Most ‘Meat’ Products Won’t Come From Animals by 2040

Monday, June 17, 2019
GoLocalWorcester News Team

According to a report by AT Kearney, industry experts predict that 60 percent of meat products consumed in 2040 will not be created through traditional animal slaughter.

Instead, a majority of meat products will be either plant-based alternatives or cultured meat.

An estimated $1 billion has already been invested in plant-based meat replacements through companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods.

Cultured meat prototypes have also been successfully produced by extracting cells from living animals and proliferating them with the use of a bioreactor. 

The report also noted that the disruption to the conventional meat industry will likely also be due to an increase in lifestyle trends, specifically veganism.