Have meat alternatives just solved their price problem?
Published on The Grocer
The price gap between meat and plant-based alternatives is closing. Is this the good news plant-based has been looking for?
Debate around the take-up if plant-based diets often ends up focusing on cost. Putting aside beans, pulses and other cheaper options, attention tends to land on processed meat alternatives and the idea that plant-based diets come at a premium.
Last week, we reported on research hat showed that gap may finally be closing. Indeed, in some cases plant-based products are now cheaper. The report by the Good Food Institute found that at Tesco, plant-based meatballs were 41% cheaper than their beef, lamb and pork equivalents, while plant-based mince was almost a third (29%) cheaper than traditional minced meat.
Published on The Grocer, 15th May 2026.
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