RTTNews | Feb 26, 2021 09:50AM EST

09:49 Friday, February 26, 2021 (RTTNews.com) - Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND) shares are trading higher on Friday morning as the company announced a strategic partnership with Yum! Brands. As per the global agreement, the companies will co-create and offer craveable and innovative plant-based protein menu items. These items will be served at KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell over the next several years.

KFC has introduced the Beyond Meat plant-based chicken at an Atlanta-area restaurant in 2019 and in 2020, Pizza Hut U.S. launched the Beyond Italian Sausage Pizza and the Great Beyond Pizza nationwide.

Currently, shares are at $149.94, up $5.87 from its previous close of $143.75. For the 52-week period, the shares have traded in a range of $48.18-$221.00 on average volume of 4,116,406.

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