Meatless sizzler

Vegan burgers which promise to bleed and sizzle like ground beef, are taking another step toward the mainstream. Beyond Meat, whose investors include billionaire Bill Gates and food giants General Mills Inc. and Tyson Foods, will begin distributing its plant-based vegan burgers in more than 280 Safeway supermarkets in California, Hawaii and Nevada, according to the company. The Beyond Burger, as the product is known, hit the market last year, but it has only been available at Whole Foods locations and some restaurants. At Safeway, the burgers will appear in the meat case in an attempt to attract beef eaters.