MorningStar Farms — a division of global food giantthe Kellogg Company— could be the next vegan and vegetarian meat brand to IPO, according to the Motley Fool. A recent article by the multimedia financial services company looked at the momentum of the plant-based meat industry, including Beyond Meat’s recent IPO.

Is Morningstar vegan?

The first is that MorningStar is one of the oldest and most widely-sold veggie brands in the country. This means that millions of people will now have ready access to meat replacements that are completely vegan.

Is Morningstar Farms vegan?

Morningstar Farms’ newest vegan product is a beef-like burger made with vegan cheese. CREDIT: KELLOGG CO. MorningStar, like other plant-based meat companies including Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat, Lightlife Foods, and Tofurky, has created a veggie burger that replicates ground beef.

Are Morningstar Farms products healthy?

They offer a huge range of non-GMO products focused on positively impacting health, negating climate … with vegetarian plant-based meat, MorningStar Farms is now fully committed to being vegan.

Are Morningstar foods vegan?

Morningstar veggie burgers are available for new vegetarians to help them meet their nutritional needs. These veggie burgers are widely available. They can be found in the freezer section of most major grocery stores across the United States. Beyond being widely available, these veggie burgers are also affordable.

How does Morningstar generate revenue?

We generate revenue by selling a variety of investment-related products and services. Many of our products, including Morningstar ® Data, Morningstar Direct , PitchBook, and Morningstar ® Advisor Workstation, are sold through license agreements. Our license agreements typically range from one to three years. Some of our other offerings, such as our Premium service on Morningstar.com ®, are sold via subscriptions. These subscriptions are mainly offered for a one-year term. We also sell advertising on our websites and generate transaction-based revenue for credit ratings. In our investment management and retirement offerings, we generate asset-based fees, which are calculated as a percentage of assets under management.

How to contact Morningstar customer service?

For customer service and product questions, please email [email protected] or call our product support team at +1 312 384-4000.

Where is Morningstar located?

Our company is based in Chicago, Illinois, and we have business operations in each of the following international markets: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, People’s Republic of China (both Hong Kong and the mainland), Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. Our joint venture in Japan, Morningstar Japan, is publicly traded under ticker 4765 on the Osaka Stock Exchange ‘‘Hercules Market.’’

When does the fiscal year end?

Our fiscal year is the same as the calendar year. Our quarterly reporting periods end on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.

Do we file quarterly reports?

Yes, we file quarterly reports (10-Qs) with the Securities and Exchange Commission and make these reports available to all investors through our website.

What is Morningstar investment?

Morningstar is a Chicago-based investment research firm that compiles and analyzes fund, stock, and general market data. They also provide an extensive line of internet, software and print-based products for individual investors, financial advisors and institutional clients.

Why did Joe Mansueto leave his job?

In 1984, Joe Mansueto left his job as a stock analyst when he realized investors lacked the necessary information to make intelligent investment decisions. At the same time, the mutual fund industry started to accelerate as retirement plans shifted from defined benefit like company pensions to defined contribution.

How many countries does Morningstar operate in?

The company continues to expand into new markets and now operates in 27 countries.

When did Morningstar go public?

Morningstar filed for an initial public offering in May of 2005 at $18.50 per share. They elected to follow a unique method of issuing public shares called OpenIPO, similar to Google ( GOOGL) in 2004. It is a variation of the traditional method that treats all qualifying bids in an impartial manner. This provides individual investors with equal access to bid on the price of the stock. Today, Morningstar is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol MORN. As of January 2018, shares were trading below $100 with a market capitalization slightly above $4 billion.

Who is James Chen?

James Chen, CMT, is the former director of investing and trading content at Investopedia. He is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Eric Estevez is financial professional for a large multinational corporation. His experience is relevant to both business and personal financial topics.

A crowded category

The slowdown in plant-based meat sales is tricky to process, given that the category as a whole has shown consistent growth.

The problem with premium prices

The higher prices for plant-based meat products could also be behind slowing growth, Chafin said. On shelves and menus, plant-based tends to be more expensive than animal-based counterparts as companies work toward a larger production scale.

Getting back to growth

Analysts agree that the plant-based sector will start growing again. How much it will grow and which parts of the segment will see more sales remains to be seen.