MeatingPod
MeatingPod is the podcast of Meatingplace, the premier magazine and news source for the meat and poultry processing industry, and of Alt-Meat, the only business information resource for the exploding alternative meat industry. Each week, our award-winning editorial teams put you in the room as we interview industry thought leaders in business, plant operations, marketing, science and technology on the topics that matter to our community. Tune in on Mondays and get the inside track on the people and processes that power the protein supply.
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Ep. 220: Its mid-2025 — Do you know where your alt-meats are?
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Meatingplace Magazine / Alt-Meat Magazine
After a white-knuckle first half of the year, the meat alternatives sector stares down the rest of calendar 2025 from a position of retail weakness. Sales trends that seemed poised to turn positive again at the end of last year, didn’t materialize, and dour consumer sentiment could easily drown other, more optimistic economic indicators.
Chris DuBois, Circana’s executive vice president and Perimeter Practice Leader, once again brings his insights to MeatingPod, discussing what’s happened so far this year, what he expects for the rest of 2025, and how alternative meat processors can be position themselves for retail sale now.