Here’s where to find out the latest business news about plant-based companies, a growing segment of the food market.
Plant-Based Business News
Sales of Plant-Based Food Have Grown 54% to $7.4 Billion Since 2018
The plant-based food market continues to grow and has outpaced sales of other food categories in recent years. The Good Food Institute (GFI) released a report that sales of plant-based food hit $7.4 billion this year, growing by 54 percent since 2018 while the total food market only increased sales by 2 percent over the same period.
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The Best New Vegan Products of 2022 and Where to Find Them
With a major influx of vegan brands and established food companies developing new plant-based products, the number of choices on the shelf is already overwhelming. Natural Products Expo West 2022, the largest annual show of its kind, is where brands come from around the world to debut new and upcoming products and give away tons of samples for retail buyers, journalists. This past wee...
Splendid Spoon Gets $12 Million Investment to Expand US Delivery
For years, pre-made vegan meals that were healthy and delivered to your doorstep remained elusive, which is why Nicole Centeno started Splendid Spoon back in 2013, to give people the chance to eat healthy, plant-based meals at home. Now as Splendid Sp...
Sir Paul McCartney Just Invested in This New Vegan Chicken. Where to Try It.
TiNDLE, the newest entry into the vegan chicken market, is set to launch this week, after much anticipation and an unprecedented amount of pre-market funding. The company raised over $100 million, even before the first bite had been sold to the American public...
Now You Can Invest in a Plant-Based Climate-Friendly Fund, Via This New ETF
The time to invest in the future is now. At least that's what the founders of a new fund for plant-based and sustainable companies are betting on. A company called VegTech Invest just announced that it will be offering its first global ETF (which stands for exchange-traded fund) of publically-traded plant-based companies entitled VegTech Plant-Based Innovation & Climate ETF with the ticker EA
The Top 10 Food Trends for 2022: Vegan Seafood, Mycoprotein and More
We ended 2020 wanting Covid to just be over and betting on plant-based chicken. Now, with so much plant-based chicken everywhere, we finish up 2021 still wanting Covid to be over – and a whole new set of exciting plant-based food options on the horizon. Here are
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Future Meat Secures Largest Investment in Cultured Meat, $347 Million
The cultured meat market just reached another milestone as Israel-based Future Meat Technologies (FMT) closes the biggest funding round in industry history. The food tech company revealed that it secured $347 million during its Series B funding round, signifying rapid acceptance and growth within the alternative protein sector.
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The Top Innovations of the Year in Plant-Based and Vegan Foods
This year can’t end fast enough, as far as many people are concerned, but the exception is the plant-based food industry, which took big leaps forward in 2021, specifically in food tech innovations, new product development, and the sheer numbers of people eating more vegan foods.
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These Fast Food Chains Added Vegan Options to the Menu in 2021
Whether driven by environmental concerns or health reasons, plant-based food has been propelled into the international spotlight. People all over the world have leaned towards vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diets as plant-based foods prove to be an attractive nutritional source while promoting new sustainable standards...
Two Tyson Executives Move to Beyond Meat After 30 Years in the Industry
Following nearly three decades at meat giant Tyson Foods, top executives Bernie Adcock and Doug Ramsey just announced their transition to vegan meat brand Beyond Meat. By leaving the meat giant, the two executives signify the rising shift towards plant-based protein as sustainable growth accelerates worldwide...