The goal to produce synthetic meats and other foods was announced decades ago b/c Overpopulation (tm). That most of the syn food they've been manufacturing surreptitiously or openly marketing to us is rather toxic is just a "coincidence," if one still wants to believe in their good intentions.
Nice catch on your hypothesis that vegans clamoring for hamburgers helped to supercharge the production of the Beyond and the Impossible burgers.
The goal to produce synthetic meats and other foods was announced decades ago b/c Overpopulation (tm). That most of the syn food they've been manufacturing surreptitiously or openly marketing to us is rather toxic is just a "coincidence," if one still wants to believe in their good intentions.