Plant-based food retail sales are growing 5x total food sales
Mary AllenThe U.S. retail market for plant-based foods is worth $4.5 billion, according to new SPINS data from GFI and PBFA.
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It’s a Perfect Day. Cellular ag brings us animal-free ice cream.
Mary AllenCowless dairy producer Perfect Day launched three limited-edition ice cream flavors today. Get the inside scoop. Pun intended.
Mississippi has criminalized the term “veggie burger.” Will the law hold up in court?
Mary AllenMississippi is banning terms like "vegan hot dog" and "plant-based meat" on packaging. Upton's Naturals, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), and the Institute for Justice (IJ) are challenging it in court.
Big Meat is giving plant protein a go
Mary AllenPerdue, Tyson, Hormel, and Nestle are responding to consumer demand for plant protein.
MorningStar Farms joins GFI in presenting the Good Food Conference
Mary AllenMorningStar Farms has been reimagining the center of the plate for more than 40 years and continues to help move the market towards a healthy, sustainable, and just food system.
Perdue announces blended chicken products
Mary AllenNuggets, patties, and tenders just got some plant power.
Tempeh is newly credited in child nutrition programs
Mary AllenSchool lunches and child care lunches and suppers must include meat or meat alternates — and now tempeh is a viable option for them.
Dispatch from Plant Based World
Mary AllenThe marathon of insight-rich panels and discussions with plant-based meat and dairy brands elevated two clear themes: 1) we've got consumer demand on lock; 2) the next major industry need is increasing production capacity.
Watch Bruce Friedrich’s TED Talk on plant-based and cultivated meat
Mary AllenGFI Executive Director Bruce Friedrich explains how new forms of meat production can help address some of the greatest global challenges of our time.
World’s third largest meat producer Cargill invests in Aleph Farms’ cell-based steak
Mary AllenCargill participated in Aleph Farms' Series A funding round, which raised $11.65 million for the cell-based steak producer. Jon Nash, president of Cargill Protein-North America, said, "We have a responsibility to look at all innovations that can help us feed the world."