Plant-based by numbers (USA): Continued declines for alt meat, more positive news for alt dairy – GFI April 19, 2024 Elaine Watson US retail sales of plant-based meat fell 12% in 2023 with units down 19%, while plant-based milk sales were up 1% with units down 8%.
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🎥Terviva’s strategic pivot: ‘The development cycles of our tech are longer than the economic cycles in which we operate’
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Mushroom vertical farming company Smallhold files for bankruptcy; firm in ‘worse financial shape than previously disclosed’
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