GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A food item that almost all households (98 percent) buy is meat, with 73 percent of shoppers in the U.S. viewing it as a healthy choice, the 20th annual Power of Meat analysis reveals, adding that meat sales were at a record high of $104.6 billion last year, which is up 2.3 percent.
These survey results were revealed at the recent Annual Meat Conference sponsored by the Meat Institute and FMI – the Food Industry Association.
The Power of Meat report adds that 7 in 10 consumers view poultry and meat as “nutrient powerhouses and an. . .

