How Consumers Think About Meat Is Changing

In 2017, 3.8 meals in a typical week were home cooked and contained meat/poultry—the most in five years, per the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) 2017 The Power of Meat report. Three-quarters of adults ate meat/poultry for dinner at least three days per week; one in five did so six times weekly.

According to Packaged Facts’ 2017 Meat & Poultry: U.S. Retail Trends & Opportunities report,86% of U.S. households buy fresh beef, led by hamburger, steaks, and roasts; 81% buy …