Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary, which are of a normal and recurring nature, for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and of the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 or for any other interim period or for any other future fiscal year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on March 19, 2020 (the “2019 10-K”). The condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the 2019 10-K, except as noted below. Principles of Consolidation On January 14, 2020, the Company registered its new subsidiary, Beyond Meat EU B.V., in the Netherlands. The condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 28, 2020 include the accounts of the Company and this subsidiary. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated. Subsequent to the three months ended March 28, 2020, on April 28, 2020, the Company registered its new subsidiary, Beyond Meat (Jiaxing) Food Co., Ltd., in the Zhejiang Province in China. Management’s Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting estimates made by the Company include trade promotion accruals; useful lives of property, plant and equipment; valuation of deferred tax assets; valuation of inventory; incremental borrowing rate used to determine operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities; assessment of contract-based factors, asset-based factors, entity-based factors and market-based factors to determine the lease term impacting right-of-use assets and lease liabilities; valuation of the fair value of common stock and preferred stock in the remeasurement of warrants and liabilities; and the valuation of the fair value of stock options used to determine share-based compensation expense. These estimates and assumptions are based on current facts, historical experience and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The fair value measurement accounting guidance creates a fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used to measure fair value into three categories. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement, where Level 1 is the highest and Level 3 is the lowest. The three levels are defined as follows: • Level 1 —Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets accessible by the reporting entity for identical assets or liabilities. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. • Level 2 —Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations in which significant value drivers are observable. • Level 3 —Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which significant value drivers are unobservable. The Company’s financial instruments include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, for which the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments. Based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms, the carrying value of the line of credit, term debt with its bank, and equipment loan approximate fair value as well. The Company had no financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 28, 2020 and December 31, 2019, other than the liability classified share-settled obligation to one of the Company’s executive officers as discussed in Note 9 which represents a Level 1 financial instrument. There was no change in the fair value of the liability-classified share-settled obligation in the three months ended March 28, 2020. There were no transfers of financial asset or liabilities into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 for the three months ended March 28, 2020. Prior to the IPO, the stock warrant liability was measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs upon issuance and at each reporting date. Inputs used to determine the estimated fair value of the warrant liability as of the valuation date included expected term of the warrants, the risk-free interest rate, volatility, and the fair value of underlying shares. The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the preferred and common stock warrant liabilities: Three Months Ended (in thousands) March 28, 2020 March 30, 2019 Beginning balance $ — $ 1,918 Change in fair value of warrant liability — 759 Ending balance $ — $ 2,677 The Company remeasured and reclassified the common stock warrant liability to additional paid-in-capital in connection with the IPO. The final re-measurement of the preferred stock warrant was based upon the publicly available stock price on the conversion date. Subsequent to the closing of the IPO, all outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock were cashless exercised and no warrants were outstanding as of March 28, 2020 . Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized at the point in which the performance obligation under the terms of a contract with the customer have been satisfied and control has transferred. The Company’s performance obligation is typically defined as the accepted purchase order, or the contract, with the customer which requires the Company to deliver the requested products at agreed upon prices at the time and location of the customer’s choice. The Company does not offer warranties or a right to return on the products it sells except in the instance of a product recall. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for fulfilling the performance obligation. Sales and other taxes the Company collects concurrent with the sale of products are excluded from revenue. The Company's normal payment terms vary by the type and location of its customers and the products offered. The time between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. None of the Company's customer contracts as of March 28, 2020 contains a significant financing component. The Company routinely offers sales discounts and promotions through various programs to its customers and consumers. These programs include rebates, temporary on shelf price reductions, off invoice discounts, retailer advertisements, product coupons and other trade activities. Provision for discounts and incentives are recorded in the same period in which the related revenues are recognized. At the end of each accounting period, the Company recognizes a liability for estimated sales discounts that have been incurred but not paid which totaled $2.8 million and $1.6 million as of March 28, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , respectively. The offsetting charge is recorded as a reduction of revenues in the same period when the expense is incurred. The Company recognizes the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets that the Company otherwise would have recognized is one year or less. The incremental cost to obtain contracts was not material. Presentation of Net Revenues by Channel Effective January 1, 2020, the Company began presenting net revenues by geography and distribution channel as follows: Distribution Channel Description U.S. Retail Net revenues from retail sales to the U.S. market U.S. Foodservice Net revenues from restaurant and foodservice sales to the U.S. market International Retail Net revenues from retail sales to international markets, including Canada International Foodservice Net revenues from restaurant and foodservice sales to international markets, including Canada Net revenues from sales to the Canadian market, previously included with net revenues from sales to the U.S. market, have been reclassified to International net revenues. Prior period amounts have been recast to conform to the current period presentation. The foregoing change in presentation had no impact on the Company’s net revenues, results of operations or cash flows. