About PBFI

The Plant Based Foods Institute exists to transform what we eat at scale by aligning agriculture, markets, and public policy so more crops are grown for direct human consumption and plant-based foods become the foundation of healthy American diets.

We are the 501(c)(3) non-profit sister organization of the Plant Based Foods Association, the trade association representing U.S. plant-based food companies.

PBFI advances the production and consumption of plant-based foods by aligning agriculture, public policy, and markets to strengthen the value chains that make nutritious and affordable plant-based foods a cornerstone of how Americans eat.

A future where a wide variety of nutritious, affordable plant-based foods are tasty, everyday staples; farmers prosper by growing crops for direct human consumption; and food systems protect health, livelihoods, and nature.

Plant-based foods are among the most powerful levers available for improving nutrition, strengthening farm economies, and building more resilient food systems. Growing more crops like soybeans, pulses, and grains for direct human consumption enables the food system to deliver more nutrition per acre, creates higher-value markets for farmers, and reduces pressure on land, water, and ecosystems.

While consumer demand is important, lasting shifts in what people eat also requires reshaping upstream conditions. This includes what farmers are supported to grow, how crops get processed and turned into ingredients, where investment flows, and how markets and institutions structure demand. Today, those conditions are fragmented and often misaligned. That's the gap PBFI exists to close.