Eateries and grocery stores respond to the changing desires of consumers who are moving away from eating meat.
According to Nielsen IQ, fresh fruit sales in grocery stores have climbed nearly 11 percent and fresh vegetables 13 percent since 2019.
While only a tiny percentage of Americans are true vegans or vegetarians — in a 2018 Gallup poll, 5 percent said they were vegetarians — that’s not the public these new businesses and products are chasing. Grocery stores respond to the changing desires of consumers who are moving away from eating meat.