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company also eliminated the presentation of net revenues by platform as it is no longer material to an understanding of the Company's financial results. Previously, the Company presented net revenues by platform for its “ready-to-cook” or fresh platform, and “ready-to-heat” or frozen platform. Gross revenues from sales of products in the Company's frozen platform were 5.5% of gross revenues in the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to 16.3% of gross revenues in the year ended December 31, 2018. The following table presents the Company’s net revenues by channel: Three Months Ended (in thousands) March 28, March 30, Net revenues: U.S.: Retail $ 49,923 $ 19,461 Foodservice 22,631 8,834 U.S. net revenues 72,554 28,295 International: Retail 5,952 118 Foodservice 18,568 11,793 International net revenues 24,520 11,911 Net revenues $ 97,074 $ 40,206 Two distributors accounted for approximately 13% and 12% , respectively, of the Company’s gross revenues in the three months ended March 28, 2020; and two distributors each accounted for approximately 21% of the Company’s gross revenues in the three months ended March 30, 2019. No other distributor or customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s gross revenues in the three months ended March 28, 2020 or March 30, 2019. Shipping and Handling Costs Outbound shipping and handling costs included in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses in the three months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 were $1.6 million and $1.3 million , respectively. Related-Party Transactions Seth Goldman The Company entered into a consulting agreement with Seth Goldman, the Company’s former Executive Chair, on March 2, 2016, which was amended and restated on November 15, 2018 and further amended on April 8, 2019. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Goldman $20,210 per month for services rendered under the consulting agreement. Effective February 27, 2020, Seth Goldman resigned as Executive Chair of the Company and the consulting agreement terminated. Following such resignation, Mr. Goldman has continued to serve as a Class I director and Chair of the Board of the Company. Total consulting fees earned by Mr. Goldman under the consulting agreement for services in the quarter ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 were $60,631 and $43,750 , respectively. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements As an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”), the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) allows the Company to delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies. The Company expects to lose its EGC status upon the filing of the Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2020, when it expects to qualify as a Large Accelerated Filer based upon the current market capitalization of the Company according to Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Therefore, the Company has elected to use the adoption dates applicable to public companies beginning in the first quarter of 2020 and the adoption dates for the new accounting pronouncements disclosed below have been evaluated under such premise. In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires lessees to record most leases on their balance sheets but recognize the expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840, “Leases” (“ASC 840”). ASU 2016-02 requires that a lessee recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 using the modified retrospective approach, which permits application of this new guidance at the beginning of the period of adoption, with comparative periods continuing to be reported under ASC 840. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within ASU 2016-02, which among other things, permits the Company to not reassess under the new standard the Company’s prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company did not elect the use-of-hindsight practical expedient or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements, the latter not being applicable to the Company. As part of this adoption, the Company elected not to record operating right-of-use assets or operating lease liabilities for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. Payments on those leases will be recognized on a straight-line basis through the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations over the lease term. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components on all new or modified operating leases into a single lease component for all classes of assets. See Note 4 . New Accounting Pronouncements On December 18, 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (Topic 740)” (“ASU 2019-12”). ASU 2019-12 eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether the following apply in a given period (1) exceptions to the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation, (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments, and (3) exceptions in interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed anticipated losses. ASU 2019-12 also is designed to improve financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplify GAAP for (1) franchise taxes that are partially based on income, (2) transactions with a government that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill, (3) separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax, and (4) enacted changes in tax laws in interim periods. For public business entities, the amendments in ASU 2019-12 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for public business entities for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. An entity that elects to early adopt the amendments in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. Additionally, an entity that elects early adoption must adopt all the amendments in the same period. ASU 2019-12 is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2021. Adoption of ASU 2019-12 is not expected to result in any material changes to the way the tax provision is prepared and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”). The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions to ease the potential accounting and financial reporting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued, including the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). ASU 2020-04 is effective for the Company as of March 12, 2020 and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2020-04 and does not expect the adoption of ASU 2020-04 to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. |