There’s been a groundswell of investor funding in plant-based proteins. It hasn’t led to decreased meat consumption.

In mid-March, alternative-protein-promoting nonprofit Good Food Institute (GFI) released data showing that investment in the alt-meat market surged in 2020, hitting a record high of $3.1 billion. Companies focused on plant meats, eggs, and dairy (as opposed to fermentation and cell-based-meat ventures) accounted for the lion’s share of that windfall, taking in three times the … Continue reading There’s been a groundswell of investor funding in plant-based proteins. It hasn’t led to decreased meat consumption.