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January 24, 2020

Companies & Portraits

Sophie’s Kitchen is Turning its Social Media Over to Veganuary

California-based seafood producer Sophie’s Kitchen is devoting its entire social media presence to Veganuary in order to encourage people to participate. Sophie’s Kitchen’s website and social media posts for January are being fully dedicated to [...]
Market & Trends

2019: The year Veganism Went Mainstream in Australian Retail

In June 2018, Funky Fields (now Naturli) launched its plant-based mince product in Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket, which was the first time a vegan meat product was stocked in the meat section next to animal-based [...]
Market & Trends

GFI Predicts Top 5 Alt Protein Trends for 2020

The Good Food Institute, an organisation which works with scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs and focuses on making clean meat and plant-based alternatives a reality for consumers, has released its top five alt protein predictions for [...]
Market & Trends

As Beyond Meat Consumers Question its Sustainability, AI Platform Tastewise Reveals Coming Sustainability Trends

Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence startup founded by former Google executive Alon Chen, issues its latest report on F & B trends in 2020. Afte analysing billions of data points, Tastewise says, “Plastic straws and [...]
Companies & Portraits

Clean Seafood Brand BlueNalu Announces Strategic Partnership with Nutreco

BlueNalu, the innovative biotech company specializing in laboratory-grown seafood from fish cells, has announced a strategic partnership with Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed.
Companies & Portraits

China: Vegan Meat Brand Z-Rou Meat Signs Distribution Deal With IS Seafood

YouKuai Group Brand Z-Rou Meat has signed a distribution agreement with IS Seafood, a sustainably oriented B2B seafood provider, in Shanghai. Z-Rou Meat was officially launched in China in December last year and initially began [...]
Companies & Portraits

Greenwise – Russian Startup Expansion in 2020

Russian company Greenwise has announced that it plans to expand its plant-based meat product line and launch into the European Market this year.

Evergreen Packaging now being used for Oatly Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert

Oatly Launches Sustainable Packaging Made from Sugarcane

January 16, 2020

Oatly has teamed up with Evergreen Packaging to deliver Oatly Frozen – a completely sustainable non dairy product that meets Oatly’s focus on environmental responsibility and sustainability.

KRAVE Adds its First Plant-Based Jerky to Snack Portfolio

January 16, 2020

KRAVE, based in Austin Texas, expands its snack portfolio with the addition of a vegan line, KRAVE Plant-Based Jerky – its first departure from animal meat products. The product contains 8 grams of protein per […]

12 Million Brits Will be Meat-Free By 2021

January 16, 2020

According to research from shopping comparison website Finder.com, 12 million UK consumers (23% of the population) say that they will be vegetarian, vegan or pescatarian by 2021. There are already 6.7 million following a completely […]

Quorn to be First Major Brand to Introduce Carbon Labelling

January 16, 2020

Plant-based food giant Quorn will be the first major brand to introduce carbon emissions labelling on its products in a drive to help consumers better understand the impact of their shopping on the environment, it […]

Companies & Portraits

Brazil’s Largest Meat Processor JBS Opens “The Incredible Lab” – Aims to Lead Global Plantbased Market

January 16, 2020

Seara Alimentos, a division of JBS has opened an innovation center for plant-based foods in Brazil. Named the Incredible Lab, the advanced food technology hub will set out to produce plant-based food for the global […]

Boris Johnson Thinks You Can’t Eat Cheese on a Vegan Diet – Not So, Says Veganuary

January 15, 2020

Boris Johnson said during a BBC Breakfast interview yesterday that he will not be participating in Veganuary because it means giving up cheese. While Johnson tipped his “hat off to vegans who can handle it,” […]

Good Catch Foods Closes “Oversubscribed” Series B Round Totalling Over $32M

January 15, 2020

Good Catch, the plantbased seafood company created by chef partners and brothers, Chad and Derek Sarno, today announces the closing of an “oversubscribed” Series B funding round, led by Stray Dog Capital and Rocana Ventures […]

Califia Farms Receives One of the Largest Ever Investments in the Natural Foods Sector

January 15, 2020

Califia Farms, the recognisable Los Angeles plant milk brand which received over $50M in investment from celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio in 2018, today announces it has completed a $225 million Series D financing led by […]

Global meat industry and world beef production food concept

Consumption of Meat to Plateau in Europe and US in Next Decade, China to Eventually Follow

January 15, 2020

The US, which is still the biggest consumer of meat per capita, is forecast to hit the high point in 2020 at just over 100kg per year, according to OECD data. This is then predicted […]

UN Report Warns Investors to Prepare for Major Shift to Plant-Based Global Food System

January 15, 2020

A United Nations backed independent organisation, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), has recently released a report warning investors to prepare for a major shift towards a plantbased food system. The report by the PRI, titled […]

JUST Egg Continues to Dominate, Now Stocked in Aldi USA Across 36 States

January 14, 2020

JUST Egg reports that its popular plantbased egg replacement is now on-shelf at ALDI stores in 36 states, meaning it is now stocked by 20 of the 23 largest retailers in the US. JUST has […]

Society

Only 18% of UK Consumers are Confident that Products Don’t Contain Meat

January 14, 2020

A recent report by food safety certification experts Lloyds register surveyed 1000 UK consumers their views on the food industry, including their opinions on vegan and organic claims and ethical and sustainability considerations. The results […]

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