,000 13,758,000 31,048,000 42,596,000 19,135,000 11,332,000 13,016,000 15,538,000 15,032,000 12,904,000 20,938,000 26,051,000 16,561,000 20,700,000 23,868,000 33,029,000 33,010,000 33,078,000 24,341,000 25,630,000 17,788,000 15,407,000 14,195,000 17,990,000 12,498,000 5,930,000 11,742,000 7,726,000 6,525,000 
        assets held for sale
      		9,605,000 9,394,000 910,000 1,664,000 1,576,000 1,864,000 2,275,000 2,323,000 2,401,000 4,539,000 118,000 98,000 4,737,000 5,943,000                
        total current assets
      		311,015,000 341,484,000 288,638,000 297,135,000 257,272,000 286,456,000 297,413,000 317,265,000 336,503,000 372,844,000 471,623,000 497,441,000 547,055,000 606,459,000 695,980,000 819,510,000 917,297,000 1,052,048,000 1,153,122,000 1,264,082,000 1,324,982,000 332,226,000 390,929,000 429,343,000 415,943,000 403,594,000 418,945,000 361,796,000 92,409,000 
        restricted cash, non-current
      		10,401,000 9,291,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 12,600,000                 
        property, plant and equipment
      		207,453,000  254,387,000 320,988,000 180,781,000    190,896,000                     
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      		5,173,000 5,661,000 5,218,000 6,527,000 121,131,000 123,975,000 126,092,000 127,679,000 129,379,000 130,460,000 132,671,000 136,264,000 75,056,000 87,595,000 88,335,000 25,464,000 25,692,000 26,815,000 25,444,000 14,672,000 13,938,000 14,570,000 13,736,000 13,793,000 12,431,000     
        prepaid lease costs, non-current
      		41,156,000 40,931,000 35,704,000 52,272,000 69,814,000 68,005,000 66,444,000 64,822,000 63,264,000 61,635,000 60,680,000 60,794,000 88,035,000 85,472,000 80,533,000 102,839,000 96,166,000 59,188,000 49,456,000 26,578,000          
        other non-current assets
      		2,759,000 2,595,000 1,599,000 688,000 643,000 622,000 662,000 634,000 704,000 1,192,000 4,550,000 9,314,000 10,273,000 10,744,000 6,670,000 6,301,000 6,613,000 6,836,000 7,062,000 3,739,000 4,505,000 5,911,000 4,970,000 4,552,000 1,501,000 855,000 846,000 792,000 887,000 
        investment in unconsolidated joint venture
      		1,507,000 1,523,000 1,523,000 1,531,000 1,589,000 1,601,000 1,612,000 1,650,000 1,680,000 1,673,000 1,711,000 1,837,000 2,340,000 2,325,000 7,174,000 5,920,000 7,353,000 8,023,000            
        total assets
      		579,464,000 614,747,000 599,669,000 691,741,000 643,830,000 678,146,000 692,938,000 711,234,000 735,026,000 774,450,000 929,208,000 968,585,000 986,577,000 1,062,224,000 1,141,287,000 1,218,109,000 1,294,510,000 1,379,399,000 1,432,374,000 1,466,520,000 1,475,519,000 468,006,000 486,637,000 517,974,000 491,633,000 451,923,000 454,841,000 397,061,000 125,157,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit:
      		                             
        current liabilities:
      		                             
