Organic Food Ingredient Manufacturer NutriFusion Announces Agreement With Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat to Roll Out NutriFusion's Flagship Product GrandFusion Into Two Product Lines

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Mar 25, 2015, 07:00 ET

HILTON HEAD, S.C., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NutriFusion^®, a provider of natural nutrition and phytonutrient products for food manufacturers, today announced an agreement with Beyond Meat^®, a leading developer of plant-based products that replicate the texture and taste of meat.

Beyond Meat^® is incorporating NutriFusion's whole organic, Non-GMO concentrated nutrient-rich food ingredient, GrandFusion^® vegetable blend into its Beast Burgers^™ and Beastly Sliders^™ food products. It was chosen for its ability to help Beyond Meat^® achieve its nutritional goals with ingredients coming only from natural sources. Beyond Meat's Beast Burgers^™ and Beastly Sliders^™ are both 100 percent plant based and incorporate all the protein and iron of beef packed with antioxidants, ALA omegas, calcium, Vitamins B-6, B-12 and potassium. The Beast line is 100% gluten-free, soy-free, and made without GMO ingredients.

NutriFusion's farm-to-table philosophy allows the company to make rich whole-food nutritional blends from fresh fruits and vegetables void of any synthetic additives, excipients or preservatives. GrandFusion^® allows food processors to add natural nutrients to a wide variety of finished food products. It is an all-natural, patented blend of fruits and/or vegetables that can significantly increase the nutritional profile of food, beverage and supplement products. Rich in antioxidants and an excellent source of Vitamins A, C, D, E, B1, B2, GrandFusion^® supplies the complex nutrients and phytonutrients from fresh fruits and vegetables and adds the nutrients from as much as two servings of vegetables to every food product, without affecting taste or functionality of foods.

"Beyond Meat is a very progressive food company that matches our goal to address a marketplace that continues to evolve toward more educated consumers who care what ingredients go into the food they eat and are demanding healthier options while still looking for the convenience factor," said William Grand, Founder and CEO, NutriFusion. "Beyond Meat has created two amazing products that will appeal to a wide range of consumers because of the outstanding nutritional benefits as well as the taste, which sends a clear signal to consumers that they are not buying just another veggie burger."

Beyond Meat^® is a privately held company with high-profile investors that share the company's passion and drive for changing the way the world gets its protein. Investors include, Bill Gates, Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams, investment firm Kleiner-Perkins Caufield & Byers, Seth Goldman, the founder of Honest Tea, and the Humane Society of the United States, among others. Beyond Meat's Beast Burgers^™, Beastly Sliders^™ and other all natural food products are sold in national retail grocers.

"We are building 'The Future of Protein' and the Beast Burger and Beastly Sliders are significant steps in that direction," said Ethan Brown, co-founder and CEO, Beyond Meat. "NutriFusion made it possible to meet our nutritional goals without using synthetic ingredients, which is a benefit that consumers value."

Currently North America is the largest market serviced by NutriFusion^®, and an established distribution pipeline extends to Australia and New Zealand. NutriFusion's four key sales markets include the food, beverage, nutritional supplement and pet food/treats industries.

About NutriFusion
NutriFusion^® was formed in 2008 and is headquartered in Hilton Head, SC and provides the nutrient-rich benefits of fruits and vegetables in everyday food products. NutriFusion sources only whole, organic, Non-GMO foods to create its concentrated micronutrient and phytonutrient-rich food ingredient blends. GrandFusion, a patented blend of fruits and/or vegetables can significantly increase the nutritional profile and marketability of food, beverage and supplement products. NutriFusion uses only fresh food, never synthetic additives, excipients preservatives or synthetic ingredients.

About Beyond Meat
Founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown and Brent Taylor, Beyond Meat^® is a privately held company with high-profile investors that share our passion and drive for changing the way the world gets its protein. Beyond Meat has been the recipient of a number of awards and national press. Recently, Fast Company named Beyond Meat the World's Most Innovative Company in Food for 2014 and the company headlined an in-depth article in the New York Times about the importance and momentum of plant-based protein.

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