By Walt Hickey Faux Meat The companies who produce plant-based meat alternatives — though they might have endured a gentle ribbing when their wares were some of the only things left on shelves after a global run on the meat and poultry aisle — are seeing sustained sales growth, as new consumers who have been introduced to them recently seem to like what they taste. Grocery store sales of alternative meat products were up 264 percent in the nine weeks ending May 2, which was a