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INDUSTRY DATA AND INSIGHTS


Our Research


PBFA provides the most comprehensive reporting on the plant-based foods sector in the US for retail, foodservice, ecommerce, and convenience channels. Our team of experts collects and analyzes point of sale data, case studies, surveys, household panel data, e-commerce data, and more from top syndicated data and research providers including 84.51°, Circana, Innova Market Insights, SPINS, and Quid to keep a consistent pulse on the market. Explore reports below and learn more about our data providers here.

PBFA invests tens of thousands of dollars in data, providing analysis through timely, in-depth industry reports and custom research—all available to our Members and Partners at the Insight tier and above at no cost.

Data & Research Library

Explore the complete library of our reports here to discover comprehensive reporting on the state of the plant-based market and first-of-its-kind research like the ecommerce clickstream analysis and unmet needs of plant-based consumers study. Through our research and reports, we aim to identify unique opportunities to reach plant-based shoppers and pave the way for the industry—and your business—to expand.

Data & Research Library

Recorded Presentations

Check out recorded presentations that break down our reports, giving you a deeper understanding of the data and insights to help you put it into action. You'll also find recordings of past webinars covering a wide range of topics including data and beyond.

Webinar Recordings


About Our Data Providers


84.51°: 84.51° uses first party retail data and analytics from Kroger to create results-driven shopper insights. With 84.51°, we conduct our annual Migration Analysis to measure displacement of animal-based foods with plant-based foods and gather unique consumer insights. 

Circana: We purchased distributor shipment data, which include metrics on total dollar sales, pound (volume) sales, number of operators purchasing, and more. We are able to view these metrics by operator segment (e.g. educational institutions, quick-service restaurants, full-service restaurants, etc.) and product type (plant-based chicken analog, tofu, etc.). Household panel data, in-depth consumer insights

Innova Market Insights: Innova Market Insights provides the latest product launch data across all food sectors, plant-based consumer insights, and up-to-date reports on recent trends of the food and beverage industry.

SPINS: SPINS provides up-to-date POS data across various markets and translates product data into unique attributes to help retailers, brands, and other partners with their strategies or plans. We partner with SPINS to create custom plant-based categories every year and find metrics that accurately reflect the state of the plant-based market.

Quid: Using powerful generative AI tools, Quid provides deep consumer insights from hundreds of thousands of social and market data sources.