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US Meat Alternatives – Market Dynamics 2025
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Consumers are still buying plant-based proteins, but mostly as a complement to animal products, highlighting room to grow through better taste, value and everyday use. Naira Sato, Head of Latam…
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US Meat Alternatives – Market Dynamics 2025

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  1. MARKET DYNAMICS

    • Market context
    • Market drivers
    • Lack of clarity creates confusion for manufacturers, marketers and consumers
    • Extremes in vegetarian/vegan foodservice reinforce the need to answer a broader swath of consumers
    • Consumer finances holding strong, but for how long?
    • Consumer attitudes on cultivated meats somewhat optimistic, though could be conceptual given limited availability
    • Market size and forecast
    • Plant-based market remains substantial
    • Retail sales and forecast of plant-based proteins
    • Graph 1: total retail sales and forecast of plant-based proteins, 2019-30
    • Retail sales and forecast of plant-based proteins
    • Market segmentation
    • Frozen vs refrigerated dynamics
    • Retail sales of plant-based proteins, by segment
    • Graph 2: total retail sales and forecast of plant-based proteins, by segment, at current prices, 2019-30
    • Retail sales of plant-based proteins, by segment
    • Market share/brand share
    • Leading brands and competitive shifts
    • Sales of plant-based proteins, by company
    • Sales of frozen meat substitutes, by company
    • Sales of refrigerated meat substitutes, by company
  2. APPENDIX

    • Market definition
    • Consumer research methodology
    • Generations
    • Forecast methodology
    • Forecast fan chart methodology
    • Retail sales and forecast of plant-based proteins, at inflation-adjusted prices
    • Retail sales and forecast of refrigerated meat substitute, at inflation-adjusted prices
    • Retail sales and forecast of frozen meat substitute, at inflation-adjusted prices

This Market Dynamics report features market data extracted from Mintel’s US Plant-based Proteins Market Report 2025. Giving you direct access to key market information and analysis from our category experts. This report is ideal for those looking for a topline summary of the US meat alternatives market. The full US report is available to purchase here.

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