        accounts payable
      		22,585,000 20,525,000 46,091,000 68,837,000 50,512,000 37,571,000 59,633,000 59,449,000 55,836,000 56,032,000 61,861,000 39,508,000 41,131,000 55,300,000 68,676,000 74,430,000 67,387,000 69,040,000 45,387,000 49,951,000 51,456,000 53,071,000 30,531,000 51,567,000 48,219,000 26,923,000 38,348,000 27,383,000 11,663,000 
        2027 notes
      		29,459,000 29,459,000 1,144,427,000                           
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      		2,124,000 2,132,000 1,753,000 1,798,000 3,941,000 4,125,000 4,103,000 4,125,000 3,976,000 3,677,000 3,083,000 3,127,000 2,960,000 3,812,000 4,585,000 4,595,000 4,454,000 4,458,000 3,962,000 3,651,000 3,101,000 3,095,000 2,481,000 2,367,000 1,628,000     
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      		11,706,000 8,975,000 11,244,000 15,618,000 14,199,000 11,925,000 15,260,000 12,051,000 10,665,000 9,855,000 13,914,000 12,009,000 15,826,000 16,729,000 14,693,000 22,975,000 22,807,000 20,226,000 19,091,000 14,369,000 11,903,000 4,830,000 10,241,000 8,829,000 5,297,000 3,805,000 4,113,000 3,622,000 3,094,000 
        accrued litigation expenses
      		38,900,000 38,900,000                            
        short-term finance lease liabilities
      		4,245,000 4,385,000 4,554,000 3,934,000           226,000 210,000 183,000 182,000 183,000 184,000 185,000 71,000        
        total current liabilities
      		109,019,000 74,917,000 63,642,000 90,187,000 75,902,000 61,453,000 86,591,000 83,518,000 78,799,000 74,354,000 78,858,000 54,644,000 59,917,000 75,841,000 90,676,000 109,527,000 100,991,000 94,189,000 74,292,000 71,499,000 73,109,000 88,967,000 45,657,000 66,275,000 71,983,000 47,697,000 56,192,000 40,403,000 21,942,000 
        long-term liabilities:
      		                             
        2030 notes
      		300,503,000 308,404,000                            
        delayed draw term loans
      		81,675,000 77,877,000 77,734,000                           
        delayed draw term loan warrants at fair value
      		3,766,000 5,066,000                            
        operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
      		3,526,000 4,059,000 4,023,000 4,441,000 72,147,000 73,613,000 74,506,000 74,884,000 75,490,000 75,648,000 76,382,000 77,122,000 44,787,000 55,854,000 56,484,000 21,143,000 21,485,000 22,599,000 21,799,000 11,300,000 11,061,000 11,793,000 11,413,000 11,604,000 10,935,000     
        finance lease liabilities
      		75,699,000 76,590,000                            
        2030 notes embedded derivative liability at fair value
      		26,137,000                             
        other long-term liabilities
      		222,000 220,000                            
        total long-term liabilities
      		491,528,000 540,827,000 1,320,092,000 1,278,577,000 1,217,459,000 1,217,901,000 1,218,271,000 1,217,741,000 1,217,638,000 1,213,464,000 1,213,256,000 1,213,059,000 1,179,794,000 1,189,931,000 1,192,655,000 1,156,523,000 1,152,538,000 1,152,715,000 1,150,977,000 1,139,540,000 1,138,363,000 11,942,000 61,580,000 61,789,000 27,669,000 20,136,000 21,821,000 24,873,000 30,853,000 
        property, plant, and equipment
      		 213,262,000    184,887,000 188,115,000 186,584,000  194,046,000 245,373,000 250,335,000 251,218,000 257,002,000 262,595,000 258,075,000 241,389,000 226,489,000 197,290,000 157,449,000 132,094,000 115,299,000 77,002,000 70,286,000 61,758,000 47,474,000 35,050,000 34,473,000 31,861,000 
        accrued litigation settlement
      		    7,250,000 7,250,000                        
        2030 embedded derivative liability at fair value
      		 39,152,000                            
        delayed draw term loan warrants
      		  14,825,000 20,143,000                          
        finance lease obligations and other long-term liabilities
      		  79,083,000 80,025,000   3,273,000 3,348,000 3,623,000  316,000 362,000 416,000  3,547,000 3,739,000   488,000 533,000   167,000 185,000 202,000     
        convertible senior notes
      		   1,143,443,000 1,142,459,000 1,141,476,000 1,140,492,000 1,139,509,000 1,138,525,000 1,137,542,000 1,136,558,000 1,135,575,000 1,134,591,000 1,133,608,000 1,132,624,000 1,131,641,000 1,130,657,000 1,129,674,000 1,128,690,000 1,127,707,000 1,126,723,000         
        delayed draw term loan
      		   30,525,000                          
        finance lease obligations and other long term liabilities
      		    2,853,000 2,812,000    274,000    469,000   396,000 442,000   579,000 149,000        
        commitments and contingencies
      		                             
