Prepared Foods invites you to see how Hormel Ingredient Solutions can bring the goodness of plant-based ingredients to your applications, with new Fully Cooked Traditional, Italian-Style, Breakfast-Style and Chorizo-Style Crumbles and Uncooked Ground.

“While an increasing number of consumers are choosing plant-based meat alternatives for sustainable and nutritional reasons, they still insist on the experience of traditional meat,” says Mark Stavro, senior director of marketing. “Fat is a fundamental driver of the sensory and culinary experience of meatless foods, and it takes the right ingredients, scale, and technical expertise to create high quality products for this growing category.”

As if we required further evidence that plant-based foods are dominating the food and beverage retail landscape, our Favorite Products Poll kicked off 2020 with a plant-based sausage in top ranks.

New data released by The Good Food Institute (GFI) and the Plant Based Foods Association shows US retail sales of plant-based foods continued to increase by double digits in 2019, growing 11% and bringing the total plant-based market value to $5 billion.

Gardein's new plant-based burger looks, cooks and smells like real meat for a satisfying burger experience with no sacrifices. 

Available in four flavors – Italian Style, Sweet Apple, Wild Mushroom, and Sunrise Trail Mix – High Peaks uses only clean ingredients and spices, creating a savory and rich flavor.

The new Plant-Based Burger by Tofurky is crafted using a combination of soy protein, vegetable protein, and wheat gluten and lightly seasoned with salt, onion, garlic, and black pepper.

This week at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Impossible Foods is serving up Impossible Pork Made from Plants and Impossible Sausage Made from Plants -- the startup’s first all-new products since the blockbuster Impossible Burger debuted in 2016.

DIGIORNO Rising Crust Meatless Supreme with SWEET EARTH Awesome Grounds and STOUFFER’S Meatless Lasagna with SWEET EARTH Awesome Grounds will help satisfy consumers looking for convenient and meat-free options.