Beyond Meat launches its first product for the Chinese market

Beyond Meat Inc. BYND,
+ 2.16%
launched Beyond Pork in China, the first product created for the Chinese market. The plant-based protein company previously launched Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef in China. Pork is the most popular meat in China, the company said. To launch the new product, Beyond Meat partnered with five popular Shanghai restaurants, including Egg and Solo X, for a lunch on Tuesday. Each restaurant prepared a dish with Beyond Pork that would normally be made with traditional animal protein. These special menu items will be available at all five restaurants until November 24. The Beyond Meat stock has climbed almost 72% year-to-date, while the S&P 500 SPX index,
-0.47%
is up 11.7% over the period.