The plant-based diet trend is creating opportunities for a wide range of plant-based foods such as plant-based meat and dairy alternatives. However, for plant-based meat and dairy alternatives to secure the loyalty of the mass market, there are some key challenges for producers to address around attributes such as taste, cost, naturalness, and nutrition. This presentation reviews three ingredients that hold the potential to deliver meat and dairy alternatives that start to address some of the key challenges to consumer acceptance of these foods.

Speaker:

Emma Schofield - Senior Analyst - Global Food Science, Mintel

Emma Schofield’s role at Mintel covers general nutrition, health and wellness, ingredients and additives, and food labelling and regulatory developments that may impact NPD. Emma prepares strategic insight and analysis that answers clients' questions on topics such as sugar reduction, clean label, and plant-based dieting, which helps clients to drive their NPD pipelines forward and create a competitive advantage.