The research found that flexitarians, the key consumer group driving the growth of plant-based, are more critical of products versus vegan and vegetarian consumers.

The Very Good Food Company has increased retail distribution, with its Very Good Butchers products are now available in over 400 locations.

Artichokes are the lead ingredient, supported by a nutritious mix of spinach, quinoa and chickpeas.

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The cellular structures that protect meat and meat fibers during a rapid freeze do not exist for plant-based products. The crystal growth protections afforded to animal proteins are not natively present in plant-based systems.

Mission Barns, a producer of cultivated fat, completed the first-ever scaled-up manufacturing run of a product containing cultivated meat with its Mission Chorizo Sausage. This Chorizo is a blend of Mission Fat and plant-protein that together deliver all the succulence, sizzle and satisfaction you’d expect from a sausage but without the downsides common to conventional animal protein.

Field Roast's Plant-Based Pepperoni and Chao Creamery Creamy Original Shreds are now available at more than 500 Whole Foods Market locations across the U.S, making it easier for consumers to pick up everything they need for a plant-based pizza night during National Pizza Month.

Greenleaf Foods, owner of plant-based brands Lightlife and Field Roast, announced its Lightlife Plant-Based Burger, Plant-Based Breakfast Links and Plant-Based Breakfast Patties are now available at select Walmart locations nationwide. The plant-based breakfast items will be sold in the refrigerated breakfast meat section, the first time the retailer will offer a plant-based option in this area of the store, and the Lightlife Plant-Based Burger will be available in the frozen aisle.

Real Good Foods–a leader in nutritious yet delicious food that is high in protein, low in carbs, and crafted from real food ingredients–has launched a grain-free, plant-based sausage pizza in collaboration with the meat alternative powerhouse, Beyond Meat. 

Barvecue, producers of wood-smoked, plant-based proteins, has opened the world's largest plant-based smokehouse. The 10,000 square foot production facility, called Carolina Smokehouse, opens for production with an initial capacity of making 800,000 pounds of Barvecue a year and expects to employ 15 team members as production ramps up.