Climate Concerns Whet Appetite For Veggie Burgers In South Africa
In South Africa, a country where ‘braai’ all-day barbecuing is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural love of meat and hostility from the regulator.
That could be heartening for climate scientists, who say shifting diets from emissions-heavy meat and dairy towards more plant-based foods is vital to the fight against climate change.
Plant-based meat substitutes are growing by 6.5% a year and sales are expected to reach $561 million by 2023, according to Research and Markets – more than half Africa’s share of a global market forecast to hit $162 billion by 2030.
That is still pretty niche – South Africans spent $15 billion on meat products in 2018 and is now the world’s 9th biggest per capita consumer of beef.
The shift has so unnerved South Africa’s processed meat industry that in June it lobbed for – and got – a government ban on plant-based products using words like ‘nugget’, ‘sausage’ or ‘burger’ on packaging.
The agriculture department at the time said the move was aimed at preventing consumer confusion. A spokesperson did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Related news
Annual Costs From Climate Change Set To Total €35 Trillion
A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research…
Read more >Displacing the voles and the invasive plant is a challenge at the same time
In the last hundred years, February and March have been…
Read more >SPAR South Africa is targeting both affluent and lower-income shoppers
South African grocery retailers are modifying their strategies to appeal…
Read more >Related news
Grilling cheese didn’t go up in smoke
The average price of grilling cheese is much higher (nearly…
Read more >What do shoppers say about the new retail tools?
At the beginning of the year, Consumer Panel Hungary GfK–YouGov asked panel…
Read more >Special foods ranking: 1. Diabetic, 2. Low-carb, 3. Lactose-free
Different special diets and foods are frequently discussed, and it…
Read more >