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For one day only—Monday, 19 January—the doughnut chain is rolling out a Championship Dozen featuring team-specific colourways.

Beyond Meat, Inc. has announced a significant strategic pivot, moving outside the "center-of-plate" meat alternative category to launch its first functional beverage line, Beyond Immerse.

The launch employs a hybrid distribution strategy, available immediately via national digital channels and select brick-and-mortar locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The deal represents a significant expansion of Chomps' distribution strategy beyond conventional retail, placing the product directly in front of millions of annual visitors in high-altitude environments where convenient, portable nutrition is in high demand.

The partnership addresses critical bottlenecks in the biomanufacturing sector, specifically the high cost and time constraints associated with scaling products from the laboratory to industrial viability.

The selection follows a multi-agency review process that reportedly prioritised capabilities and chemistry over traditional speculative work.