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Delivery Services

Vegan Food Delivery Soars in Chile as Uber Eats Sees 45% Increase in Vegan Offerings

To celebrate Vegan World Month with good news, the charity Veganuary and Uber Eats have revealed positive findings from their latest research on vegan food delivery in Chile: more restaurants are offering vegan food on the app. Figures from the analysis show that the vegan category of Uber Eats has experienced a 45% increase compared to the previous year. And interestingly, it has already surpassed the 2022 growth mark so far this year.  “We have seen that there is a great interest on the part of app users to open up to new options. At the same time, restaurants and associated businesses have made an effort to satisfy these new consumer trends, offering much more. Therefore, we believe that this is a trend that will continue to grow”, says Verónica …

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Delivery Services

Lewis Hamilton-Backed Neat Burger Launches on Uber Eats in London

UK-based vegan restaurant chain Neat Burger has made its food available for delivery in London via the Uber Eats app. It comes as the chain launches a new menu featuring dishes such as Buffalo Cauli, Mac n Cheeze, and Nasty Nachos. Another recent addition is the limited-edition Chick’n & Waffles, which consists of a toasted Belgian waffle and fried vegan nuggets topped with bacon bits and maple syrup. These menu options will all be available via Uber Eats, along with favourites like the Smash Daddy, Buffalo Chick’n, and signature Neat Burger. The launch is part of the delivery service’s drive to offer a wider variety of options, with the aim of catering to all dietary requirements. Celebrity backers Since its launch in 2019, Neat Burger …

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Market & Trends

Plant-Based Orders Skyrocketing Through Uber Eats & Deliveroo as 20% of Brits Plan Vegan Christmas Dinner

As World Vegan Month begins, food delivery platform Uber Eats states that orders of vegan menu items have rocketed by 1436% in the UK since 2018 and reveals a 59% rise in restaurants with vegan options. Meanwhile, fellow food delivery service Deliveroo reports a 105% spike in vegan orders this year. Deliveroo states that there are now over 14,000 vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants on the app, making it one of the fastest-growing categories on the platform, with most vegan orders coming from Brighton, Bristol and Leeds. The app carried out a survey which found that 20% of Brits are planning a meat-free meal this Christmas, mirroring similar findings reported by Applewood last year. Such trends are not country specific: Uber Eats also reported a sharp …

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Investments & Acquisitions

Mike Tyson’s Investment to Drive Mr. Charlie’s Franchise Expansion Across US and Beyond

Mike Tyson, former heavyweight boxing champion and entrepreneur, has invested in the plant-based fast food chain Mr. Charlie’s Told Me So (TMS). Made through Tyson’s holding company, Carma HoldCo, this investment is expected to significantly boost Mr. Charlie’s expansion plans, paving the way for a broader US and international presence. Known for his advocacy of veganism and plant-based eating, Tyson is helping drive the next phase of growth for the restaurant, which has already gained attention for its unique take on fast food and its social impact initiatives. Tyson’s involvement signals a new chapter for Mr. Charlie’s, which has carved out a niche in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) sector with its entirely plant-based menu. Mr. Charlie’s not only offers vegan alternatives to classic fast food …

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Algae, Microalgae & Seaweed

Switzerland’s Catchfree Develops Shrimp Alternative Made From Microalgae and Plant Proteins

Catchfree is a food tech startup that has emerged from the Swiss Technical Institute of Technology (ETH). The company is developing sustainable, nutrient-rich plant-based seafood, starting with a microalgae-based shrimp alternative. Made using a proprietary process, the plant-based shrimp combines microalgae with other plant proteins to replicate the taste, texture, and nutritional value of conventional shrimp. The product has been made possible by the increasing availability of non-pigmented microalgae, which provides a rich source of protein and fatty acids without undesirable colours or flavours. Paprika is used to give the plant-based shrimp an authentic colour without the need for artificial additives. Catchfree was founded by food scientists Eduard Müller and Severin Eder to address overfishing and the environmental issues associated with aquaculture. “We’re focusing on …

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Food Service

NotCo Partners With Chile’s Melt Pizzas to Launch Two Vegan Pizzas Topped With NotCheese

