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September 23, 2018

Companies & Portraits
Vegan Delivery Service Simple Feast Receives $12 Million Grant
Simple Feast, a Danish delivery service founded in 2015, offers its customers sustainable vegetarian and vegan meals and delivers them entirely in biodegradable packaging cartons. To accelerate its goal of being “the most sustainable menu [...]
Business Insiders
Why the Future of Dairy is Plant-based
For the latest installment of our Expert Opinion section, we have a fascinating contribution from Antoine Robert of Le Coquin, creators of luxury vegan cheese, ice cream, and coconut yogurt.
Trade
Orkla Retail Group Launches New Plant-Based Products in the European Market
Scandinavian wholesaler Orkla has launched a wide range of new products across Europe, including many vegan alternatives. Orkla already offers a wide range of vegetarian foods through its various subsidiary brands, such as several frozen [...]
Fashion & Beauty
Crowdfunding by Veganz: 1 Million Mark Reached
To fund its activities, Veganz, Europe’s only full-range vegan food retailer, has launched a crowdfunding campaign via the site kapilendo. In approximately 2/3 of the target time period, the company has already passed the one [...]
Companies & Portraits
Tofurky – New Products to Stay Ahead of the Game
Tofurky are one of the original meat-alternative producers; their company goes back to the 1980s when founder Seth Tibbott started experimenting with making tempeh. Now almost 40 years later, they are one of the leaders [...]
Society
Online Courses for Vegan Parents: Facebook Collaborates with RaiseVegan
Facebook is seeking to promote the vegan lifestyle. In collaboration with the company Raise Vegan, Inc, it is offering online courses to help parents educate themselves about vegan nutrition. The Facebook group “Just Ask the [...]
Food & Beverage
OUMPH! Swedish Vegan Frozen Pizza Now Available at Tesco
Following the success of its Italian-style plant-based frozen pizza in Scandinavian countries, OUMPH! is now launching its pizzas in the UK. The vegan organic pizzas with dried tomatoes, rocket, thyme, garlic and plant-based cheese are [...]

Copper Branch Restaurants Expand into the US

September 14, 2018

Plant-based restaurant chain Copper Branch continues to lead the ‘Food Revolution’ by expanding out of Canada and into Lower Manhattan. Based in Montreal, with 30 current locations across Canada, the firm has announced the opening […]

Bolt Threads’ Bags First Mushroom Leather Bag Released

September 14, 2018

Bolt Threads, the bioengineering company from California, has finally released its first selection of luxury bags made of a unique plant-based leather derived from mushroom roots. The innovative range is available now on Kickstarter and […]

Fry’s Family Foods: “Making Vegan Food that is Good for People, Animals and Planet”

September 14, 2018

The Fry Family Food Company was founded in 1991 as a small family business; now operating from South Africa and Australia, they sell their much-loved foods in over 12,000 stores across more than 30 countries. Since […]

Vegan Lifestyle Could Sharply Reduce Water Consumption

September 14, 2018

A new European study has looked at the water consumption of various diets, with consumers and their dietary habits playing an important role. According to the report, a healthy meat-free diet would significantly reduce water […]

Hong Kong: Vegan Pioneer Yeung Calls for Meat Renunciation for Environmental Reasons

September 13, 2018

David Yeung, co-founder of the vegan food chain Green Common and the Green Mondays campaign in Hong Kong, recently spoke at the Sustainable Foods Summit in Singapore about the negative consequences of continued high meat […]

Fairs & Events

Europe’s Largest Vegan Trade Fair Comes to Munich

September 13, 2018

“Go vegan!” – That’s the motto of VeggieWorld, the trade fair for the vegan lifestyle, which takes place in Munich on September 15 and 16, 2018. Although VeggieWorld has only been around since 2011, it […]

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Perdue Farms Invests in Plant-Based Alternatives

September 13, 2018

The major American meat producer Perdue Farms, Inc. has recently announced its intention to invest more in plant-based meat alternatives in the future. Perdue Farms wants to enter the market for plant-based meat substitutes and […]

UK: Tesco to Introduce Swedish Oumph Pizzas

September 13, 2018

In March of this year, UK supermarket giant Tesco introduced meat alternative dishes created by Nordic food sensation Oumph, to much success. Now Oumph hope to expand their presence in the UK by launching a […]

Market Report: Vegan Cosmetic Products Grow By 175% Since 2013

September 13, 2018

According to recent statistics from market research firm Mintel, the number of new vegan beauty product launches between July 2013 and June 2018 rose by 175 percent. For this reason, the market analyst is advising […]

Memphis Meat and NAMI Ask Trump to Regulate Labelling of Laboratory Meat

September 13, 2018

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and cell-based meat developer Memphis Meats have jointly written a letter to President Trump asking for help in clarifying the regulatory framework for cell-based meat and poultry products. They […]

Planet Protein: “Ensuring Everything We Do Pushes Sustainability to the Next Level”

September 12, 2018

Planet Protein was founded by CEO Brenden Fitzgerald, a former US Marine, who went vegan overnight after watching Cowspiracy and Vegucated on Netflix. Within a short period of time, and after being unable to find a […]

Singapore: Plant-Based Preservative Made from Natural Substances

September 12, 2018

In Singapore, a group of scientists has discovered a plant-based alternative to conventional artificial preservatives. The organic preservative is based on a natural substance found in fruit and vegetables. Tests have shown that the plant-based […]

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