Bygg Foods vs Taco Bell
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Petaluma CA upcycled plant protein from brewery spent grain with NORSE CODE powder (barley+pea+rice); ProVeg Incubator alumnus founded 2022 by Smari Organics founder competing with Renewal Mill for sustainable protein CPG.
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Bygg Foods is a Petaluma, California-based sustainable food technology company — backed by ProVeg Incubator and early-stage investors — developing upcycled plant-based protein products from spent brewing grain (the malted barley byproduct that craft breweries and large brewers discard after the brewing process), creating a circular economy approach to sustainable protein nutrition. Bygg's flagship product, NORSE CODE protein powder, blends upcycled barley protein (from spent grain) with pea and rice protein to deliver a complete amino acid profile with the environmental benefit of diverting brewery waste from landfill and generating revenue for brewery partners. Founded in 2022 by Smari Asmundsson — previously founder of Smari Organics, an Icelandic-style yogurt brand — Bygg targets the sustainable nutrition, performance supplement, and better-for-you consumer packaged goods market.
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) Mexican-inspired QSR with 8,200+ US locations and $13B+ system sales; competing with Chipotle for Mexican food dominance through value pricing and viral menu innovation.
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Taco Bell is an Irvine, California-based global quick-service restaurant chain specializing in Mexican-inspired fast food — tacos, burritos, quesadillas, chalupas, and nachos — with 8,200+ US locations and 1,000+ international restaurants in 30+ countries. Owned by Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM, which also operates KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger Grill), Taco Bell generated approximately $13+ billion in system-wide sales in 2024, making it the dominant Mexican-inspired fast food brand in the US and one of the highest-grossing QSR chains by systemwide sales. Founded by Glen Bell in 1962 in Downey, California, Taco Bell serves 40+ million customers weekly.
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