Meat Giant Hormel Looking to Invest in Vegan Meat Market


In a recent interview, Applegate president John Ghingo said: “We’re a brand that is always looking for better solutions and how do we continue to make progress. We are definitely considering creating new products. He added that plant-based meat alternatives were a “really interesting space.

Bloomberg identifies concerns about health, animal welfare, and the environment as key factors in the growing plant-based food market.

Investing in plant-based and clean meat alternatives is a wise business move considering how many people are ditching animal products.

Recently, Y Combinator, the startup accelerator company behind Airbnb, Reddit, Dropbox, and Instacart, announced it was looking to invest in clean meat startups set to take on the meat industry.

In 2016, Tyson Ventures made an undisclosed investment in plant-based protein company Beyond Meat. Tyson CEO Tom Hayes remarked, “Plant-based protein is growing almost, at this point, a little faster than animal-based, so I think the migration may continue in that direction.

Earlier this year, Tyson invested in clean meat company Memphis Meats. This was the second time a major meat producer backed the company. The first was Cargill, which made history in 2017 with its landmark investment. Memphis Meats is known for creating real beef burgers without cows and the world’s first chicken and duck meat without animal slaughter.

The meat industry can no longer ignore the wave of people dropping animal products in favor of a healthy, sustainable, and compassionate vegan diet. According to GlobalData, there were six times as many vegans in America in 2017 as in 2014, and Allied Market Research predicts that the meat substitute market will grow 8.4 percent from 2015, potentially reaching $5.2 billion globally by 2020.

More people enjoying vegan food is great news for the billions of animals who suffer at factory farms. Cows, pigs, chickens, and fish raised and killed for food are subjected to unthinkable cruelties: tiny, filthy cages; horrific mutilations; and violent slaughter.

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