Meat Companies Aren’t Worried About Demand Amid Vegan-Burger Boom

The top executives at Brazil’s JBS SA and BRF SA say global demand for animal proteins will continue increasing for decades, buoyed by rising income levels and population growth in developing nations such as China and India.

Whole Foods CEO on Plant-Based Meat Boom: Good For the Environment but not For Your Health

August 22, 2019 Jade Scipioni, CNBC

Mackey, who has been a vegan for more than 20 years, isn’t sold on the health benefits of plant-based meats.

Hope Foods Takes Dips and Spreads Portfolio to the Next Level with NEW Plant-Based Cashew & Almond Dips

August 21, 2019 Hope Foods

Hope Foods, one of the nation’s leading plant-based dips and spreads brands, today announced a new line of Cashew & Almond Dips featuring plant-based versions of favorite dip flavors like French Onion, Red Pepper and even Chocolate.

Plant-Based Beyond Meat Products Help Aramark Drive Climate-Healthy Culinary Innovation

August 14, 2019 Aramark

With more and more consumers looking for plant-based meal options, Aramark chefs are using products, like Beyond Meat’s delicious burgers, sausage, crumbles and more, to expand menu selections and provide the choices that meet individual lifestyle and dietary preferences on college campuses, in hospitals and businesses, at schools and in ballparks nationwide.

Pork Giant Smithfield Pushes Into the Market For Plant Protein

Smithfield Foods, a $15 billion food company, is launching a new line of soy-based products under its Pure Farmland brand, including burgers, meatballs and breakfast patties, according to a statement on Monday.