Will Meat Shortages Drive More Americans To Try More Plant-Based Alternatives?

(CBS Local)- Meat lovers across America may be facing an internal battle. Consider this: the average American gobbled down about 224 pounds of meat in 2019. Now, with the coronavirus hampering manufacturers and the country facing a serious shortage in grocery stores near and far, consumers may be forced to try something new.
That search for meat alternatives plays right into the hands of plant-based meat producers like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. The companies look to provide plant-ba