When Will Alternative Meats Go Mainstream?

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of alternative meats and features an interview with Bruce Friedrich about his new book on the subject.

Humans eat more than 550 metric tons of meat and seafood a year — a number that’s steadily climbing, and expected to do so until at least 2050. At the same time, scientists are working to develop plant-based and cultivated meats that deliver the same experience with more nutrition and at a lower cost. We talk to Good Food Institute founder and president Bruce Friedrich about his new book, “Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food— and Our Future.” Is alternative meat in your future, or even a reality for you today? Guests: Bruce Friedrich, founder and president, The Good Food Institute; author, Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity's Favorite Food--and Our Future" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Bruce Friedrich

Topics covered

• alternative meats
• plant-based food
• cultivated meats
• nutrition
• agricultural revolution

Keywords

• alternative meats
• plant-based
• cultivated meats
• nutrition
• food industry
• sustainability
• agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Good Food Institute

Books & works: Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity's Favorite Food--and Our Future

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