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Plant-based watch: What’s the latest on plant-based in food and beverages
Whether for animal welfare, environmental, or health and wellbeing reasons, consumer interest in plant-based eating has been on an upwards trajectory since it first rose to prominence around a decade ago. What was once considered the lifestyle choice of the few has grown so significantly in popularity that it is now very much considered mainstream.And
Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust
Over the past three years, the plant-based meat industry has experienced a major reversal in vibes. Sales boomed in the early months of the pandemic, as slaughterhouse shutdowns disrupted conventional meat supply chains and shoppers started trying out meatless burgers, sausages, and seafood instead. Between 2018 and 2021, total sales of plant-based foods in the
Plant-based: Mitigating against ingredient bottlenecks to disrupt 6% of global meat market
Demand for plant-based meat alternatives is on the rise. Within just eight years from now, in 2030, it is estimated a minimum of 25m metric tons of plant-based meat is required to meet annual global market demand.At this point, plant-based meat sales are predicted to comprise roughly 6% of the global meat market.What ingredients targets…
Why a plant-based food company started the first TikTok scavenger hunt featuring Gronk just in time for the Super Bowl
January 28, 2022 by Michael Bürgi Did you know that people consume in the neighborhood of 1.4 billion chicken wings during and around the Super Bowl? That stat — appetizing to some, horrifying to others — is what convinced a small plant-based meatless company called LikeMeat to launch its new plant-based, faux-chicken wing food, Like…
Plant-based diets + rewilding provides “massive opportunity” to cut CO2
Enlarge / We'd like to replace you with a forest.By shifting to more plant-rich diets, wealthy nations could cut their agricultural emissions by 61 percent—and sequester nearly 100 gigatons of CO2 equivalent if the surplus farmland is left to rewild. The global food system is the second-biggest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs), accounting for…
What’s next in plant-based? Nestlé accelerates innovation with new shrimp and egg alternatives
Nestlé is expanding its plant-based portfolio with the test launch of two new products in Europe – plant-based alternatives to egg and shrimp.Made from soy protein, canola oil, omega 3 fatty acids, carrot juice and 'natural flavourings', the plant-based egg replacer will be launched under the Garden Gourmet vEGGie brand. The product is vegan and…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Plant-based burgers have soared in popularity over the past couple of years. Are these meat alternatives healthier for you than the real thing? Introducing more plant-based foods in your diet is a good thing, says Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietitian nutritionist, but pay attention to the ingredients. It looks…