        accrued bonus
      		     582,000 345,000 393,000 822,000 4,790,000     148,000 4,333,000 2,754,000 128,000 1,400,000 2,696,000 2,565,000 57,000 43,000 1,416,000 723,000 4,129,000 3,181,000 2,157,000 3,387,000 
        stockholders’ deficit:
      		                             
        preferred stock, par value 0.0001...
      		                             
        common stock, par value 0.0001...
      		     8,000    6,000  6,000 6,000 6,000    6,000    6,000   6,000     
        additional paid-in capital
      		     644,004,000    573,128,000  561,484,000 553,805,000 544,357,000    510,014,000    560,210,000   532,275,000     
        accumulated deficit
      		     -1,241,531,000    -1,081,253,000  -855,651,000 -802,146,000 -743,109,000    -376,972,000    -194,867,000   -140,300,000     
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      		     -3,689,000    -5,249,000  -4,957,000 -4,799,000 -4,802,000                
        total stockholders’ deficit
      		     -601,208,000    -513,368,000  -299,118,000 -253,134,000                 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
      		     678,146,000    774,450,000                    
        accrued litigation settlement costs
      		      7,250,000 7,500,000 7,500,000                     
        liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
      		                             
        beyond meat, inc. and subsidiaries
      		                             
        condensed consolidated balance sheets
      		                             
        stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
      		                             
        total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
      		           968,585,000 986,577,000 1,062,224,000                
        restricted cash
      		             12,627,000                
        total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
      		             -203,548,000                
        wages payable
      		              2,348,000 2,984,000 3,406,000 155,000 4,269,000 648,000 3,899,000 2,843,000 2,289,000 2,024,000 1,949,000 1,768,000 1,433,000 1,208,000 1,085,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
      		                             
        short-term borrowings under revolving credit facility
      		                     25,000,000        
        stockholders’ equity:
      		                             
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      		                 -553,000    1,748,000        
        total stockholders’ equity
      		                 132,495,000    367,097,000   391,981,000     
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      		                 1,379,399,000    468,006,000   491,633,000     
        short-term borrowings under revolving credit line and bank term loan
      		                        14,094,000 11,000,000 9,087,000   
        long-term portion of bank term loan
      		                        12,185,000 14,637,000 16,503,000 19,543,000 19,533,000 
        equipment loan
      		                        4,347,000 4,932,000 4,922,000 4,924,000 4,914,000 
        short-term borrowings under revolving credit facility and bank term loan
      		                             
        current portion of finance lease liabilities
      		                      72,000 72,000 73,000     
        revolving credit facility
      		                      50,000,000 50,000,000      
        liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity
      		                             
        short-term capital lease liabilities
      		                         72,000 30,000 33,000 36,000 
        stock warrant liability
      		                            2,677,000 
        revolving credit line
      		                            6,000,000 
        capital lease obligations and other long-term liabilities
      		                         567,000 396,000 406,000 406,000 
        short-term borrowings under revolving credit line
      		                           6,000,000  
        liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit:
      		                             
