Protein & Meat Alternatives
Beef, pork, poultry, aquaculture; cultivated and plant-based protein adoption curves.
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Food & Beverages.
Category economics, margin structure, and supply-chain volatility. Our studies cover protein (animal and alternative), beverages (alcoholic and non), packaged-food brands, and the foodservice operators reshaping quick-service and fine-dining.
Our view
Thesis on Food & Beverages.
Category economics, margin structure, and supply-chain volatility. Our studies cover protein (animal and alternative), beverages (alcoholic and non), packaged-food brands, and the foodservice operators reshaping quick-service and fine-dining.
Same methodology as every other Meridian verticalCommittee-reviewed before publication
What we research
Sub-sectors of Food & Beverages.
Every sub-sector below is commissionable as a standalone 30-chapter study, or scoped bespoke for investment-committee and diligence use.
Interactive · live
A working food & beverages dashboard.
Every commissioned food & beverages study ships as an interactive dashboard, size and trajectory, ranked share, regional cuts, segmentation. Hover every bar to see the underlying figure; every number is traceable to a named source.
Interactive dashboard · live
Packaged food + beverage · specimen
Overview
2025 size · 2026–2036 forecast · committee-signed
$5.10T
2019$5.19T
2020$5.28T
2021$5.37T
2022$5.46T
2023$5.55T
2024$5.65T
2025$6.51T forecast
2030$7.72T forecast
2036Revenue trajectory (historical 2020 – Q1 2026 · forecast 2026–2036)
Strategic themes · this quarter
What is moving in Food & Beverages.
The priorities our research committee is tracking across the sector this quarter. Sub-sectors describe structure; themes describe motion. Reports commissioned against these themes ship with the latest signal-read baked in.
GLP-1 impact on calorie consumption
Cross-category volume impact flowing through snacks, bakery, sugar-beverage, and indulgent-dairy.
Protein premium reversal
Plant-based volume decline; cultivated-meat commercial-pathway reset; alt-dairy category share shifts.
Non-alcoholic beverage growth
No/low-ABV premium category; RTD coffee and energy-drink share consolidation.
Who uses this research
Role-tested in Food & Beverages.
The four teams that most commonly commission food & beverages research. Each role below maps to a specific use-case the commissioned study is scoped against, from diligence to annual planning.
Corporate Development · F&B
Category bolt-on and brand-portfolio acquisition diligence with channel-exposure context.
Private Equity
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A food & beveragesmarket we haven’t yet covered?
Same methodology, same committee review, same written support. If you can describe the sub-sector, we can commission the study, accessible instantly on demand. Any geography, any boundary.
Adjacent coverage
Related verticals.
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