Chilean food tech company NotCo has partnered with Melt Pizzas, a popular Chilean restaurant chain, to develop two plant-based pizzas. Both pizzas — The Vegan Pesto Margarita and the Vegan Veggie — are topped with NotCo’s mozzarella-style plant-based NotCheese. The Vegan Pesto Margarita also features cherry tomatoes and vegan pesto, while the Vegan Veggie is topped with red onion, green pepper, mushroom, black olives, corn, and tomato. Melt Pizzas said it chose NotCheese because the product’s melting properties are superior to other vegan cheeses, hinting that it may also roll out more options using the cheese alternative in future. The chain added that it has previously offered four vegan pizzas, which have all been a “complete success”, as the trend towards plant-based foods continues to …

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New vegan burger brand called Vungr

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Delivery Services

Spain’s New Vungr Service Delivers Burgers Featuring Heura Patties and Väcka Cheese

Barcelona-based Hunger Brands has announced the launch of a new 100% vegan brand tailored explicitly for delivery called Vungr, created in collaboration with plant-based meat company Heura Foods and vegan cheese startup Väcka. Vungr is a 100% vegan burger brand targeting vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, and even meat lovers, looking for convenient animal protein-free options.  Vungr’s burgers come in pita-bread style buns and, according to the brand, are the first of their kind in the Spanish market. Its range includes Classic Vegan, Four Cheeses, Not Pollo, Porteña Vegan, and Truvada Vegan. It launched initially at Glovo and Uber Eats, but the company announced expansion plans across Spain soon. In addition to its burger offerings, Vungr’s menu includes Not Pollo fingers by Heura in various flavors. Heura+Väcka=Vungr The new burgers feature Heura’s beef burger patties, which recently …

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Gastronomy & Food Service

‘Vegan Wangs’ Opens as First Vegan Chicken Wing Restaurant in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, popularly known as America’s “Chicken Wing Capital” is now home to its first all-vegan wing eatery. Vegan Wangs, created by entrepreneur N’namdi Arinze, opened in the city last summer with a chef-crafted menu of crowd-pleasing favorites, including six flavors of plant-based wings.  Currently operating as a takeout and delivery service, Vegan Wangs focuses on offering health-forward ingredients and sides, such as non-GMO, wheat protein-based wings and salads with coconut-based feta. The restaurant also makes a gluten-free wing option with fried oyster mushrooms. Its menu includes a diverse selection of plant-based nuggets, Chick’n Sandwiches and wings in six flavors: Classic Buffalo, Lemon Pepper, Mango Habenero, Thai Sweet Chili, BBQ and more.  Growth plans Customers can currently order through its website, as well as delivery …

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Delivery Services

Veggie Grill Launches ‘Vegan Bowls For All’ Delivery Concept at 29 Locations

Health-forward chain Veggie Grill today announces the launch of a delivery service called Vegan Bowls For All which will operate from 29 Veggie Grill locations in California, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Veggie Grill has partnered with all of the most popular delivery platforms for the new concept, such as Doordash, Postmates, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, to deliver lunch and dinner seven days a week in each area. The fully vegan service debuts with six customizable whole food plant-based bowls, with a wide choice of vegan toppings. Options include: the Cali-Grains Bowl, Korean Kimchi Bowl, Chickpea Curry Bowl, Thai Coconut Curry Bowl, Harvest Bowl and Ranchero Bowl. Salad options are also available for delivery to include the Classic Romaine Caesar, Power Greens Caesar, Catalina …

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Fast Food

La Vie Partners With Burger King France For Veggie Cheese and Bacon Burger

Burger King France has launched a new meat-free burger, the Veggie Cheese and Bacon, featuring vegan bacon made by French company La Vie. It comes a month after the fast-food chain added La Vie’s bacon to its Veggie Steakhouse burger, following a sustained campaign by the plant-based brand via social media, newspaper ads, and other channels. The menu item now permanently contains La Vie’s vegan bacon, which was also featured on the menu at Burger King’s plant-based popup location in London to huge success. While La Vie’s bacon is entirely plant-based, the new Veggie Cheese and Bacon burger contains dairy cheese, making it unfortunately unsuitable for vegans. Potentially it could be ordered without the cheese to make it vegan friendly. Rapid growth After announcing multiple …

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Plantbased Business Hour

When Will Cultivated Meat Be Approved by the FDA and USDA? CEO of Matrix FT, Eric Jenkusky