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-28 2025-12-31 2025-09-27 2025-06-28 2025-03-29 2024-12-31 2024-09-28 2024-06-29 2024-03-30 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-07-01 2023-04-01 2022-12-31 2022-10-01 2022-07-02 2022-04-02 2021-12-31 2021-10-02 2021-07-03 2021-04-03 2020-12-31 2020-09-26 2020-06-27 2020-03-28 2019-12-31 2019-09-28 2019-06-29 2019-03-30 
                                     
          cash flows from operating activities:
        		                             
          net loss
        		-28,482,000  -110,688,000 -29,242,000 -52,916,000 -44,862,000 -26,576,000 -34,479,000 -54,361,000 -155,110,000 -70,492,000 -53,505,000 -59,037,000 -66,867,000 -101,678,000 -97,134,000 -100,458,000 -80,371,000 -54,816,000   -25,077,000 -19,285,000   -452,000 4,099,000 -9,441,000 -6,649,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
        		                             
          depreciation and amortization
        		6,822,000 7,730,000 9,361,000 8,266,000 7,416,000 5,657,000 5,282,000 5,213,000 6,969,000 30,387,000 5,779,000 5,879,000 6,049,000 9,327,000 8,435,000 7,729,000 7,091,000 6,753,000 5,703,000 4,881,000 4,326,000 4,023,000 3,421,000 3,272,000 2,583,000 2,126,000 2,023,000 2,052,000 1,905,000 
          non-cash lease expense
        		491,000 629,000 442,000 810,000 2,079,000 2,081,000 2,068,000 2,056,000 2,074,000 2,143,000 2,384,000 1,830,000 1,783,000 1,778,000 1,298,000 973,000 1,118,000 1,067,000 771,000 856,000 724,000 768,000 380,000 748,000 445,000     
          share-based compensation expense
        		6,521,000 17,066,000 3,767,000 4,304,000 5,853,000 6,170,000 5,905,000 5,773,000 6,075,000 5,307,000 6,478,000 7,748,000 9,565,000 5,009,000 9,250,000 10,306,000 9,292,000 6,074,000 6,385,000 7,863,000 7,376,000 6,902,000 6,842,000 7,586,000 5,949,000 7,000,000 3,129,000 1,823,000 855,000 
          amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount
        		1,958,000                             
          loss on sale of fixed assets
        		30,000      130,000    72,000 -103,000 3,907,000 -460,000 546,000 85,000 315,000 0 88,000 108,000 3,000 4,000 35,000       
          equity in losses of unconsolidated joint venture
        		16,000 1,000 7,000   12,000 38,000 30,000 -7,000 38,000 126,000 503,000 3,235,000 8,099,000 8,746,000 1,432,000 671,000 1,801,000 595,000 207,000 374,000         
          change in common stock warrant liability
        		-1,300,000 -9,759,000                            
          change in derivative liability
        		-11,891,000                             
          gain on debt extinguishment
        		-6,060,000                             
          unrealized losses on foreign currency transactions
        		1,498,000   -7,590,000 -3,571,000      2,527,000    4,084,000               
          paid-in-kind interest
        		3,094,000 3,070,000                            
          net change in operating assets and liabilities:
        		                             
