Bacon continues to be everyone’s favorite breakfast food and bacon was featured on 68% of fast-food menus in 2018, according to Datassential. Consumers are joining the flexitarian movement every day, and nearly three quarters of the ones we surveyed said they’d prefer their meat alternatives...
The plant-based market shows no signs of slowing down and companies and brands are greening up their portfolios with plant-based meat alternatives to attract mainstream consumers who want to add more options to their diets. Unfortunately, many consumers still have a negative perception when it...
As plant-based diets continue to rise in both popularity and consumer demand, taste remains the top concern when selecting plant-based alternatives, according to Mintel. Vegan Flavors is staying ahead of the game with our ever-expanding, delicious vegan flavor portfolio. We also work very closely with our...
The 81 million Millennials in the United States are connected, curious, and capable of driving consumer trends into the future. Resourceful and informed, they’re increasingly scrutinizing the brands that they purchase. They understand technology, where to go to get answers, and are desperate to flex...
Generation Z consumers, born between 1995 and 2015, are playing a major role in shaping the future of the food and beverage industry. These tech-savvy, entrepreneurial, diverse go-getters are directly impacting innovation in the food and beverage industry through their need for convenient solutions, health...
While many motivations exist for going vegan, health and animal welfare chief among them, studies have shown that there is a large economic component as well. It may not be the main reason, but the reality is that many consumers are benefiting financially by switching...
Plant-based meat alternative consumption is increasing, with more and more consumers incorporating them into their diets. Both retail and food service companies have joined the trend and have helped raise the profile of these products. Consumers are definitely responding, but according to consumer research we’ve...
Consumer demand for plant-based food continues to increase as large food producers and big-box stores invest more in the sector. No longer just for the vegan or vegetarian, today’s consumers have a growing appetite for plant-based foods. While taste tops the list of reasons to eat...
Consumers are becoming more plant-based While diets limiting meat, dairy and eggs used to be viewed as fads, many of today’s consumers, especially millennials, are shifting to plant-based eating. These consumers are choosing to view the entire body and world around them as a balanced system,...
Man's Plant-based Past Recent fad diets like paleo and the raw foods movement would have you believe that our earliest ancestors turned to animal meat for their main sources of protein. Research and archeological studies, however, suggest that early man turned to animal protein only during...