Planteneers used the recent IFFA meat and meat alternatives exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, to show visitors new prospects beyond the meat category. This year’s event showed that plant-based alternatives and hybrid products are increasingly a matter of course for the meat products industry.

With three flavor offerings, including Cracked Black Pepper, Applewood Smoke and Spicy Jalapeño, the new bacon products from OZO will satisfy the desire to wake up and enjoy the smell, sizzle and taste of bacon, but with zero cholesterol and less fat.

What does the future hold for plant-based meats and other alternative proteins? And what opportunities exist to drive plant-based product development?

Serving Chicago-style hot dogs for 59 years, Portillo’s is proving that you can "teach an old dog new tricks" by introducing its first-ever plant-based hot dog.

The new foods are the latest additions to Gardein's Ultimate Plant-Based collection, which debuted in 2020 with the arrival of the Ultimate Plant-Based Burger, and continued the following year with the first three Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'n items: tenders, nuggets and fillets.

Amidst turbulent economic conditions amplified by the pandemic, supply chain issues, and inflation, new data released by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), The Good Food Institute (GFI), and SPINS, shows US retail sales of plant-based foods grew 6.2% in 2021 over a record year of growth in 2020, bringing the total plant-based market value to an all-time high of $7.4 billion.

Beyond Meat Jerky offers a full-flavored, on-the-go snack experience that furthers Beyond Meat and PepsiCo's shared passion for creating products that are better for both people and the planet.

The law, which went into effect on Oct. 1, 2020, imposed fines of up to $500 per day for every marketing representation of plant-based meat products that use terms like “burger” and “sausage.” Under the law, plant-based meat products were prohibited from using those terms even when accompanied by clear modifiers like “vegan,” “veggie,” or “plant-based” on their labels. 

Amidst turbulent economic conditions amplified by the pandemic, supply chain issues, and inflation, new data released today by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), The Good Food Institute (GFI), and SPINS, shows US retail sales of plant-based foods grew 6.2% in 2021 over a record year of growth in 2020, bringing the total plant-based market value to an all-time high of $7.4 billion.

The International Food Information Council surveyed consumers for its 2021 annual Food & Health Survey. Prepared Foods looks specifically at consumer protein preferences and consumption patterns.