Consumers are shifting away from strictly carnivorous diets, increasingly expanding into plant-based, flexitarian, vegetarian and omnivorous lifestyles. As Americans cut down on their meat intake, several companies are leading the charge in helping to ease that transition, ensuring that consumers have access to delicious foods while still cutting down on the amount of meat they eat.

Product launches worldwide featuring plant-based claims rose 63% between 2011 and 2015, and some 38% of US consumers spend at least one day a week eating meat-free, said Innova Market Insights’ Kara Nielsen during the Institute of Food Technologists’ recent annual meeting. Further, one out of every ten millennial consumers self-identifies as vegetarian or vegan, and with $1 trillion in buying power, millennials are responsible for a large slice of the American food purchasing landscape, Kate Good writes.

Food businesses respond with new products

Technological innovations among food entrepreneurs have helped create new offerings for those who want meatless options, and grocers are starting to expand their plant-based portfolios to cater to this growing trend. For instance, The Beyond Burger, a plant-based meat alternative from Beyond Meat, has […]