Day: May 8, 2021

‘Mukbang’ binge-eating kink videos are now illegal in China

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 1 year ago

The internet’s “mukbang” trend is toast.

China has made the decision to outlaw overt gluttony in public and on social media, which also targets Chinese mukbangers who gorge on camera to the enjoyment of millions of culinary kink fans around the world. Legislators introduced the proposal late last year as part of President Xi Jinping’s campaign against food waste in China and around the world.

Censors have already removed such content from Chinese social media sites, Vice News has reported, such as TikTok’s Douyin, a video-sharing platform exclusively for Chinese users.

Under the new law, according to China’s congressional

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Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND), McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) – 2 Beyond Meat Analysts Offer Split Opinions About Q1 Earnings

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 1 year ago

The plant-based meat provider Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) served up a dismal Q1 earnings report yesterday, with a net loss was $27.3 million compared to net income of $1.8 million one year earlier and a gross profit of $32.7 million versus a $37.7 million figure from the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $10.8 million, or -10% of net revenues, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $13.9 million, or 14.3% of net revenues, in Q1 2020.

The company’s earnings were studied by a pair of analysts who offered very different conclusions based on the new data.

Stephen’s

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