The environmental burden of differing dietary choices and practices is highly debated. Most consumers are familiar with the journey of a burger patty to their plate: someone purchases the raw patty at a grocery store, prepares it at home, then places it (usually) between two buns and adds whatever toppings and condiments they so choose. […]
First Name Basis You’ve heard of Beyond Meat, the plant-based brand that produces McDonalds’ infamous McPlant patty in the UK, but have you heard of Vivera, Raised & Rooted, or Plant Ever? Plant-based meat brands other than familiar innovators Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have increasingly entered the scene, many from an unlikely origin: the […]
Despite its economic and political muscle, the meat industry has not been able to fully control the narrative or public policy around plant-based meat alternatives. Unlike its UK dairy counterpart, which successfully lobbied to prevent the use of “milk” to describe non-dairy milk alternatives, the UK meat industry tried and failed to pass legislation that […]
Who Is Dot? Dot Foods is the largest food redistribution company in North America. The company was founded by Robert and Dorothy Tracy in 1960. It is still family owned, and several family members serve in various roles throughout the company. Every week, Dot trucks deliver food and non-food products to thousands of distributors across […]
The demand for plant-based foods has never been stronger, and shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, the total plant-based market value in the U.S. is now around $7 billion, according to data from the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), The Good Food Institute, and SPINS. Consumers are hungry for healthier, more humane and […]
It was not long ago that a plant-based eater had to make a separate trip to a natural and organic store like Whole Foods to find a real selection of meat, dairy and other alternatives. This is no longer the case, thanks to recent programs launched by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) in partnership […]
Since the explosion of non-dairy milk, definitions of milk have been in flux and highly debated. The dairy industry has seen a decrease in cow milk consumption for decades, and Big Dairy blames the rise of plant-based products for this trend. But plant-based milks alone do not explain dairy’s decline. Nevertheless, lobbyists and dairy farmers […]