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Plant-based foods were undoubtedly the food trend of 2019, and doesn’t look to be stopping anytime soon. While meat sales were up only 2% last year, demand in plant-based meats shot up an astonishing 24%. Do the options out there taste the same? Plant-based meat substitutes offer a texture, flavor, and appearance very similar to meat, but can be substantially healthier! People can just not get enough of plant based foods and neither can investors.
Plant based food and beverage start-ups have raised more than $17 billion since 2009. Beyond Meat was the only publicly traded company a little over a year ago and its stock soared to 163% in the first day of trading. As of July 2020, Beyond Meat is valued at USD $8 billion with a share price of $129 as of July 22. Beyond Meat is not the only highly valued company in the market. Impossible Foods is a private company valued at nearly USD $4 billion
This makes the company we are about to introduce look attractive by comparison. With so few options on the market investors are looking for a company that competes with the big caps but is still available at an attractive valuation. Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) is one of the few companies to become publicly traded and capitalize on this surge in demand shooting from $1.25 to astonishing $2.09, a 67% return in its opening day. Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) has developed a product line healthier and more nutritious than the competition with its minimal ingredients list and soy, gluten, nut and GMO free products. These may just sound like buzz words, but this is what research shows people want and that is exactly what Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) is giving them.
Below is a comparison of Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) against its only other public competitor. Doing a head to head analysis with Beyond Meat’s first three months this company is well positioned. Beyond went on an unprecedented run from a $25 IPO to a high of $234 in a matter of months. LOOK at the rapid growth of vegan companies as they go public and grab shelf space. Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) is maturing in a similar manner to Beyond Meat, as word spreads it is entering an ever increasing number of restaurants and grocers. The volume and demand for its products are poised to increase significantly positioning it for a run comparable to the larger vegan meat alternatives out there!
As seen on the charts these companies see explosive growth over their opening quarters (Modern Meat has been around less than 1 month).
Plant-based food has gone from a niche industry from mainly vegetarians and vegans to a behemoth mainstream industry for the masses and that provides innovative alternatives to traditional meat products. Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) alone has developed an innovative line of no less than 5 products with more on the way. This mainstream shift is being caused by the trendy and increasingly wealthy millennials and Gen Z in the form of flexitarians and reducetarians. The motives are easy; plant based products improve their health, protect the environment, and prevent animal cruelty. This no brainer conscious shift is projected to cause a WHOPPING market growth from USD 12.1 billion in 2019 to USD 27.9 billion by 2025 with a 15% CAGR.
The largest demand for meat alternatives products in the future will come from China, while the demand in North American and European markets remains strong. The Chinese government told the world’s largest population to cut back meat consumption for health reasons. With already over 500,000,000 people worldwide identifying as vegetarian or vegan and the number is rising the target market is well established. The population is expected to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050 and being able to feed everyone looks to be a problem for future generations. But as this unprecedented problem looms, plant based foods provide a lucrative opportunity as a sustainable alternative that can feed everyone.
Whereas many other industries felt the impacts of COVID-19; the meatless alternatives market is so high in demand and robust it actually benefited and accelerated. The meat industry experienced meat shortages because of shattered slaughter plants, increased meat prices and sick workers. These with other pitfalls of the industry continue to show why people are making the shift. The plant-based industry with companies like Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) saw a...264% sales surge in the 9 weeks leading to May 2. Meat consumption in the United States is going down and plant based foods are going up. The meat market in the United States was valued at $7.2 billion in 2020, and the plant based food industry is poised to take a large chunk of it.
The most popular ingredient used to make most plant-based meat products is soy. Modern Meat (CSE: MEAT) doesn’t use soy because it contains estrogen-like chemicals that can have potentially serious adverse effects. Modern Meat (CSE: MEAT) is a small cap company doing all the right things, with a lower valuation but a better and healthier product it should be of interest for investors.
Modern Meat (CSE: MEAT) has concentrated its efforts on products that are soy-free, gluten-free and non-GMO. Modern Meat (CSE: MEAT) offers plant based burgers, ‘crab’ cakes, sauces, meatballs and crumble. Modern Meat (CSE: MEAT) has an established kitchen in North Vancouver, British Columbia and uses a team of world class chefs to develop their award winning products. CSE: MEAT) has ramped up production to meet its increasing demand to 6,000 lbs per week and it’s growing. Modern Meat (CSE: MEAT) products don’t use soy like many of its billion dollar competitors as Modern Meat (CSE: MEAT) is conscious of health side effects associated with soy consumption.
Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) is led by a progessive all female executive team filled with innovators and industry disruptors. Its CEO, Tara Haddad, has more than 20 years experience building successful companies in the public and private sector. She previously worked at Ernst and Young where she managed sectors in audit, tax and risk management. Currently, Tara provides strategic consulting to multiple companies, evaluating financial operations and overall corporate strategy. Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) employs chefs with years of experience between them that have competed at the highest levels including Top Chef and ran some of the best restaurants in North America.
Meat alternatives demand is rising sharply as the world looks for healthier and more sustainable options. The alternative meat market is poised to explode from USD 12.1 billion in 2019 to USD 27.9 billion by 2025 with a 15% CAGR with a 10 year projection over USD 140 billion This represents phenomenal growth in a market where Modern Meat (CSE:MEAT) is ideally placed to meet future demand, increase revenues and develop outstanding shareholder value.
