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. 2022 Dec 22;9:1087194. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1087194

TABLE 7.

Location of products from each category within eight different supermarket locations.

% Of products displayed in each location
Tofu products Legume products Plant-based meats Products sharing the section/Display Products in neighboring sections Section/Shelf labels or flags to indicate range?
Freezer
Store A-1 0 0 80% Ready meals Ready meals, frozen vegetables No (“meals”)
Store A-2 0 0 80% Potato gratin products N/A – endcap No
Store B-1 0 6% 51% Gluten-free products (ready meals), savory party snacks Savory party snacks (pies, sausage rolls), gluten-free products (pastry, pasta, garlic bread) No
Store B-2 33% 0 54% Gluten-free products (crumbed chicken, pastry, pizza bases, ready meals, garlic bread, savory party snacks) Ready meals, frozen vegetables Meat-free monday, any night!” (sticker)*
Store C-1 0 40% 91% Savory party snacks Savory party snacks (dumplings, spring rolls) “Make it meat free” (shelf tag)*
Store C-2 0 6% 78% Gluten-free products (ready meals, crumbed chicken, pizza bases, pastry) Gluten free products (conventional meat products – honey chicken, sweet and sour pork, fried rice), Frozen desserts “Make it meat free” (shelf tag)*
Store D-1 0 0 52% Exclusively meat-alternatives Ready meals, frozen vegetables No (“vegetables”)
Store D-2 0 6% 41% Exclusively meat-alternatives Conventional meat - battered fish, Frozen vegetables “Vegetarian and plant based” (sticker)
Average 6% 6% 60%
Chilled – general
Store A-1 0 100% 20% Fresh pasta, Tofu, Ready meals, Pizza Conventional meat – sausages and smallgoods, Juices No (“ready meals”)
Store A-2 0 100% 20% Fresh pasta, Tofu, Ready meals, Pizza Pre-made salads, juices No
Store B-1 100% 94% 19% Tofu, other plant-based products (dressing/sauces, desserts), liquid egg whites, Fermented cabbage products Packaged seafood (smoked salmon, prawns, mussels) No
Store B-2 67% 100% 22% Cheese + crackers, fermented cabbage products N/A – endcap No
Store C-1
Store C-2 100% 94% 22% Tofu, vegan products (cheese, dressings/sauces, probiotic drinks), bone broth (free-range chicken bone broth, grass-fed free-range beef bone broth), protein smoothie Frozen meals, frozen bakery products, plant-based products, including pesto, sauerkraut, protein smoothies, vegan cheese ”Plant-based destination” (shelf label)
Store D-1 0 70% 48% Vegan products (cheese, sour cream), Tofu, dressings and sauces, fermented cabbage products Conventional meat - smoked salmon, prawns, octopus ”Enjoy alternative plant-based foods and meals. Perfect for meatless monday” and “ready to enjoy non-dairy. Try our range
of delicious milk alternatives like Soy, Almond and Coconut”
Store D-2 0 50% 0 Vegan products (cheese, sour cream), dressings/sauces, Fermented cabbage products Dairy products (cheese) No
Average 33% 79% 12%
Chilled – meat section
Store A-1
Store A-2
Store B-1 0 0 30% Conventional meat – kangaroo sausages Conventional meat sausages, kangaroo products No (“sausages,” “game”)
Store B-2 0 0 11% Conventional meat – kangaroo sausages and burgers, organic chicken meat N/A – endcap No (“organic,” “game”)
Store B-2 0 0 14% Conventional meat – sausages Conventional meat – sausages, sliders “Meat free” (flag)
Store C-1 100% 60% 9% Vegan products (cheese, sour cream, sauces), Fresh pasta, Tofu, Fermented cabbage products N/A endcap “Vegan and vegetarian” (sign on fridge)
Store C-2
Store D-1 100% 30% 0 Exclusively meat-alternatives Conventional meat – crumbed chicken products “Plant-based” (x3 flags)
Store D-2 100% 44% 59% Exclusively meat-alternatives N/A – endcap “Plant-based” (flag)
Average 61% 15% 29%

*Indicates promotional material was associated with brand-specific campaigns that were running at the time of data collection.