GFI just published the first study of consumer attitudes towards plant-based products in Brazil. Nearly 30 percent of participants reported moving towards reducing consumption of animal products or already being vegetarian.
Tyson Ventures CFO Tom Mastrobuoni says investing in alternative proteins is central to Tyson's goal of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030. Mastrobuoni recently shared his thoughts on The Good Food Conference and the common ground between meat industry incumbents and alternative protein disruptors.
Plant-based food is taking root across China, from a plant-based food festival in Beijing to exciting announcements at the Food's Future Summit in Hong Kong and the 2050 China Food Tech Summit in Shanghai.
Following up on last year's market data, GFI is excited to share highlights of newly commissioned data from Nielsen on the U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods. Spoiler: total sales of plant-based foods now exceed $3.7 billion.
MorningStar Farms is finding opportunities to make more and more products fully plant-based while catering to everyone from the veggie-lover to the meat-lover. And we got to try them both at The Good Food Conference.
An article published in leading meat industry outlet Meatingplace makes a strong case for acknowledging "that change is going to happen in our industry and [we need to] prepare for it or, better yet, be a catalyst for it."
The Good Food Institute partnered with research organization Faunalytics to create a poll that would gauge public opinion regarding clean meat. Two-thirds of respondents were willing to try it, and a majority were willing to swap conventional meat out for clean meat.
Clean meat startups, traditional meat producers, investors, NGOs, and innovative food professionals gathered in Tel Aviv to discuss advancing clean meat product development in the Israeli innovation ecosystem.
One of Europe's largest poultry producers, the PHW Group, is appointing a board member for alternative proteins. The industry leader is giving "special emphasis to the field of alternative sources of protein both in-house and externally."
The Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) flew GFI's Innovation Specialist Aylon Steinhart to speak on "Disruptive Food Technology" in Seoul, South Korea.
