Plant-based meat sales grew at a faster rate than animal-based meat both at the mid-March peak of coronavirus panic buying in the United States, and in the subsequent month. Plant-based meat grew by 148 percent over the previous year, during peak panic buying, while animal-based meat sales grew by 99 percent.
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Retail sales growth of plant-based meat during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States in March and April 2020
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PBFA. (May 26, 2020). Retail sales growth of plant-based meat during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States in March and April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120763/coronavirus-plant-based-meat-retail-sales-growth-us/
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Retail sales growth of plant-based meat during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States in March and April 2020 [Graph], PBFA, May 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120763/coronavirus-plant-based-meat-retail-sales-growth-us/