          accounts receivable
        		-20,000 1,688,000 9,253,000 -3,253,000 -6,038,000 7,170,000 296,000 870,000 -4,143,000 4,523,000 14,656,000 -8,384,000 -8,078,000 1,360,000 37,861,000 -21,050,000 -9,108,000 5,032,000 14,218,000 -26,750,000 -963,000 -5,849,000 16,272,000 -9,653,000 3,746,000 -5,598,000    
          inventories
        		14,904,000 26,320,000 625,000 -9,404,000 14,113,000 10,215,000 -4,644,000 2,843,000 7,162,000 65,617,000 11,495,000 15,196,000 13,779,000 14,983,000 4,625,000 26,007,000 -43,043,000 -49,109,000 -28,816,000 -20,012,000 -24,729,000 11,400,000 11,174,000 -22,331,000 -39,106,000 -21,326,000 -17,575,000 -8,413,000 -4,025,000 
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        		2,295,000 -3,602,000 7,151,000 -4,048,000 -4,425,000 1,869,000 2,594,000                       
          accounts payable
        		2,255,000 -13,825,000 -27,089,000 11,734,000 13,976,000 -19,767,000 -4,430,000 3,419,000 214,000 -5,331,000 22,512,000 -906,000 -13,271,000 -7,904,000 -2,716,000 2,089,000 -2,295,000 20,700,000 3,162,000 -3,295,000 1,098,000 13,585,000 -19,122,000 4,913,000 16,651,000 -10,057,000 10,407,000 14,148,000 -4,349,000 
          accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        		2,756,000 36,614,000 -4,209,000 -2,607,000 -1,031,000 -2,624,000 2,578,000 1,604,000 2,953,000 260,000 2,100,000 -4,324,000 -528,000 -3,719,000 -11,378,000 -578,000 8,527,000 -4,215,000 8,019,000 -532,000 10,689,000 -2,210,000 -573,000 3,426,000 -2,608,000 -25,000 1,740,000 -580,000 1,608,000 
          prepaid lease costs, non-current
        		628,000 -3,151,000 -1,229,000 -2,120,000 -1,768,000 -1,569,000 -1,697,000 -1,567,000 -1,669,000 -991,000 1,339,000 -1,511,000 -3,082,000 -6,047,000 -5,412,000 -6,673,000 -36,978,000 -9,732,000 -22,878,000           
          operating lease liabilities
        		-543,000 -586,000 -461,000 -1,229,000 -927,000 -823,000 -786,000 -804,000 -822,000 -37,000 -688,000 -1,878,000 -678,000 -1,156,000 -1,118,000 -946,000 -1,113,000 -1,142,000 -713,000 -801,000 -818,000 -610,000 -396,000 -709,000 -479,000     
          net cash from operating activities
        		-5,028,000 -46,793,000 -38,783,000 -33,209,000 -26,146,000 -28,952,000 -22,047,000 -16,009,000 -31,805,000 -28,543,000 9,054,000 -46,159,000 -42,177,000 -49,897,000 -34,657,000 -70,480,000 -165,210,000 -110,323,000 -70,602,000 -89,788,000 -30,657,000 2,742,000 1,598,000 -27,133,000 -17,202,000 -28,656,000 4,027,000 -9,086,000 -13,280,000 
          capital expenditures
        		-2,527,000 -2,978,000 -2,907,000 -1,938,000 -4,485,000 -6,475,000 -2,020,000 -1,323,000 -1,197,000 -1,997,000 -1,428,000 -1,837,000 -5,302,000 -10,523,000 -17,987,000 -20,417,000 -21,548,000 -31,660,000 -52,881,000 -28,057,000  -19,648,000 -12,017,000 -14,957,000 -13,362,000 -9,000,000 -6,295,000 -5,999,000 -4,624,000 
          free cash flows
        		-7,555,000 -49,771,000 -41,690,000 -35,147,000 -30,631,000 -35,427,000 -24,067,000 -17,332,000 -33,002,000 -30,540,000 7,626,000 -47,996,000 -47,479,000 -60,420,000 -52,644,000 -90,897,000 -186,758,000 -141,983,000 -123,483,000 -117,845,000  -16,906,000 -10,419,000 -42,090,000 -30,564,000 -37,656,000 -2,268,000 -15,085,000 -17,904,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
        		                             
