原文：https://vegnews.com/2020/7/global-vegan-industry-predicted-to-reach-nearly-74-billion-by-2027

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GLOBAL VEGAN INDUSTRY PREDICTED TO REACH NEARLY $74 BILLION BY 2027

全球纯素食品行业到2027年的预测价值高达740亿美元

Market researchers predict sustained growth of the plant-based food industry as consumers worldwide become more aware of the issues surrounding animal agriculture while investors continue to inject capital into companies making meat, dairy, and egg alternatives.

考虑到全世界的广大消费者更加清楚了解与动物农业紧密相关的各种问题，同时投资者们继续向生产肉类、奶类和蛋类的（植物性）替代品的各家公司注入资本，故此市场研究人员预测植物性食品行业将持续增长。

by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

作者：ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

JULY 25, 2020

2020年7月25日

The global plant-based food industry is predicted to be worth $74.2 billion by 2027 according to data compiled by market research firm Meticulous Research. In its report, the market research firm predicted the global plant-based food industry to grow by a compounded annual growth rate of 11.9 percent from 2020 to 2027, with the plant-based dairy sector expected to dominate the overall growth of the plant-based food market due to lactose intolerance, growing awareness about the unethical practices within the dairy industry, and continued improvement in the nutritional qualities of plant-based dairy alternatives.

根据市场调研公司Meticulous Research（“细致研究”）汇编的数据，全球植物性食品行业到2027年的预测价值将达742亿美元。该市场调研公司在其报告中预测，全球植物性食品行业从2020年到2027年将以11.9%的复合年增长率进行增长；在植物性食品市场的整体增长中，由于下列原因预计植物性奶类行业的发展尤为突出：人们存在乳糖不耐症；消费者越来越意识到乳制品（奶类）行业的不道德做法；植物性奶类替代品的营养质量不断提高。

“The plant-based products sector is growing rapidly on the back of key issues such as increased greenhouse gas emissions and increased pressure on land and water usage during the production of animal protein,” the report states. “This has opened a great opportunity for plant-based products, such as meat substitutes, dairy alternatives, and plant-based eggs, which have the capability to satisfy food needs with high nutrition and environmental sustainability.” Meticulous Research named growing urbanization with new consumer aspirations and an increasing vegan population among the key factors driving the rapid growth of the plant-based food industry.

“由于（动物农业造成了）一些严重问题，例如在生产动物蛋白质的过程中，不仅增加了温室气体排放量，而且也加大了用地和用水的压力，因此促使（能缓解上述问题的）植物性食品行业正在迅速增长，”该报告声称。“这种形势为肉类替代品、奶类替代品和植物蛋等植物性产品的发展创造了极佳的机会，这些植物性产品有能力满足人们对营养丰富、环境可持续性高的食品需求。”Meticulous Research列举了推动植物性食品行业迅速增长的一些关键因素，其中包括不断扩大的城市化发展、出现新的消费者渴求、纯素食者人口持续上升等。

The report also named a boom in investment capital as a contributing growth of the plant-based food industry. Despite dampened investor confidence during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, plant-based meat, cheese, dairy, and egg companies in the United States secured $741 million in investments during the first quarter of 2020—a figure that nearly equals all investments raised by the US plant-based protein sector for the entirety of 2019.

该报告还指出，投资资本的激增也是促进植物性食品行业增长的一个因素。在COVID-19（2019冠状病毒病）大流行期间，尽管投资者信心受到了抑制，但是仅在2020年第一季度，那些生产肉类、奶酪、（其它）奶类和蛋类的植物性替代品的美国公司就总共获得了7.41亿美元投资额，这一数字已逼近整个美国植物蛋白质行业在2019年全年筹得的投资总额。

In April, another market research firm, Zion Market Research, released its own predictions about the global vegan market, placing the industry at approximately $21 billion by 2025. However, predictions for the growth of the plant-based food industry have shifted in the wake of COVID-19 in favor of foods made without animal products according to Meticulous Research. “The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is reshaping everything from global economies to product categories, pricing, and stock availability to consumer behavior,” the report states. “This crisis caused people to reevaluate their diets because it has underlined the link between food, health, and immune responses. The effects of [the] COVID-19 pandemic are providing an unexpected boost for the plant-based products industry.”

今年四月份，另一家市场调研公司锡安市场研究公司（Zion Market Research）也发布了其关于全球纯素食品市场的预测结果，预计该行业（全球植物肉行业）到2025年的市场价值将达210亿美元左右。然而在新冠病毒疫情发生后，根据Meticulous Research的调研结果，植物性食品行业的增长预测情况也发生了变化，更加看好不含动物成分的食品发展。“持续蔓延的新型冠状病毒大流行正在重新塑造一切，包括从全球经济到产品类别、价格和供应量再到消费者行为等各个方面，”该报告宣称。“这次危机促使人们重新评估自己的饮食，因为它已经突出反映了食物、健康和免疫反应之间的关系。COVID-19疾病大流行带来的影响正在为植物性产品行业的发展提供一个意外的推动力。”