Sam Boughedda

Investing.com — The shares of Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:) Shares rose after the announcement that Beyond Chicken Tenders would be available in more than 8,000 outlets throughout the US.

Beyond Chicken Tenders will now be available in select Albertsons and CVS stores as well at Whole Foods Markets, Sprouts, Sprouts, and Whole Foods Markets. They are also expanding their reach into all (NYSE.) stores through April.

“Building on the positive momentum of our recent chicken launches, we’re excited to significantly expand the availability of our Beyond Chicken Tenders by showing up in more places for our consumers,” said Deanna Jurgens, Chief Growth Officer, Beyond Meat.

Beyond launched its Chicken Tenders product at various outlets in 2021, including Walmart (NYSE:), Jewel-Osco NorCal, Safeway NorCal and Harris Teeter.

Stocks of Beyond Meat trade 5% higher on Tuesday morning.