Eurowings Discover is the first German airline to offer plant-based meatballs from Beyond Meat®

February 2, 2023 - Holiday airline Eurowings Discover is the first German airline to integrate Beyond Meatballs® into its in-flight menu. Since the beginning of the year, business class guests have been able to enjoy the juicy plant-based meatballs on both short-haul and long-haul flights. Served in spicy tomato sauce, Beyond Meatballs perfectly complement the in-flight menu. 

Beyond Meatballs are designed to be similar in taste and texture to animal meatballs - yet they are made from plant-based ingredients such as pea protein and rice protein. 

Patrick Door, responsible for the onboard product at Eurowings Discover, about the new offer: "As a young holiday airline we always focus on innovative food concepts in our onboard service, in addition to well-known classics. With the new dishes we want to appeal to both vegetarians and meat lovers. Beyond Meatballs are a real novelty onboard - they meet the zeitgeist and are delicious. We're already getting a lot of positive feedback from guests and our crews."

Beyond Meatballs are seasoned with popular Italian spices, such as rosemary, oregano and basil. As a result, they go particularly well with Italian-inspired dishes. Eurowings Discover serves the Beyond Meatballs in a tomato sauce with its popular Little Italy Bowl, consisting of Risoni Pasta, courgette, mozzarella, tomato and mango chilli chutney. 

"We are delighted that our Beyond Meatballs have been so well received by Eurowings Discover passengers," says Sebastian Schlömer, Sales Manager Foodservice DACH at Beyond Meat. "The example shows how easily Beyond Meatballs can be integrated into existing menus. No one has to miss out on juicy meatballs - made from plant-based ingredients, they taste just as good, but are kinder on the planet." 

About Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND) is a leading plant-based meat company offering a portfolio of revolutionary plant-based meats. Founded in 2009, Beyond Meat products are designed to have the same taste and texture as animal-based meat while offering certain environmental benefits. Beyond Meat’s brand commitment, Eat What You Love™, represents a strong belief that there is a better way to feed our future and that the positive choices we all make, no matter how small, can help us move towards the kind of future we want. By shifting from animal-based meat to plant-based meat, we can help address concerns related to resource conservation and animal welfare. As of September 2022, Beyond Meat branded products were available at approximately 188,000 retail and foodservice outlets in over 85 countries worldwide. Visit www.BeyondMeat.com and follow @BeyondMeatEU on Instagram, @BeyondMeat on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.