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        		-2,527,000 -2,978,000 -2,907,000 -1,938,000 -4,485,000 -6,475,000 -2,020,000 -1,323,000 -1,197,000 -1,997,000 -1,428,000 -1,837,000 -5,302,000 -10,523,000 -17,987,000 -20,417,000 -21,548,000 -31,660,000 -52,881,000 -28,057,000 -23,363,000 -19,648,000 -12,017,000 -13,633,000 -12,398,000 -14,280,000 -2,013,000 -3,707,000 -3,795,000 
          proceeds from sale of fixed assets
        		1,002,000 686,000 908,000 0 348,000 255,000 936,000 2,728,000 429,000 1,846,000 161,000 66,000 2,250,000              75,000 100,000 132,000 
          payment of security deposits
        		-257,000             -229,000 -729,000   -386,000 13,000 -127,000 -18,000 -24,000 0   -3,000 -55,000 14,000 -501,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        		-1,782,000 -2,259,000 -1,916,000 -1,938,000 -4,137,000 -6,222,000 -1,179,000 1,471,000 -302,000 -151,000 -1,267,000 -1,771,000 -6,302,000 -16,823,000 -28,716,000 -20,489,000 -21,499,000 -43,046,000 -52,868,000 -28,184,000 -23,381,000 -35,154,000 -11,418,000 -14,966,000 -13,362,000 -9,011,000 -6,275,000 -5,885,000 -4,993,000 
          beyond meat, inc. and subsidiaries
        		                             
          condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
        		                             
          cash flows from financing activities:
        		                             
          payment of debt issuance costs
        		                             
          principal payments under finance lease obligations
        		-843,000 -1,246,000 -549,000 -693,000 -244,000 -494,000 -169,000 -3,000 -511,000 -55,000 -53,000 -82,000 -33,000 -58,000 -109,000 2,000 -45,000 -47,000 -47,000 -47,000 -36,000 -18,000 -18,000 -18,000 -16,000     
          prepayment for non-commenced finance lease
        		-926,000                             
          payments of minimum withholding taxes on net share settlement of equity awards
        		-2,728,000 -39,000 -73,000 -92,000 -220,000 -78,000 -78,000 -104,000 -435,000 -106,000 -54,000 -85,000 -252,000 -67,000 -304,000 -330,000 -439,000 -332,000 -962,000 -975,000 -812,000 -539,000 -505,000 -1,219,000 -12,000     
          net cash from financing activities
        		-4,497,000 135,589,000 54,181,000 34,229,000 -589,000 47,059,000 -234,000 -107,000 -941,000 -162,000 -88,000 -151,000 -149,000 -109,000 -112,000 166,000 331,000 202,000 46,000 2,161,000 1,019,913,000 -23,041,000 2,103,000 18,190,000 986,000 1,204,000 37,712,000 256,549,000 -589,000 
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        		-11,307,000  13,482,000 -918,000 -30,872,000 11,885,000 -23,460,000 -14,645,000 -33,048,000  7,699,000 -48,081,000 -48,628,000                 
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period
        		217,531,000 0 0 0 145,554,000 0 0 0 205,935,000 1,000 0 0 322,548,000                 
          effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash
        		-468,000 -72,000 315,000                           
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period
        		205,756,000 86,465,000 13,797,000 1,443,000 115,826,000 10,664,000 -23,119,000 -15,475,000 173,484,000 -26,899,000 6,901,000 -47,659,000 273,592,000                 
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
        		                             
          cash paid during the period for:
        		                             
          interest
        		             7,000 -150,000 136,000 17,000 25,000 17,000 9,000 297,000 450,000 849,000   758,000    
          taxes
        		  0           17,000 0 -31,000 52,000 -34,000 -74,000 50,000 48,000 3,000 0   -12,000    
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
        		                             
          conversion of 2030 notes to common stock
        		4,219,000                             
          non-cash additions to property, plant and equipment
        		471,000 -125,000 -669,000 -186,000 1,531,000         -6,132,000 -2,791,000 5,556,000 6,874,000 2,586,000 -7,598,000 2,103,000 8,148,000 8,174,000 -1,954,000   138,000    
          non-cash additions to finance leases
        		                             
          net income
        		                    -27,266,000    1,815,000     
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
        		                             
          loss from impairment of long-lived assets
        		 -26,126,000                            
          provision for credit losses
        		 199,000                            
          loss on write-down and sale of fixed assets
        		                             
