Your 2019 reading list: Plant-based and clean meat essentials
With plant-based meat sweeping the 2019 trend forecasts and clean meat racing closer to commercialization every day, this is the opportune moment to ensure you’re well-versed in the science, technology, policy, and innovation behind planet-friendly proteins.
This starter kit for sustainable protein includes everything from GFI’s peer-reviewed publications on the science of plant-based and clean meat to regulatory insights and updates. Find a sampler platter below:
Meat by the Molecule: Making Meat with Plants and Cell
GFI Senior Scientist Dr. Liz Specht takes to the pages of The Biochemist to explain plant-based and clean meat.
Nielsen data commissioned by GFI shows retail sales of plant-based foods that directly replace animal products have grown 17% in the past year to over $3.7 billion. Plant-based meat sales are up 23%.
Overfishing across the globe has driven numerous ocean ecosystems to the point of collapse. This white paper highlights opportunities to advance plant-based and clean seafood solutions.
Soymilk, black bean burgers, peanut butter—this concise factsheet cites relevant case law to document that plant-based companies have a First Amendment right to clear communication with consumers.
So-called “alt-meat” isn’t just for the vegetarians and vegans anymore. As Senior Marketing Manager Caroline Bushnell told Fast Company, “In the last few years, as we’ve seen more companies innovating and thinking of their market base as all consumers and meat eaters.”
This is the opportune moment to ensure you’re well-versed in the innovation, science, technology, and policy behind planet-friendly proteins. Here’s that link again.