Plant-based bacon, chorizo, and chunks – here’s what this Chicago-based company brings to SA

Retailers, fast-food chains, and VCs may be getting a bit pickier about the companies and proteins they bet on in 2022. Brands will need to adjust their strategies to keep up.

Argentina, a country famed for its beef culture and one of the highest levels of meat consumption in the world, is seeing plant-based meat production reach unprecedented levels. 

Spanish meat alternatives brand Heura has more than doubled the number of households that consume its plant-based products compared to the same period of last year. 

Barclays analyst Benjamin Theurer boosted his rating and price target on Beyond Meat Monday, noting "more positives than negatives" for the plant-based food group.