          write-down of note receivable
        		                             
          gain on debt restructuring and exchange fees
        		                             
          long-term liabilities
        		                         10,000 -1,000 8,000 4,000 
          proceeds from note receivable on assets previously held for sale
        		 1,000                            
          payments for investment in joint venture
        		         0 0 0 -3,250,000 -3,250,000                
          proceeds from security deposits
        		                             
          consolidated statements of cash flows
        		                             
          proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to the atm program, net of issuance costs
        		                             
          proceeds from delayed draw term loans, net of issuance costs
        		                             
          payment of equity issuance costs
        		                             
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
        		 0 0   906,000 13,000 0 5,000 -1,000 19,000 16,000 136,000 16,000 301,000 494,000 815,000 581,000 1,055,000 3,638,000 2,861,000 2,516,000 2,667,000 2,810,000 1,014,000 1,771,000 365,000 167,000 366,000 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        		                             
          issuance of common stock in conjunction with the exchange of 2027 notes
        		                             
          re-classification of prepaid issuance costs to additional paid-in-capital related to atm program
        		                             
          issuance of 2030 notes in conjunction with the exchange of 2027 notes, including pik
        		                             
          issuance of common stock warrants in connection with delayed draw term loans
        		 -3,857,000                            
          issuance costs of convertible debt, accrued not yet paid
        		                             
          operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
        		 0 -205,000           111,000 36,386,000   2,432,000 12,591,000 1,573,000 105,000 1,555,000 519,000       
          reclassification of pre-paid lease costs to operating lease right-of-use assets
        		                             
          reclassification of pre-paid lease costs to finance lease right-of-use assets
        		 0 0                           
          reclassification of operating lease right-of-use assets to finance lease right-of-use assets
        		                             
          non-cash addition to financing leases
        		 1,000 147,000 9,955,000 136,000                         
          loss on sale and write-down of fixed assets
        		  -95,000 125,000 98,000    183,000                     
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        		  1,017,000 986,000 984,000 983,000 984,000 983,000 984,000 983,000 984,000 983,000 984,000 983,000 984,000 983,000 984,000 984,000 986,000 983,000 369,000 61,000 102,000 36,000 57,000 57,000 46,000 20,000 58,000 
          unrealized gains on foreign currency transactions
        		                             
          proceeds from delayed draw term loans
        		                             
          payments of debt issuance costs
        		                             
          offering and issuance costs, accrued not paid
        		                             
          proceeds from delayed draw term loan
        		                             
          debt issuance costs
        		   -4,992,000 -125,000             0 0 -455,000 -23,150,000 0 -41,000       
          issuance of common stock warrants in connection with delayed draw term loan
        		                             
          equity in losses (income) of unconsolidated joint venture
        		    11,000                         
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        		    1,144,000 -1,221,000 341,000 -830,000 597,000 1,956,000 -798,000 422,000 -328,000 -798,000 -1,013,000 -2,381,000 942,000 19,000 529,000 131,000 15,000 -35,000 -2,000       
          unrealized loss on foreign currency transactions
        		     6,231,000 -3,789,000 498,000 2,173,000                     
          purchases of property, plant and equipment held for sale
        		                     0 0 -1,324,000 -964,000 5,280,000 -4,282,000 -2,292,000 -829,000 
          proceeds from (payment of) security deposits
        		                             
          proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to the atm offering, net of issuance costs
        		                             
          provision for doubtful accounts
        		      0                       
          write-off of note receivable
        		                             
