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Month: December 2020
Environment
An Open Letter from Veganuary: “2021 IS THE YEAR FOR POSITIVE CHANGE”
TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A BETTER FUTURE! 2020 has been an unforgettable year, with our attention divided between fears over coronavirus and anxiety over climate change. What has become increasingly obvious is that these two […]
Food & Beverage
Domino’s Launches its First Plant-Based Meat Topping in India
Domino’s Pizza has introduced India‘s first plant protein-based pizza. ‘The Unthinkable Pizza’ offers a vegan chicken topping. It must be noted that, as with the recent Pizza Hut / Beyond Meat news, this product at […]
Science
China’s Nanjing Weilai and CellX Raise Multiple Millions for Cell-Based
China: the cultivated meat startup previously known as Nanjing Zhouzi has raised CNY 20 million (around USD 3 million) from Matrix Partners China in an angel round, while newly formed CellX has raised an undisclosed […]
Products & Launches
Krispy Kreme Introduces Vegan Doughnuts for Veganuary
Iconic US doughnut company and coffee house chain Krispy Kreme announces the launch of its first vegan doughnut, as the next big player in line to launch vegan offerings exclusively for Veganuary, following last week’s […]
Market & Trends
Plant-Based Market in Asia Pacific to Surge 200% by 2025
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences published its latest research study in collaboration with IPSOS, a global market research firm, revealing a significant increase in demand for plant-based meat alternatives in key Asia Pacific (APAC) markets.
Plantbased Business Hour
Is There a Revolution Going On In the Frozen Food Aisle? CEO of Cool Beans, Tyler Mayoras Explains
Is there a vegan revolution going on in the frozen section of the supermarket? Tyler Mayoras, CEO and Co-Founder of Cool Beans, is on the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to discuss 1) leading […]
Companies & Portraits
Canada’s Vegan Ecommerce Site PlantX to Expand into Israel
PlantX Life Inc announces plans to expand the Company’s e-commerce platform into the State of Israel. The Company’s Israeli expansion will also include establishing a future brick and mortar PlantX location in the country. Brick […]
Market & Trends
Elysabeth Alfano’s Top 10 Predictions for 2021
Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. In preparation for the New Year, today she brings us her top ten predictions […]
Fairs & Events
The ‘New Food Invest’ Event: Where Innovation Meets Investment
ProVeg and Beyond Animal announce they will be collaborating for the first virtual New Food Invest event, which sets out to be the world’s first online conference focusing exclusively on bringing together international plant-based and […]
Interviews
vly: “We Have Sold Our Millionth Litre in Just Ten Months on the Market. “
Launching only at the beginning of this year, vly is already establishing its position on German retail shelves. With its milk alternative based on pea protein, the foodtech startup has already been listed in over […]
Companies & Portraits
Nick Hazell of V2Food: Lessons to Help Vegan Products Hit the Mainstream
2020 has been a year of enormous growth for plant-based alternatives. In the US, Impossible Foods reached the milestone of 9,000 supermarket stockings, while Europe’s largest plant-based meat factory opened in December.
Gastronomy & Catering
Lewis Hamilton Opens Third Neat Burger Location, Plans to Expand Globally
Neat Burger, the vegan burger chain created by Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, has opened its third restaurant in London. The restaurant is in Soho, following the success of the chain’s initial locations in central […]
Fashion & Beauty
My Chemical Romance Debuts Vegan Makeup Collection, Instantly Sells Out
Rock band My Chemical Romance recently launched a makeup collection in collaboration with vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand HipDot. Following the launch, The HipDot x MCR collection sold out within minutes, leaving many fans disappointed.
Plantbased Business Hour
Impossible Goes 100x, Plant & Bean Goes 55K and Oprah, Go Vegan Already
Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. Elysabeth is the founder of Plant Powered Consulting, the host of the Plantbased Business […]
