Despite the popularity of companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, meat consumption around the world continues to rise.
— are making plant-based protein products for the masses, and the outlook appears promising.
Fast food chains, including Carl's Jr. and White Castle have introduced vegetarian burgers on their menus andIn London, salad and sandwich chain Pret a Manger is testing vegetarian-only locations, while co-working companyThen there are movements such as "Meatless Monday," which encourages people to adopt vegetarian diets at the start of each week, and "Veganuary" — a movement which saw a record 250,000 people pledge to eat vegan for the month of January.
Yet, some critics argue there is no conclusive evidence that alternatives have better nutritional value than real meat. "We can't really market it ... as necessarily better for you, because we don't know," former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman told CNBC's"Some people eat it. It certainly won't hurt you. It can be very tasty. But it doesn't mean it's better for you," he said.
The average person in China, for instance, went from consuming just nine pounds of meat per year in 1961, to 137 pounds per year in 2013"As countries get wealthier, there's a tendency to eat more meat as a sign of wealth, as a sign of like, 'I can afford it,'" said Lily Ng, CEO of Foodie, a food magazine and online platform based in Hong Kong.Although, countries including the U.S. and the U.K.
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