Company News

What Does vegconomist do on World Vegan Day?

November 1st is World Vegan Day. What is the vegconomist team actually doing on this memorable day, which will surely get more attention worldwide than ever before? Of course, everyday editorial work continues in Germany and internationally, filtering important news through worldwide news screening as well as viewing press releases and letters. And, of course, the writing of articles as usual.

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David Yeung – Right Treat Founder & CEO

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Interviews

Right Treat: “There Is No Doubt the Impact Will Be Immense”

David Yeung is the Founder & CEO of Right Treat, and also launched Green Monday, a social venture with the mission to tackle climate change, food insecurity and public health. His work in the field of sustainability and innovation has earned him the award of “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” by the World Economic Forum and Schwab Foundation. Other honors and recognitions include “Ten Outstanding Young Persons Hong Kong,” “50 Most Innovative Companies” and “Idea of the Year.”

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Products & Launches

New Protein Superfood Emerging From Finland

Gold&Green’s Pulled Oats® was created with the vision to develop a new superfood – a plant-based complete protein source. In 2015, Finnish designer and entrepreneur, Maija Itkonen, collaborated with food scientist Reetta Kivela, putting the idea of combining oats and legumes to create a new superfood into action. After months of research and development they had a product ready for test sales.

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Top Stories

Beyond Burger Launches Availablity Across 25,000 Outlets Worldwide

Beyond Burger have just announced another milestone as their distribution expands to over 13,000 retail stores, most recently launching in Publix, Sprouts, Weis, and ACME.  The famous burger is also now on the menu at over 12,000 restaurants, stadiums, and colleges, and as such they have today stated their availability in 25,000 outlets around the world in total.

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Market & Trends

Market Report: The Global Market for Frozen Pizza

According to a market research report by Transparency Market Research (TMR), the global market for frozen pizzas is expected to grow significantly in the period 2017-2026, reaching an average annual growth rate of up to 6.5%. According to this industry analysis, demand for vegan pizza options will also increase significantly.

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Aleh Manchuliantsau – Co-founder Planetarians

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Interviews

Planetarians: “Animal Agriculture Cannot Feed the World”

Aleh Manchulianstau, food scientist and co-founder of Planetarians, is tackling the challenge of feeding the planet’s rapidly expanding population through a process he refers to as “upcycling de-fatted seeds.” His secret ingredient is sunflower oilcake; he believes that repurposing this by-product into human food can provide consumers with a cheap, clean, sustainable source of plant-based protein, and add value to supplier profits.

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Company News

Maple Foods Launches Greenleaf, Set to Accelerate Growth of Plant-based Sector

Today, Greenleaf Foods, SPC, has announced its immediate launch as a food company dedicated to cultivating and advancing leadership in the plant-based market. Greenleaf presently hold category-leading brands, Field Roast Grain Meat Co. and Lightlife Foods, and plans to expand their portfolio of brands to offer further plant-based options to consumers.

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