Study: Plant-based foods industry contributes $13.7B to U.S. economy
Incomes in the plant-based foods sector average $59,400, which is about $13,000 higher than the average U.S. income.
The Plant Based Foods Association, San Francisco, published an economic analysis of the industry’s contribution to the nation’s jobs, sales output and tax base. The report estimates that the $4.9 billion plant-based food industry creates more than 60,000 jobs that pay a total of $3.6 billion in income each year.
Incomes in the plant-based foods sector average $59,400, which is about $13,000 higher than the average U.S. income, according to report author Jon Haveman, principle of Marin Economic Consulting, Marin County, Calif.