According to sentientmedia.org, tattoo artist and TV personality, Kat Von D has partnered with vegan shoe designer Rebecca Mink to launch Von D Shoes. The vegan brand is made using plant-based leather created from compressed apples. The vegan leather is highly durable while also being biodegradable.
November 2019
Hydrosol Establishes Plant-Based Competence Centre
Hydrosol, a Hamburg based provider of solutions for beverages, and for vegetarian and vegan alternatives to meat and dairy products, has formed a Plant-based Competence Centre. Describing it as a “new creative pool for tomorrow’s nutrition” where product managers, nutritionists, food technologists and marketing specialists develop creative concepts to address the trends in international markets.
ProVeg International to host Plant-based Experience in Paris 2 – 5 December
Plant-based innovation will take centre stage at Food ingredients Europe in Paris, 2-5 December 2019, with ProVeg International once again hosting a Plant-based Experience, a 180 sqm area of the event dedicated to everything plant-based.
Sally Hansen Launches Its First Collection of Plant-Based,16-Free Vegan Nail Polish
According to allure.com, Sally Hansen has launched Good. Kind. Pure.™, its first collection of plant-based, 100% vegan nail polish. The collection includes 30 colors, its first plant-based Hardener to protect against breakage, and a Top Coat to seal color.
Fisker Inc. Has Opened Reservations for the World’s Most Sustainable Luxury SUV
Fisker Inc. has now opened reservations for its Fisker Ocean all-electric luxury SUV. According to the company, this will be the world’s most sustainable vehicle. Reservations are available through its innovative mobile app or the Fisker website.
Study: What Germans Like to Order in Restaurants
Almost a quarter of Germans now prefer restaurants where neither fish nor meat are on the menu. This is the result of a representative study commissioned by the restaurant chain Peter Pane and the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF) to survey 1,000 Germans aged 18 and over. Exactly 23% like to go to vegetarian and vegan restaurants.
F.A.K.E. Movement Launches its Ethical Fashion Events Globally
F.A.K.E. Movement, the new platform dedicated to promoting vegan and ethical designers, is launching its first global event in December. This comes following several successful events in Los Angeles throughout 2019, such as pop-ups, movie screenings, the first ethical Halloween and the F.A.K.E. Museum (the first Vegan Fashion Museum) that attracted many famous brands and media.
Life Health Foods: “Dedicated to Genuinely Making a Positive, Meaningful Difference to the Wellbeing of Communities”
Although Life Health Foods is a young Australian start-up founded just three years ago, the company is built on a rich history dating back to 1912. Its dedicated team is making a positive difference to the wellbeing of its local communities through delicious and innovative fresh and frozen plant-based foods.
Stella McCartney Announces New Line of Vegan Stan Smiths
Stella McCartney has announced a second take on her version of the iconic sports shoe, the Stan Smith, in collaboration with the second-largest sportswear brand globally, Adidas. Following the success on the debut vegan Stan Smith last year, the new release date is December 2nd, 2019, in time for Christmas and the Spring 2020.
Co-op is Offering Vegan Christmas Meat Roast
Co-op UK is the latest supermarket in the UK to release a vegan roast for Christmas dinner. Hot on the heels of Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, this meat-free festive roasting joint is launching in a bid to get a top place in the booming plant-based industry, at this peak time of year for food retailers. The seitan-based joint, which serves 2 people, is made from flavoured seitan with an apricot and cranberry stuffing centre wrapped in smoky meat-free seitan rashers and served with herb gravy, and will be available in selected stores from Thursday 19th December 2019. The British Cooperative, trading as the Co-op, is a brand that is long-established as being more ethical than most supermarkets, so it will be keen to keep up …
Nestlé to Implement NutriScore Nutritional Labelling System in Europe
The Nutri-Score nutrition labelling system will soon be available on the front of various Nestlé product packaging in Germany, Austria, Belgium, France and Switzerland, starting in the first half of 2020, including vegan products from Nestlé subsidiary Garden Gourmet.
Bravura Foods’ CBD Drinks Line Leaf Life Wins Drink Innovation Award
Leaf Life, a recent CBD product launch from Bravura Foods – the leading vegan brands specialist and fastest growing vegan distributor in the UK – has received the coveted Best Drink Innovation award at this year’s International Drinks Expo in London.
Meatless Farm and Orchard Pig Introduce World’s First Cider-Infused Vegan Pork & Apple Burger
UK Cider and apple juice producer Orchard Pig has partnered with plant-based producer The Meatless Farm Co to create an edible ‘love letter’ to the glorious pig. Together they have created the world’s first cider-infused meat-free ‘pork & apple’ burger.
Nordic Meat Company HKScan to Produce Plant-Based Products
Nordic Meat company HKScan is teaming up with Finland’s eco distribution company Hes-Pro Oy. Together they have signed a cooperation agreement to develop, produce and launch plant-based protein products. Hes-Pro Oy is part of the same group of companies as the fast-food chain Hesburger; it is the largest hamburger restaurant chain in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with a market share larger than that of its US-based rival McDonald’s. The fast-food burger company has a meat-heavy menu. The surge of demand in recent years for plant-based has not gone unnoticed in the meat industry, hence, major companies are creating partnerships to enable them access to that market and enter the highly profitable plantbased market. HKScan announced in 2018 the dismissal of 165 workers to free …
Naturli’ Foods Set to Conquer US Market With New Groundbreaking Vegan Beef
Danish plantbased brand Naturli’ Foods finds that American retailers and restaurants “crazy about Danish plant-based foodstuffs” – especially a recently developed product called Ground PEA’F. With this new plantbased beef product, Naturli, whose exports have grown by 700% in two years, is ready to conquer the US market.
BurgerIM Debuts the Impossible Burger ‘On The House’ on Black Friday
BurgerIM has announced the addition of the Impossible Burger to its permanent menu. In celebration of the plant-based pattie’s debut, it will offer a complimentary burger to guests on Black Friday.
Wild.Skinny.Clean: “The Number of Products That we Can Recreate Using Plants is Endless – The Possibilities are as Deep as the Ocean!”
Wild.Skinny.Clean. is the first-ever plant-based and superfood seafood line using clean, free-from, functional and healing ingredients. The female-run company says it lives by the Hippocrates quote, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” and that its mission is to truly reinvent the way we ‘sea’ food.
Five Aramark NFL Stadiums Ranked by PETA’s Top 10 Most Vegan-Friendly List
Food services company Aramark has announced that five its stadiums were added to PETA’s Top Ten Most Vegan-friendly NFL List. The food and beverage provider was recognized for its vegan menus in U.S. Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles), Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs), Empower Field at Mile High (Denver Broncos), and M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore Ravens).
Tesla’s Vegan Model 3 Approved For Use as New York Taxi Fleet
The Tesla Model 3, which is 100% leather-free including even the steering wheel, has been approved by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission to join the famous city fleet. This will be the first electric car approved for the fleet, and it has also been approved for use as Uber and Lyft.
The Rise of Vegan Fried Chicken in 2019
As the public become more aware of sustainability and ethical consumption of food, consumers want meat alternatives that are just as convenient as picking up a burger. Plant-based fried chicken in particular became more popular than almost anyone could have expected in 2019, with products selling out within hours around the world.