Hardly anyone will be surprised at hearing that veganism and abstaining from the use of animal products in diet has become a current trend. No matter whether you are vegan, flexitarian, animal lover or ecologist, or you just like vegetarian meals, you might like the following data from recent years.
- Worldwide: Australia was the most popular country for veganism in 2018, according to Google Trends, followed by the UK and New Zealand.
- USA: The number of vegans in America grew by 600% from nearly 4 million in 2014 to 19.6 million in 2017.
- USA: 1 in 3 Americans have stopped or reduced their meat consumption.
- USA: 400 million fewer animals were killed in 2014 compared to 2007 because people were eating less animal products.
- USA: There were as many people searching for vegan Thanksgiving recipes as there were people searching for turkey Thanksgiving recipes in November 2018.
- USA: Egg company Cal-Maine Foods reported a $74m loss due to vegan egg alternatives.
- USA: US retail sales of plant-based foods that directly replace animal products grew by 8.1% in the 12 months to August 2017. This is compared with a fall in sales of 0.2% for all foods sold across American grocery stores. Plant-based cheese alternatives were the fastest-growing category, enjoying an 18% growth.
- USA: Vegan milk is predicted to represent almost a half (40%) of the dairy and dairy alternative beverages industry by 2021 – up from 25% in 2016. The non-dairy industry is predicted to be worth $28 billion – a staggering growth from only $6 billion in 2016.
- USA: A 2013 Mintel survey showed that US consumers try meat alternatives for the following reasons: 33% – I think they are healthy; 31% – I enjoy the taste; 31% – I am trying to reduce my meat consumption; 30% – I’m adding protein to my diet; 23% – I’m adding variety to my meals.
- USA: Non-dairy milk accounts for 40% of all milk sales. Source: Gallup
- Europe: Europe was the largest market for meat substitutes in 2016, accounting for 39% of global sales.
- Germany: Germany is the global leader at vegan product development and launches, accounting for 15% of global vegan introductions between July 2017 and June 2018.
- Germany: One in ten consumers buy meat alternatives, rising to one in five for Germans in the 16-24 age group. In 2005, only 1% of Germans considered themselves vegetarians; this rose to 7% in 2018.
- Sweden: Sweden saw its largest decrease in meat consumption for 30 years with a 2.6% drop in people eating meat in 2017.
- Italy: Italy had the fastest growing vegetarian population over 2011-2016 with a growth of 94.4%.
- Italy: Around half of Italian consumers say they are lowering their red meat intake, while 24% say they are increasing the amount of vegetarian processed foods in their diet.
- Poland: Around 60% of Poles said they planned to cut back on their meat consumption in 2018.
- Australia: Australia’s packaged vegan food market is currently worth almost $136 million and is set to reach $215 million by 2020.
- Southeast Asia: Between 2012 and 2016, new vegetarian and vegan product launches increased by 140% and 440% respectively in Southeast Asia alone.
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