Packaged Facts reveals that only 6% of Baby Boomers claim to eat flexitarian diets, while 13% of Generation Z considers themselves flexitarian, showing the trend is especially prominent in young people.

Looking more closely at new product trends, it's clear that meat, poultry and seafood processors are addressing consumer interests in flavor and new food experiences. Still more new products help operators address back-of-house labor issues and consumers' concerns about ethical sourcing and sustainability.

Prior to the launch of UNCUT’s new turkey and chicken burger options, consumers have been limited to plant-based beef burger taste and textures.

Only 21.6% of US households are purchasing meat alternatives, but that’s up 1.6% from last year.

The food technology startup combines scientific innovation with ingredients from nature to create wholesome and nutritious food, restore natural ecosystems and feed a growing population sustainably.

Traceability and wholesome, better-for-you attributes represent just one of several key themes across today's retail meat, poultry and seafood categories. Other dominant trends involve snacking, flavor and convenience.

According to Euromonitor International, 24% of the surveyed global consumers are trying to cut down their meat intake, driving sales of global meat substitutes to reach $19.5 billion in 2018.

The new plant-based burger, which is made in Canada*, will be featured as part of Kelseys’ core menu within the “Burly Burgers” section starting June 3, 2019 at all 70 Kelseys locations across Ontario; St. John’s, Newfoundland; Moncton, New Brunswick; and Calgary, Alberta.

At this year’s IFT Food Expo in New Orleans, Hydrosol, one of the world’s leading suppliers of stabilizing and texturing systems, is presenting the latest generation of functional systems and all-in compounds for making plant-based burger patties, cold cuts and sausages, as well as vegan alternatives to pizza cheese, cream cheese and sour cream. 

The fifth equity funding round since Impossible Foods launched in 2011 is intended to accelerate the company’s rapid scale-up, including accelerated hiring and capacity expansion at the company’s Oakland, plant. In total, the foodtech startup has raised more than $750 million.