Plant Based news and trends

Sales Of Plant-Based Foods Hit $5B In 2019
Retail // March 04, 2020

Consumers’ appetites for plant-based food is apparently surging, as the market for those products hit a new high of $5 billion last year. That stems from year-over-year sales growth of 11.4 percent, according to the Plant-Based Foods Association (PBFA). The sales of plant-based foods climbed...

Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
Retail // February 12, 2020

There is really no way to interpret a pork rind – the fried skin of a pig – as a healthy snack. Per serving, which is a single unit, a pork rind has 154 calories, 515 milligrams of sodium, 27 milligrams of cholesterol and 9...

KFC To Offer Meatless Fried Chicken At Select Locations
Retail // January 30, 2020

Fried chicken fast-food restaurant KFC is partnering with Beyond Meat to bring meatless fried chicken to stores in Tennessee and North Carolina, according to a report by Reuters. Many brands are adding meatless products to their menus, as customers are increasingly seeking plant-based options when...

How Cafes Created The Momentum That Made Oat Milk 
Retail // August 20, 2019

Plant-based milks are incredibly trendy as of 2019, but are far from a new phenomenon. Soy milk (or something quite like it) has been on the menu in China since the 14th century, and an early variant on almond milk has been around since the Middle...

Quick Reads
US Meat Shortage Boosts Fortunes Of Plant-Based Meat Firms

May 05, 2020
Not every company is suffering as the world’s economy has come to a virtual standstill and the pandemic death toll rises. Beyond Meat Inc., a plant-based meat manufacturer, reported big gains Tuesday (May 5) in first-quarter sales — as things have only gotten better since the coronavirus pandemic has closed some traditional slaughterhouses and prompted […]

Sales Of Plant-Based Foods Hit $5B In 2019

March 04, 2020
Consumers’ appetites for plant-based food is apparently surging, as the market for those products hit a new high of $5 billion last year. That stems from year-over-year sales growth of...

KFC To Offer Meatless Fried Chicken At Select Locations

January 30, 2020
Fried chicken fast-food restaurant KFC is partnering with Beyond Meat to bring meatless fried chicken to stores in Tennessee and North Carolina, according to a report by Reuters. Many brands...