5 Ways Plant-Based Is Heating Up for Barbecue Season

It was a long winter. Again. But with temperatures rising and consumers embracing a return to larger and more traditional holiday gatherings, the smells wafting from backyards and patios suggest that Americans are kicking off grilling season with gusto.

Plant-based grilling isn’t just for burgers anymore—although burgers remain popular with new entrants this year from Amazon and the refinement of formulations from brands such as Beyond Meat. The category is also heating up with new innovations that include plant-based sausages and plant-based chicken.  

Plant-based meat alternatives haven’t been immune to the heightened inflationary pressures seen across the grocery store—and especially in the meat department—in the past year.