'Shock and dismay...' Beyond Meat counterattacks in legal spat with ex-co-packer

By Elaine Watson

21-Aug-2020 Last updated on 21-Aug-2020 at 17:11 GMT

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Beyond Meat has fired the latest salvo in a legal spat with former co-manufacturer Don Lee Farms with an amended complaint accusing it of misappropriating trade secrets, defrauding Beyond Meat, and infringing its trademarks.

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