*The opinions expressed here represent only the author, and not any companies he may be affiliated with. Innovation often brings with it heated debate, and plant-based meat is no exception. With the recent wave of […]
When is vegan not-vegan? The answer is subjective and has implications for what are purported to be vegan products. While self-identified vegans don’t all share the same conception of the term, most generally agree that […]
Many plant-based food companies acknowledge that their products often cost more than their big industry competition. Their response is to focus on other parts of their proposition that they believe will be most compelling to […]
If you are selling plant-based or vegan food products, particularly vegan proteins, you will certainly be keeping an eye on the strategies that the animal protein industries are using to maintain their market share.
People hate being told what to do. Just hearing the words “you should do this” or “don’t do that” lights up an immediate sense of defiance in our brains—regardless of how rational the statement. It’s […]
Beyond Meat‘s Chief Growth Officer, Chuck Muth, didn’t hold back in a recent interview on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano featured on vegconomist today. When asked about concerns over protecting its IP as […]
In the first of a new series of articles on vegan legal issues from an international perspective, contributed by lawyer Ralf Müller-Amenitsch who is kindly compiling the series, we welcome this insightful and informative article […]
It is no news that these times are having a vast impact on people’s lives, on businesses, and on the economy across the globe. However, how are people reacting to the pandemic, and which consumer […]
Sophie’s Kitchen’s vegan seafood alternatives saw its sales increase 3X in 2019 and says its mission is to “rock the seafood category in the way that Beyond Meat rocked the burger industry.” As the pioneers […]
Evolving plant-based meat to bridge the gap for meat lovers: with environmental concerns, global supply chain crises and food security risks taking centre stage worldwide – the pressure is on to create a sustainable alternative […]
COVID-19 is a once in a lifetime pandemic that will significantly shape the food, drink and supplement industry in 2020 and beyond, from a health, economical and sustainability perspective. Here is a twelve step guide […]
Calling a restaurant “vegan” certainly helps to identify it to those with (sometimes hard-to-meet) restrictions. It is also courteous of a client to let a restaurant know in advance if they do require vegan options. […]
Vegconomist is pleased to announce that we will be broadcasting regular videocasts from Elysabeth Alfano as part of her Plantbased Business Hour series. A veteran journalist and successful businesswoman, Elysabeth is host of The Elysabeth […]
A special guest post from David Peters, Managing Director, DSP Ventures Ltd, and former Head of Oatly UK. “Oat milk? We didn’t know oats could be milked”. When, in late 2015, I told family and […]
Tofurky founder/CEO Seth Tibbott, who founded the veggie meat company back in 1980, has written a book about his experience as a pioneer of vegan meat, named ‘IN SEARCH OF THE WILD TOFURKY: How a […]
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