Beyond Meat's blockbuster year has ignited the plant-based food industry. Here are 6 companies that have launched fake 'meat' products to compete.

Tyson Foods was a former investor in Beyond Meat, but sold its 6.52% share in April and decided to make its own plant-based products. It's since launched Raised & Rooted, a line of products which includes vegan meat alternatives as well as ones that blend meat and plant-based protein.

Tyson also recently announced that its venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, is investing in a plant-based shrimp company called New Wave Foods. The startup makes plant-based shrimp from plants such as seaweed and soy protein.

MorningStar Farms, a brand owned by Kellogg, announced this week the launch of new additions to its existing plant-based portfolio — Incogmeato by MorningStar Farms. Incogmeato is a "next-gen product line" that includes a "ready-to-cook plant-based burger" and fully prepared plant-based "Chik'n" tenders and nuggets.

Kroger announced that it had plans for its own lines of plant-based products in early September, CNBC reported. The line, named Simple Truth, will launch in the fall of 2019 and include plant-based burgers, cookie dough, pasta sauce, sausage, deli slices and more.

Kroger also sells Just Egg, a plant-based liquid egg substitute made from mung beans, in 2,100 stores across the US.

In June, shares of Beyond Meat tanked when Nestle announced that it would launch its own veggie burger in the US in the fall. The burger comes from Nestle's Sweet Earth Brand and is called the "Awesome Burger."

Nestle is not stranger to the plant-based meat world. It offers a soy-and-wheat-based burger in Europe and its "Incredible Burger" is available at McDonald's in Germany.

Conagra Brands recently purchased Pinnacle Foods and in the acquisition took ownership of Gardein, a line of plant-based meat alternatives.

Analysts have called the Gardein brand the only "silver lining" in the company portfolio, especially after it announced fourth quarter earnings that fell short of expectations.

Hormel Foods launched its own line of plant-based meat alternatives in September. The line, called Happy Little Plants, includes a ground plant-based protein alternative.

Hormel also offers plant-based pizza topping items and the Applegate Blend Burger, which combines organic meat and mushrooms.