One in five British people are COVID-19 Cut meat consumption during lockdown

According to a survey conducted by the Vegetarian Association of 3,682 British adults between April 10 and April 22, COVID-19 One in five UK residents have reduced meat during the pandemic. The survey also showed that during this period, 15 ％UK consumers have reduced their intake of milk and eggs. After an unprecedented success of veganism (with a commitment of 400,000 by January 2020), and the emergence of many vegan products in recent months, many consumers have COVID-19 It’s no surprise that the transition to plant alternatives during the pandemic, whether for convenience, expense, or out of concerns about its own well-being, the environment and animal rights, said Matt Turner, a spokesman for the Vegetarian Association. Among consumers who reduce meat and milk intake, 41 ％People do this because their preferred item is not found in the store, and 43 ％People do this for health, environmental or animal rights reasons.

Half of the consumers who buy plant-based meat say they will COVID-19 Buy again after the lockdown is over, and 42 of the consumers who try almonds and soy milk respectively ％and 54 ％Plan to buy these products again. Turner said: Many Britons try these alternatives for the first time and enjoy them so much that they intend to keep them in the basket when we return to normal time. The items they purchased didn’t appear again a few months ago, but now seeing these great vegan alternatives become the new normal.

because COVID-19 Spread among workers, the earliest meat shortage in the country is expected to affect grocery stores early this week as 20 slaughterhouses nationwide have been closed or temporarily shut down. Some researchers predict that COVID-19 During this period (especially in the case of insufficient inventory of animal products), consumers will turn to plant-based meat as a viable alternative that is not related to animal-derived diseases, resulting in the development of the plant-based meat industry to reach $3.6 billion in 2020 and $4.2 billion in 2021.