Comment on Why are vegan and gluten free items more expensive?
Feyd@programming.dev 4 weeks agoThat is a very rudimentary understanding of the system that doesn’t always pan out in a particular time frame or due to external factors.
- It takes time for that effect to occur
- It doesn’t take into account barriers to entry, of which there are many for food
- It doesn’t take into account that there are are actually a small number of companies that own the bulk of our food supply chain and it’s in their financial interest to keep prices high for things that are perceived as luxury
fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
It’s not rudimentary, it’s a complex system reduced to a few sentences.
Vegan patties have been around forever.
There aren’t significantly more barriers to entry for food products than other industries.
Yes vendors want high prices, but that applies to any product, not only vegan products.
The answer is, as everyone else has pointed out, economies of scale. There’s a larger market with more participants producing more beef burgers than there are vegan patties.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Economies of scale affects the costs to the manufacturer. Competition/demand affect the price to the consumer.
fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Correct. That’s precisely why producers of meat patties can still be profitable at a much lower price point.