What will it take for cultivated meat to succeed? CEO Eric Jenkusky, of cultivated meat scaffolding biotech company Matrix F.T., is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Specifically, they discuss: What is scaffolding and why is it critical to the landscape of growing cultivated meat? What is the future for cultivated meat? When will it scale? What is the biggest challenge for cultivated meat? Will the food sector follow the pharmaceutical trajectory? Is there enough B2B demand and where is it coming from? How critical are open access research and government spending to support the sector? Eric’s thoughts on ‘tech not in our food.’ Here is a short clip and transcript from their conversation. Podcast here. Display “Will Cultivated Meat Get USDA/FDA Approval and Be …

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When Will Cultivated Meat Be Approved by the FDA and USDA? CEO of Matrix FT, Eric Jenkusky

What will it take for cultivated meat to succeed? CEO Eric Jenkusky, of cultivated meat scaffolding biotech company Matrix F.T., is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Specifically, they discuss: What is scaffolding and why is it critical to the landscape of growing cultivated meat? What is the future for cultivated meat? When will it scale? What is the biggest challenge for cultivated meat? Will the food sector follow the pharmaceutical trajectory? Is there enough B2B demand and where is it coming from? How critical are open access research and government spending to support the sector? Eric’s thoughts on ‘tech not in our food.’ Here is a short clip and transcript from their conversation. Podcast here. Display “Will Cultivated Meat Get USDA/FDA Approval and Be …

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Veggie Steakhouse with La Vie bacon

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Fast Food

La Vie Urges Burger King France to Add Vegan Bacon to Veggie Steakhouse Burger

La Vie has launched a campaign asking Burger King France to add plant-based bacon to its Veggie Steakhouse burger, after discovering that the conventional Steakhouse contains bacon while the plant-based version does not. The Paris-based vegan brand began with a social media campaign, including a doctored image showing the Veggie Steakhouse containing La Vie bacon. When this did not receive a response, the company launched a petition, which quickly gained hundreds of signatures. Next, La Vie took out a full-page advertisement in the daily newspaper Le Parisien. The ad shows an image of a tweet sent to Burger King by a customer, saying “Sorry guys, I’m waiting for the Veggie Steakhouse with La Vie bacon”. Beneath the image is text urging Burger King to take …

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Retail & E-Commerce

Vegan Bacon Game-Changer La Vie Reveals Opening of Virtual Restaurant

Paris-based La Vie, known for its game-changing vegan bacon, has announced the opening of a virtual restaurant in collaboration with OFC, The Original Food Court. The dishes created through the collaboration will be available for delivery on Eatic, Deliveroo, and Uber Eats from June. The startup revealed on social media Friday: “Here it is, the announcement is made, on a Friday the 13th, because it’s a lucky day for meat-eaters and vegans. This June, La Vie™️ is opening its virtual restaurant in collab with OFC, The Original Food Court. “A brand new way of organising samplings & tastings: we’re bringing you the whole world of La Vie™️ and our favourite ways of tasting our products, without moving from home. A culinary journey into our universe, …

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Interviews

NXT LVL PZA: “Making Pizza Delivery Tastier, Faster, and Cheaper While Secretly Removing Animals From the Supply Chain”

NXT LVL PZA is taking London by storm with its secretly vegan pizzas created in collaboration with some of the biggest names in vegan food as part of a mission to make vegan pizza the market standard rather than just a menu option. We were curious to get the story behind the hype from Founder Fabio Matticoli who reveals some ambitious expansion plans moving forward, and discusses why secretly vegan is an important part of NXT LVL’s strategy. “A recent customer even asked for a vegan option to be added to the menu after ordering from us. He had no idea that our entire menu is 100% vegan” Tell us about NXT LVL PZA’s elevator pitch and business model NXT LVL PZA is making pizza …

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Krispy Kreme Ireland vegan Doughnuts

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Products & Launches

Krispy Kreme Ireland Introduces Three New Vegan Doughnuts

Krispy Kreme is kicking off 2022 with a new assortment of vegan doughnuts for consumers in Ireland. The new range consists of Fudge Brownie Bliss, Caramel Choc Delight and Apple Custard Crumble, which will be available to purchase in Swords Pavilion, Blanchardstown, The Rocket at Dundrum Town Centre, at any Krispy Kreme cabinet in Tesco and Circle K, or via delivery partners including Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat. Fudge Brownie Bliss (€ 3.05) – with a rich chocolatey filling and topped with brownie pieces Caramel Choc Delight (€ 3.05) – which contains both Belgian chocolate and indulgent caramel fillings, topped with caramel icing and a chocolatey icing drizzle Apple Custard Crumble (€ 3.05) – filled with smooth custard and apple then topped with a …

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