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September 20, 2020

Products & Launches
Plant-Based Seafood Pioneers Sophie’s Kitchen Expands Distribution Across the US this Weekend
Sophie’s Kitchen — one of the pioneers of plant-based seafood – has for the past decade been producing vegan seafood products that are soy-free and gluten-free, setting them apart from their competitors. This week the [...]
Fashion & Beauty
Kengos Introduces World’s First Shoes Eliminating Petrochemicals & Animal Products
Brand new sustainable fashion label Kengos has launched its first product, the plant-based Kengos Lace-Up, created from natural cork, rubber, corn, and eucalyptus. According to Kengos, it is the “world’s first mainstream shoe brand that [...]
Companies & Portraits
Else Nutrition Announces an Increase to its Bought Deal Public Offering, Secures Distribution Deal with KeHE to Access Retail across North America
Else Nutrition Holdings, the Tel Aviv based company which began trading on the Toronto stock exchange last June, is on its way to disrupt dairy nutrition for infants. Else describes itself as the first viable [...]
General
Should You Quit Your Job to Become A Vegan Entrepreneur?
“Of late, several people have reached out to me after watching the Plantbased Business Hour stream live on Linkedin, all with the same question – How can I shift my career to become a part [...]
Companies & Portraits
New Zealand Startup Craft Meat Company to Produce Meat From Hemp as Global Organisations Lobby to Lift Hemp Bans
New Zealand startup The Craft Meat Company is focusing on hemp as an alternative for 2021, with plans to introduce a hemp-based meat substitute from local production. Meanwhile, the global hemp market is growing, yet [...]
Environment
Spanish Plant Meat Brand Heura to Reduce 12.85 Tons of Plastic Every Year
Barcelona-based plant meat producer Heura, the fastest growing startup in Europe, replaced the plastic of its frozen products in January 2019 and now presents its new tray made of 100% recycled cardboard, reducing 80% of [...]
Food & Beverage
Strong Roots, The UK’s Fastest Growing Food Brand ‘Cements US Hyper-Growth’ with Expansion into 2,000 Walmart Stores
Strong Roots, a Dublin-based producer of frozen plant products, is on a “mission to fix the freezer”. Already the fastest-growing F&B brand in the UK and stocked in 3,000 US locations, the young company is [...]

American Flatbread Launches New Line of Meatless Vegan and Plant-Based Pizzas

September 11, 2020

American Flatbread recently announced the launch of its new line of plant-based, flash-frozen pizzas, called Meatless Evolution. The new brand includes vegetarian and vegan options, which have been amongst the most highly requested items by […]

Adidas Addresses Plastic Waste, Remakes its Iconic Sneakers and Launches Eco-Friendly Clean Classics

September 11, 2020

Adidas Originals has remade its iconic sneakers to address the growing concern of our generation, plastic waste. adidas Originals launched its new eco-friendly Clean Classics line, redesigned to reduce the brand’s impact on the environment.

Japan’s Biggest Chemical Company to Pivot Towards Plant-Based Meats for German Market

September 11, 2020

Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical, the largest chemical company in Japan, ranked No. 9 in Forbes Global 2000 for chemical sector, is reportedly released its intentions to enter the plantbased meat sector to benefit from the rising […]

Sports Nutrition Brand CNP Plant Partners with Vegan Distributor Bravura Foods

September 11, 2020

British sports nutrition brand CNP Professional announces that it is distributing its latest launch – CNP Plant – with vegan distributor Bravura Foods. The new range which includes protein powders, a collagen booster, pre-workout products, […]

Perth Prison, Once Deemed Most Dangerous in Scotland, to Open Vegan Fine Dining Restaurant

September 11, 2020

Plans to convert an unused social club on the grounds of a maximum-security prison in Scotland into a fine-dining restaurant run by prisoners have reportedly been approved. This decision not only marks the starting signal […]

Companies & Portraits

The Success of the Vegan Climate ETF from Beyond Investing – One Year On

September 10, 2020

Last summer we reported that Beyond Investing had launched an ethical stock investment option onto the New York Stock Exchange. One year later, we have been updated that The US Vegan Climate ETF (ticker VEGN) assets […]

Perfect Day Expands Production to Berkeley in its Mission to Replace Animal Dairy

September 10, 2020

Perfect Day, a startup creating real dairy milk proteins casein and whey using fermentation technology, is expanding to Berkeley, California. Perfect Day is intent on creating the greatest positive impact on the global food supply […]

Singapore’s abillionveg Secures $3M, Will Launch Impossible Foods into Thousands of Restaurants

September 10, 2020

abillionveg, a Singapore based sustainability app, has raised US $3 million in a Pre Series-A funding round, bringing the total funding to $6 million in addition to the seed funds raised last August. It also […]

Veganz Financial Report Shows Increased Revenues of 35%

September 10, 2020

Veganz Group AG produces a huge range of vegan goods from cold cuts, cheese, snacks, pasta sauce and drinks. The German market leader tells vegconomist that it increased revenues in the first half of 2020 […]

Australian Startup Vow Creates ‘Unusual Species’ Meat Including Kangaroo & Alpaca

September 10, 2020

Vow, a Sydney-based innovative food startup developing unconventional meat products directly from animal cells, just announced the world-first culinary demonstration of its multi-species meat platform with top Australian chefs Neil Perry and Corey Costelloe on […]

New Age Meats: “There’s a Reason We’re Called New Age Meats. The Definition of Meat is Changing.”

September 9, 2020

New Age Meats is a cultivated meat company working to develop delicious proteins free from animal slaughter, aiming to bring its first product, a pork sausage, to market soon. Based in San Francisco, the […]

JBS, The Largest Global Animal Processor, Launches its Plant-Based Line into Food Service Sector

September 9, 2020

Planterra Foods, Colorado, announces today that it is launching a new line under its plant-based brand name OZO. The line in burgers, grounds, nuggets and breakfast sausage patties, is aimed at the foodservice sector. Earlier […]

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