Plant-based sector momentum will be improved if meat and dairy alternatives do not try and imitate the names of animal-based products, the campaigner ProVeg International tells FoodNavigator... Listen now

Why are consumers turning away from plant-based meat? And how can industry renew excitement for the category?.. Read

The food industry has responded to bullish predictions of a boom in plant-based meat alternatives with a gold rush mentality. But as sales slow and interest dips, can advances in food science come to the rescue of a category that is struggling to live up to the hype? Katy Askew, MD at educational not-for-profit IFIS Publishing, investigates... Read

Despite the abundance of NPDs for plant-based meat in recent years, concerns about nutrition still resound in the sector. There are many nutrients, critics claim, that are difficult to find outside of animal products. One of these is B12. Yet it is possible for plant-based meat to contain B12, with some manufacturers including it in their products... Read

Can technological innovations help turn the tide on plant-based meat? We ask ingredient suppliers which technologies might be letting down the category, and what tools can be leveraged to reignite consumer excitement... Read

A recent Oxford University study explores various diets and their impact on the environment, advocating for the reduction in animal-based food consumption... Read

With research into cultivated meat becoming ever more abundant, a report from the Good Food Institute shows that funding is strong. However, a study from Stanford University reveals that traditional meat is still receiving more public funding, and a more favourable economic environment, than its alternative protein counterpart... Read

Unilever-owned The Vegetarian Butcher has partnered with döner producer The Düzgün Group to reinvent the traditional döner kebab with plant-based ingredients... Read

Meet GreenProtein AI: the non-profit leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning to help innovators improve the texture of their plant-based meat products... Read

This week, it was announced that revenue for plant-based meat brand Beyond Meat had fallen by more than 30%. Does this say more about Beyond Meat or the plant-based sector in general? Why are some consumers rejecting plant-based meat?.. Read