          return of security deposits
        		      -95,000 66,000 466,000                     
          prepaid expenses and other assets
        		        410,000 11,591,000 5,987,000 -8,631,000 3,926,000 3,793,000 8,794,000 -779,000 -213,000 -8,165,000 -3,306,000 -7,066,000 -2,877,000 -255,000 2,748,000 -5,937,000 -6,255,000 -484,000 253,000 -2,253,000 122,000 
          loss on extinguishment of debt
        		                 0 0 0 1,037,000 0 0       
          proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes
        		                 0 0 0 1,150,000,000         
          purchase of capped calls related to convertible senior notes
        		                 0 0 0 -83,950,000         
          repayment of revolving credit facility
        		                 0 0 0 -25,000,000         
          reclassification of other current liability to additional paid-in capital in connection with the share-settled obligation
        		                 0 921,000           
          payments of security deposits
        		                             
          unrealized gain on foreign currency transactions
        		            -731,000                 
          asset acquisition
        		                             
          proceeds from revolving credit facility
        		                     0 0       
          debt extinguishment costs
        		                     0 0       
          repayment of revolving credit line
        		                      0       
          repayment of term loan
        		                      0       
          repayment of equipment loan
        		                     0 0       
          note receivable from sale of assets held for sale
        		                     0 -600,000       
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        		              -63,485,000 -90,803,000 -186,378,000 -153,167,000 -123,424,000 -115,811,000 965,875,000 -55,453,000 -7,717,000   -36,463,000 35,464,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
        		              0 0 733,294,000 0 0 0 159,127,000 0 0 0 275,988,000 0 0 0 54,271,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
        		              -64,498,000 -93,184,000 547,858,000 -153,148,000 -122,895,000 -115,680,000 1,125,017,000 -55,488,000 -7,719,000 -24,076,000 246,410,000 -36,463,000 35,464,000 241,578,000 35,409,000 
          non-cash additions to financing leases
        		              165,000    0 0 580,000         
          reclassification of prepaid lease costs to operating lease right-of-use assets
        		                             
          return (payment) of security deposits
        		                49,000             
          issuance costs of convertible senior notes, accrued not yet paid
        		                    455,000         
          change in preferred and common stock warrant liabilities
        		                         0 0 11,744,000 759,000 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to the initial public offering, net of issuance costs
        		                         0 -580,000   
          proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to the secondary public offering, net of issuance costs
        		                         -543,000    
          finance lease obligations for the purchase of property, plant and equipment
        		                             
          reclassification of warrant liability to additional paid-in capital in connection with the initial public offering
        		                         0    
          conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock upon initial public offering
        		                         0    
          non-cash additions to property, plant and equipment held for sale
        		                             
          proceeds from sale of assets held for sale
        		                             
          proceeds from series h preferred stock offering, net of offering costs
        		                             
          proceeds from series g preferred stock offering, net of offering costs
        		                             
          proceeds from revolving credit line
        		                             
          proceeds from term loan borrowing
        		                             
          proceeds from equipment loan borrowing
        		                             
          proceeds from payoff of notes receivable for restricted stock purchase
        		                             
          repayments on revolving credit facility
        		                             
          repayments on revolving credit line
        		                             
          repayment on term loan
        		                             
          repayment of missouri note
        		                             
          proceeds from restricted stock exercise
        		                             
          payments of deferred offering costs
        		                            -946,000 
          payment for repurchase of common stock
        		                             
          issuance of convertible preferred stock warrants in connection with debt
        		                             
          offering costs, accrued not yet paid
        		                             
          beyond meat, inc.
        		                             
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        		                        -29,578,000    -18,862,000 
          non-cash expenses related to convertible note
        		                             
          restructuring loss on write-off of fixed assets
        		                             
          proceeds from series f preferred stock offering, net of offering costs
        		                             
          proceeds from convertible note issuance
        		                             
          statements of cash flows
        		                             
          payments of capital lease obligations
        		                         -24,000 -10,000 -12,000 -9,000 
          capital lease obligations for the purchase of property, plant and equipment
        		                             
          proceeds from advance deposit for series h preferred stock offering
        		                             
          proceeds from bank term loan borrowing
        		                             
          condensed statements of cash flows
        		                             
          accounts receivables
        		                           -18,194,000 -3,568,000 
          repayments on term loan