The Simply Fresh Taco Salad is a new product being launched thanks to a partnership between FiveStar Gourmet Foods and Beyond Meat that will offer consumers a satisfyingly meat-free option to try out. The salad is made using Beyond Meat with Beyond Beef Crumbles in the mix alongside the black beans, fire-roasted corn, cheese and roasted red bell peppers. Containing just 260 calories, the salad also comes with crunchy tortilla chips and creamy salsa ranch dressing to boot.
CEO of FiveStar Gourmet Foods Tal Shoshan boasted about the new Simply Fresh Taco Salad saying, "We are thrilled to be working with Beyond Meat, a company we appreciate and respect. This partnership allows us to be more versatile with our main product lines and enables us to feature plant-based protein as a key ingredient within all of our fresh, prepared categories, such as salads, breakfast and meal entrées. From a culinary perspective, the Beyond Beef Crumbles are delicious, innovative, versatile and are designed to look, cook and taste like beef — which our chefs really like."
Plant-Based Meat Salads
The new Simply Fresh Taco Salad is Made with Beyond Meat
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