2022 Outlook of Plant-Based and Next Gen Protein
With plant-based products making deep inroads in 2021, many food industry insiders and investors expect plant-based foods to become an even larger part of our diet moving forward. With consumers increasingly focused on health and wellness, and ESG trends moving to the forefront of the national dialogue, does the plant-based category have the potential to overtake animal-based products? Or, will plant-based remain a niche category?
In this FI-exclusive webinar, we will provide an overview of the current state of the plant-based market and where it's headed in 2022 and beyond. Co-presenters Nik Modi of RBC Capital Markets and Darren Seifer of NPD will offer expert insight on the following areas:
• Consumer and demographic trends in key plant-based categories
• Current challenges in broad plant-based adoption
• Opportunities in innovation
• Latest investment trends
• Valuation considerations in the plant-based industry
• The rise of cell-based meats, and insect protein
Join us as we peer into the future of the plant-based and next-gen protein market.
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Sponsored by:
City National Bank an RBC Company
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Nik has consistently been ranked as one of the top analysts across the consumer space by Institutional Investor's All Star Analyst Survey. He has also been top rated across various analyst polls, including the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Forbes.
Seifer, who has been a food and beverage industry analyst at NPD since 2007, is a contributor to NPD’s annual “Eating Patterns in America,” which is an annual compilation of NPD’s ongoing food and foodservice research, and “Inside America’s Kitchens,” which explores the foods, beverages, appliances, and utensils households keep on hand, generational differences, and the future outlook for in-home food and beverage consumption. He is also the co-author of numerous other NPD food and beverage studies and reports.
Prior to joining NPD, Seifer was an analyst with IRI, where he spent more than seven years examining consumer packaged goods trends and worked with a variety of industry leaders covering dozens of food and beverage categories.
