Whole Foods and Costco under fire over lack of engagement with investors on meat alternatives
Story Date: 2/19/2018

 

Source:  Ayesha Javed, TELEGRAPH, 2/12/18


Amazon-owned Whole Foods and Costco have been criticised for their inadequate response to an investor push for food companies to decrease their reliance on meat and animal products. A report entitled 'Plant-based profits’, backed by a coalition of 57 large investors that manage $2.4 trillion (£1.7 trillion), has urged global food companies and retailers to diversify their offerings to include plant-based proteins, a market expected to be worth $5.2bn within two years.

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