Best of Business Wars Daily | Plant-Based Food on A Roll | 6
Business Wars
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4.6 • 13.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Plant-based foods are no longer a tiny niche market. Consumers are hungry for more and even fast-food giants are eating up the trend. On this episode, we're joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Haddon and comedy writer Halle Kiefer to look at stories about the changing food industry from our sister show, Business Wars Daily.
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| 0:19.5 | The number of fast food and fast casual chains offering meat alternatives has exploded. |
| 0:25.2 | Everywhere from long john silvers to Panda Express, now features plant-based or fake meat |
| 0:30.1 | options on their menus. |
| 0:31.9 | You can even get oat milk soft-survised cream as plant-based milk giants like Oatley |
| 0:37.4 | mustle in on Big Dairy's turf. |
| 0:40.0 | 62% of American households are currently buying plant-based products according to the |
| 0:44.4 | Plant Based Foods Association. |
| 0:46.4 | That's a seismic shift in consumer behavior. |
| 0:50.2 | It's not just concerned for animal welfare that's motivating the change. |
| 0:54.3 | Lexitarians are a growing segment too, people trying to consume less meat and dairy to reduce |
| 0:59.4 | their carbon footprint and brands that aren't vegan or vegetarian are taking note too. |
| 1:05.4 | They are capitalizing on climate change anxiety by proclaiming themselves carbon neutral |
| 1:10.6 | on their packaging. |
| 1:12.6 | Are we reaching a tipping point where the eco-conscious and health-conscious companies |
| 1:17.0 | went out? |
| 1:18.6 | Here with us to contemplate that question and more, Heather Hadden, a reporter for the Wall Street |
| 1:23.3 | Journal and comedy writer and podcast host, Halley Keifer, and we'll also be looking |
| 1:28.1 | back at some of our best food industry stories from our sister show Business Wars Daily |
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