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October 2020
Viva! Announces Exclusive Premiere of ‘End Factory Farming’ This Sunday, World Vegan Day
Trailblazing UK charity Viva! is offering the opportunity to join an EXCLUSIVE premiere of its short film ‘End Factory Farming, Before it Ends Us’ – which will take place this Sunday, World Vegan Day, and will include an introduction and Q&A with Viva!’s founder and director, Juliet Gellatley.
Dr. Praeger’s Enters Chilled Section With New Veggie Burger Line
After 25 years in the frozen food sector, Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods announces its first lines in chilled veggie burgers with two new product launches. The US company leads in vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and kosher frozen food categories and has the #1 selling SKU, California Veggie Burger at Whole Foods.
MAYONEUR Offers the Largest 100% Vegan Assortment of Mayo
The founders of MAYONEUR first had the vision two years ago to develop a significantly better and healthier mayonnaise compared to conventional products. For this reason, the Netherlands brand does not use animal ingredients in its products and focuses on fruits and vegetables.
ELSE Nutrition’s Plant-Based Infant Foods Launch in Over 380 US Retail Locations
Else Nutrion Holdings, which develops plant-based alternatives to dairy milk-based baby foods, announces the early availability of its innovative products in US retail stores. The company expects to begin first retail sales through KeHE distributors in the western and southern regions of the United States as early as the end of November 2020.
The Vegetarian Butcher Enters Spain as Spanish Market Continues to Grow
Unilever will launch the meat alternatives from The Vegetarian Butcher, to the following supermarkets: El Corte Inglés, La Sirena, Esclat, and Bon Preu, although they will also be available through Amazon Prime Now and through the Glovo home delivery application.
InnovoPro Secures $18M in Series B as Chickpeas Set to Trend in 2021
InnovoPro, first company in the world to develop and launch a 70% protein concentrate from chickpeas, announces today it has secured $18 million in Series B funding, in the week that Whole Foods Trends for 2021 predicted that chickpea will be one of the most trending ingredients for next year.
Prime Roots: “We Have a Global Waitlist with Thousands of People From Over 50 Countries”
Veganuary 2021: Fry’s and Oumph! Sign Up as Official Sponsors
To put the importance of Veganuary into perspective: if just 350,000 humans go plant-based for January, 41,200 tons of CO2EQ, 2.5 million litres of water, and over a million animals can be saved. The Fry Family Food Co. and Oumph!, today announced their official sponsorship of Veganuary 2021 to help promote this urgent cause.
The Vegan Society’s Stance on the ‘Vegan’ Vs. ‘Plant-based’ Debate
This year will be remembered as one in which we all faced significant challenges and opportunities, but despite the turbulence, the vegan food and drink industry has once again come out thriving. Kantar Worldpanel found that tofu sales in the UK increased 81.7% between April and June 2020, and in the same timeframe, sales of vegan mince and vegan burgers shot up 50.1% and 37% respectively. Whilst we recognise that booming sales figures are a great indicator of increasing popularity, behind the scenes, we continue to face difficulties in defending vegan consumer rights and issues. One of which is the complexity surrounding vegan food and drink labelling. Historical terminology defines the movement We are very proud to say that the term ‘vegan’ was coined in …
Deliveroo Reports 115% YOY Growth in Vegan Orders
Deliveroo reports that there are now over 10,000 vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants on the app, making plant-based one of the fastest-growing categories on the platform, with 115% growth since World Vegan Day 2019. Together with PETA, Deliveroo has revealed the best vegan delivery options from around the UK.
Vegans Want More Choices and Tastier Options
While 42% of plant-based food consumers are purchasing vegan products on a more regular basis, most consumers are seeking tastier products and a broader range to select from, finds a recent study from Kerry Group.
Fussy – World’s First Refillable Deodorant Made Entirely From Plants
Founders Bethany and Eddie Fisher from London have developed a refillable deodorant which they say is more effective, convenient, sustainable and desirable than anything else on the market. Or as Eddie puts it “We’re making sustainability sexy! Once you see and hold fussy, it will be love at first swipe”
Alt Dairy Pioneer Perfect Day Foods Appoints Disney Boss Robert Iger to Board of Directors
Perfect Day, the Bay Area startup utilizing fermentation to create proprietary ‘flora-made’ dairy protein for a range of products from ice cream and milk to cheese and butter, announces the appointment of Robert Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, to its board of directors.
V Planet Vegan Dog Food and Treats Now Available in 11 Countries
V-planet‘s naturally flavored plant-powered breathbones chews and wiggle biscuits treats are now available for dogs and their pet parents in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Panama, Singapore and Thailand.
Violife Launches into Canada, Will Begin Canadian Production in 2021
Violife announces that a range of non-dairy, non-GMO cheese products free of nuts, soy, gluten and lactose, has arrived in Canada in time for the holiday season. As we reported earlier this month, there will be a new state-of-the-art Upfield facility built in Brantford, Ontario, which will supply cheese to North America and Latin America.
The Plant Based Seafood Co’s Monica Talbert on the Future of Seafood
Monica Talbert of the Plant Based Seafood Co. and Elysabeth Alfano discuss 1) the realities of the seafood business, including the illegal aspects of the industry, 2) trends for seafood and plant-based seafood consumption, 3) the making of plant-based seafood products and 4) her tips for other entrepreneurs.
ProVeg’s New Incubator Programme Includes Peanut-Based Chicken and Algae-Based Dairy
The ProVeg Incubator is the world’s leading incubator of plant-based and cultured food startups and exclusively supports companies developing alternatives to animal-based products. Its fifth cohort began this week with startups ranging from peanut-based chicken, algae-based dairy alternatives, and a new generation of plant-based chocolate.
Innova Report Predicts that Plant-Based Will Prevail in Food Trends for 2021
Innova Market Insights has unveiled its annual Top Ten Trends report for 2021. Plant-based is still high on the agenda, with the top ten heavily weighted towards plant-based with sustainability, health and immunity being key, factors that go hand in hand with many plant-based foods.
UK’s First Vegan Pizza Chain Purezza Receives Investment, Will Expand Overseas and Launch into Retail
MVK Group, a holdings company in London, has completed a funding round into award-winning pizza chain Purezza, bringing its total raise to £2.4m. Additionally, vegan investment firm Veg Capital announces an investment in the coming retail expansion for Purezza’s mozzarella, which will see a brand new 8,000 square foot retail space.