Beyond Meat COO Fired After Biting Man's Nose During Parking Garage Argument

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Ramsey was charged with making terroristic threats and third-degree battery for allegedly biting a man in the nose. The incident involving the longtime food executive, who was appointed to lead operations at Beyond Meat last year, reportedly occurred in an Arkansas parking garage after a Subaru made contact with his front tire, leading Ramsey to exit his car and punch the back windshield. When the driver of the Subaru exited the vehicle, Ramsey allegedly began punching him before ripping the flesh of the man’s nose with his teeth.

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Roughly 19% of employees at Beyond Meat will soon be on the search for greener pastures as the company announced layoffs and the decision to fire former COO Doug Ramsey weeks after he allegedly bit a man’s nose.

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The company, which produces plant-based meat substitutes, revealed in a regulatory filing that 200 workers will be dismissed as a result of “cost-reduction initiatives intended to reduce operating expenses.” Beyond Meat estimates “one-time cash charges of approximately $4 million in connection with the reduction in force, primarily consisting of notice period and severance payments, employee benefits and related costs” before it saves $27 million in operating expenses and $12 million in unvested stock-based compensation.

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