1. Ucwaningo lwe-Vegetarian Times lwango-2008 lubonise ukuthi u-3,2% wabantu abadala baseMelika (okungukuthi, cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-7,3) badla imifino. Cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-23 balandela izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokudla kwemifino. Cishe u-0,5% (noma isigidi esingu-1) sabantu bangama-vegans, abangadli nhlobo imikhiqizo yezilwane.
2. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukudla kwe-vegan sekuphenduke isiko elidumile. Imicimbi efana nemikhosi ye-vegan isiza ukusabalalisa umlayezo, indlela yokuphila kanye nombono wezwe wama-vegan. Imikhosi kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezingama-33 igcwele izindawo zokudlela ze-vegan nemifino, abathengisi bokudla neziphuzo, izingubo zokugqoka, izesekeli nokunye.
3. Uma umuntu engayidli inyama ngesizathu esithile, akusho ukuthi akakulangazeleli ukunambitheka kwenyama nobisi. Kunzima ngempela kwabaningi ukuyeka lo mkhiqizo wezilwane, ngakho-ke enye yezitayela ezikhula ngokushesha ukukhiqizwa kwezinye izinto ezihlukile kunemikhiqizo yezilwane, okuhlanganisa ama-veggie burgers, amasoseji, ubisi lwezitshalo. Umbiko Wemakethe Yokubuyisela Inyama ubikezela ukuthi ezinye izindlela ezingasetshenziswa esikhundleni semikhiqizo yezilwane zizobalelwa cishe ku-$2022 billion ngo-6.
4. Ukuqinisekisa ukutholakala kwenani elikhulu lemifino nezithelo ezintsha ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo sabathengi, izitolo zingena ezinkontileka ezinkulu. Kuya kuba nzima kakhulu kubakhiqizi abancane bendawo ukuthi bathengise imikhiqizo yabo, kodwa baya ngokuya bekhombisa ukuthi batshala izitshalo zabo ngokwemvelo. Lokhu kufakazelwa yinani elikhulu lezindaba, izingxoxo nezithombe emaphephandabeni ehlukene, komagazini kanye nakumabonakude.
5. Ucwaningo lweqembu le-NPD lubonisa ukuthi i-Generation Z yenza isinqumo sokudla imifino noma i-vegan isencane, okungase kuholele ekwenyukeni ngo-10% kokusetshenziswa kwemifino emisha maduze nje. Ngokwalolu cwaningo, abantu abaneminyaka engaphansi kuka-40 bakhulise ukudla kwabo izithelo nemifino emisha ngo-52% kule minyaka eyishumi edlule. Ukuthandwa kokudla kwemifino kucishe kwaphindeka kabili phakathi kwabafundi, kodwa abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-60, ngokuphambene, banciphise ukusetshenziswa kwemifino ngo-30%.
6. Izibalo zikhombisa ukuthi amabhizinisi asebenzisa igama elithi “vegan” athandwa kakhulu kunamabhizinisi enyama nezilwane njengoba izinkampani zibhekelela izidingo zabantu. Amabhizinisi amasha e-vegan abalelwe u-2015% wesamba esiphelele sokuqala ngo-4,3, sisuka ku-2,8% ngo-2014 kanye no-1,5% ngo-2012, ngokusho kwe-Innova Market Insights.
7. Ngokombiko we-Google Food Trends, i-vegan ingelinye lamagama aziwa kakhulu abantu baseMelika abawasebenzisayo lapho befuna izindlela zokupheka ku-inthanethi. Izinjini zokusesha ushizi we-vegan zikhule ngo-2016% ngo-80, i-vegan mac noshizi ngo-69%, kanye ne-vegan ice-cream ngo-109%.
8. Idatha evela ku-United States Census Bureau ibonise ukuthi ngo-2012 kwakukhona amabhizinisi angu-4859 abhaliswe emkhakheni wezithelo nemifino emisha. Uma kuqhathaniswa, ngo-1997, i-Bureau ayizange iqhube ngisho nokuhlola okunjalo. Umthamo wokudayiswa kulo mkhakha ukhule ngama-23% kusukela ngowezi-2007 kuya ku-2013.
9. Inkomba yokusha isibe yisici esibalulekile ekukhethweni kwemifino nezithelo. Ngokocwaningo Lokusetshenziswa Kwezithelo Nemifino lwango-2015, ukuthengiswa kwezithelo ezintsha kukhule ngo-4% kusukela ngo-2010 kuya ku-2015, kanti ukuthengiswa kwemifino emisha kukhule ngo-10%. Khonamanjalo, ukuthengiswa kwezithelo ezisemathinini kwehle ngo-18% ngesikhathi esifanayo.