In an increasingly familiar refrain, alternative meat, poultry and seafood sales at retail saw slight increases in sales value in July, but further erosion, overall, in volume sales.
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This item is contributed by Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics LLC, based on her research.
Total plant-based meat alternatives
Combined refrigerated and frozen plant-based meat alternatives generated $120 million in the five weeks ending July 31, 2022. This meant a year-on-year increase of 7.6% versus July 2021 levels in dollars, but both units and volume fell behind year-ago levels. The dollar gains were boosted by the inflation predominantly seen in frozen (not…