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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — How we eat, and what we buy for our meal planning is changing during the COVID-19 pandemic, as new surveys show that more people are gravitating towards plant-based sources of protein in response to this health crisis. Part of this can be attributed to meat shortages that took place in some markets, but more positively a shift to plant-based nutrition aligns with the advice of doctors who link diet to our ability to fend off poor COVID-19 outcomes. The market is responding in kind, as companies such as specialized plant-based protein companies Else Nutrition (TSXV: BABY) (OTCQX: BABYF) and Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) are both up triple-digits, and larger companies introducing plant-based protein options such as  Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), Kellogg (NYSE: K), and Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) are up double-digits.

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