All Meat alternatives articles – Page 6
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RankingsMeat-free 2023: Plant-based feels brunt of tight budgets
Overall, the category has lost 4.2% of its volumes, and £38.4m of its value
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Category ReportAre the wheels falling off for plant-based?
Oatly is racing an old US milk truck to poke fun at outdated dairy habits. But sales data shows plant-based has its own challenges
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2023: Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
This Juicy Marbles line looked to replicate a “whole muscle” steak texture
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NewsBeyond Meat to axe staff in turnaround attempt
Embattled vegan brand Beyond Meat is planning to axe 19% of its non-production employees in a move to drastically reduce costs
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NewsQuorn owner hit by cost hikes and falling demand in meat-free
Quorn parent Marlow Foods has plunged into the red as soaring costs, falling demand for plant-based in supermarkets and one-off redundancy charges hit the Monde Nissin-owned group.
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NewsVFC Foods expands plant-based offering with acquisition of Clive’s Purely Plants
VFC’s move follows the rescue of Meatless Farm in June
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NewsThis targets profitability after heavy losses
Meat alternative producer This is targeting profitability by 2025 as it shifts focus from hyper-growth to improving margins following heavy losses.
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NewsBetter Nature appoints non-exec as it launches fresh funding round
Plant-based challenger Better Nature has strengthened its board and kicked off a crowdfunding campaign as it continues to push tempeh into the mainstream
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Comment & OpinionConsolidation in the plant-based meat market is inevitable
Plant-based is following the trend of any exciting, high-growth nascent category, says Mark Turner, MD at This
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Range PreviewNo sushi? Explore Waitrose’s Japan Menyū range
Curated with Japanese food experts, the range includes ready meals, centrepieces, sides and snacks
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NewsThis sells stake to ITV for TV ad campaign
Plant-based brand This has sold a minority stake to ITV in return for up to £4m worth of advertising across the station’s channels
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NewsCultivated fat farm launches in central London
Back fat cells taken from a single pig – now ‘running around happily in a field’ – are being cultivated to eventually produce around 10 tonnes of fat a year at the facility
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: VFC’s Adam Lyons on racing, heights and chicken lives saved
‘We have a chicken life saved counter on our website. If I am ever having a bad day and feeling a little overwhelmed I just look at that’
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Comment & OpinionDoes La Vie have what it takes to survive UK plant-based?
Can La Vie entertain its consumers in a UK plant-based market that is currently walking the tightrope?
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Comment & OpinionHow ideation workshops could solve plant-based woes
An effective ideation process can help suppliers and retailers collaborate, says Gina Overton, director of Bridgethorne
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Enough save the reputation of plant-based alt meats?
The food tech business plans to produce masses of mycoprotein
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Analysis & FeaturesSeven meat alternative brands that couldn’t stand the heat
It’s been a tough couple of years for meat-free brands, and it’s all come to a head in the last few months
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Category ReportIs there still an appetite for plant-based meat?
Despite some high-profile exits from alt meat, a wealth of big brands remain ambitious – and smaller players are also aiming to make a mark
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NewsEnough secures €40m to produce cheaper meat-free products
The sustainable meat-free ingredients group has raised the funding to boost capacity at its factory
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Comment & OpinionPlant-based will return to growth. The only question is how
Rumours of the death of plant-based meat alternatives are greatly exaggerated