date:Jun 13, 2012
Over the five years to the end of January 2011, sales rose by nearly 8% to reach a total value of 786.5M.
Despite slow growth of 0.9% in 2010, sales of vegetarian food have been driven both by more people opting for a vegetarian diet and growing numbers reducing their meat consumption.
The researchers noted:An increase in the number of people choosing to reduce their meat consumption for health reasons following recent studies that have suggested that red meat can cause heart disease, heighten