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Depending on the substitute/meat analogue, the amount of omnivore consumers is 80-95% from the sales data I've seen, so if we follow the data this is truly a consumer revolution, not a vegetarian or vegan revolution
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The concept of Fake meat has been around for a long time. What changed was the rise of a credible version of it. Impossible has been around for most of eight years; it took five years to get to a decent alternative. It took three to industrial-scale up, and now here we are.
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Richard Bulliett said a few years ago that [my words: after the identitarian nonsense (a substantially anglo phenomenon) burns itself out], [his words: Animal Rights would be the next big political battle ground], and likely beyond just the anglo world. Tick Tock Tick Tock
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It's driven by the buyers at national grocery chains & how good the sales reps are. I know the chef for one of the leading meat alternatives. His stories about meetings with buyers frequently feature the phrase "This is great! I can't tell it's not meat."
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My guess is that it’s more of a top down thing than a bottom up one. Institutions are signaling they care about the environment, just like all homeowners that put their recycling bin out.
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I wonder how much of the consumption from non-vegetarian or non-vegan consumers is motivated by ‘diet soda’ like considerations (regarding health and/or environmental impacts)? That is, I still want this, but I can get a version with less potential harms.