Green Monday, the social venture based in Hong Kong with the mission to fight climate change, food insecurity and public health, is one of four recipients of the Roddenberry Prize, a $1million prize awarded to four applicants for impact in the areas of women’s rights, girls’ education, food waste; and plant-rich diets.
Company News
Josh Tetrick of JUST Awarded Executive of the Year
JUST’s Josh Tetrick has been given the title of Executive of the Year by Food Dive. Also recognised in the 2018 awards was the acquisition of Pinnacle Foods by Conagra as the Deal of the Year.
First Plant-based Wall Paint Wins Awards in Netherlands
Copperant paint won the Innovation Award 2018 at the SGA Vakdagen in Gorinchem, for the Copperant Altra, the first plant-based, titanium white-free, matt wall paint in The Netherlands.
Category Leader Yves Veggie Cuisine® Announces Re-brand
The vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian population of Canada has been rising rapidly of recent years, and in a recent study conducted by Dalhousie University, over 32% of Canadians are looking to reduce or eliminate meat consumption over the next 6 months. Canadian brand Yves Veggie Cuisine® has been creating delicious foods for more than 20 years and are committed to staying at the forefront of this movement.
Seattle Food Tech Hires Kristie Middleton
Seattle Food Tech (SFT) has announced Kristie Middleton as the company’s new Vice President of Business Development. SFT is a food manufacturing technology and production company implementing unique manufacturing methods with the aim to produce affordable plant-based alternatives to meat at high volumes. Middleton will lead the effort to bring SFT’s plant-based chicken products to the public sector in the United States, such as schools, hospitals, universities, and the military.
Morrison’s Launches Own-brand Vegan Line “V Taste”
Morrison’s supermarket has launched its own-brand vegan ready meal range, featuring a range of dishes and desserts.
Quorn Opens the World’s Biggest Alternative Meat Production Factory
Quorn Foods has officially opened a new production facility in the north east of England, which is said to be the world’s biggest alternative meat production factory. The factory will double Quorn’s capacity with an added 20,000 tonnes every year.
Beyond Meat® Appoints Coca Cola’s Kathy N. Waller and Twitter’s Ned Segal
Beyond Meat announced on 16th November that it has appointed Coca Cola VP and Twitter CFO as board members. The news comes as the company confirms reports that it has filed for a $100 million initial public offering.
Perfect Day Signs Deal to Revolutionise the Dairy Industry
Perfect Day Foods has partnered with Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) on jointly developing and commercializing animal-free dairy proteins. This will allow the company to begin supplying the world’s first animal-free dairy proteins to the food industry in 2019. According to Perfect Day, this will be the first time in world history that dairy proteins are produced at large scale via fermentation instead of using farmed animals.
Sunfed Meats Raises $10M to bring their Meat-free Meat to the World
New Zealand meat alternative company Sunfed Meats have just announced that the completion of a NZ$10 million series A capital round to take their unique plant-based meat global. The investment round was led by Australian Blackbird Ventures with participation from Stephen Tindall’s K1W1, Chris Hadley, and NZVIF.
California Baby Launches Plant-based Preservatives for Children’s Skincare
California Baby, a global leader in skincare with over 20 years of experience, is introducing a plant-based solution for preservatives in their personal care products.
Beyond Sushi Obtains $1.5 million from The Shark Tank
New York’s Beyond Sushi has received $1.5 million for a 25% share of their west coast business and 5% of the business at the east coast location, through TV show The Shark Tank. The company is projected to make $5.6 million profit this year.
What Does vegconomist do on World Vegan Day?
November 1st is World Vegan Day. What is the vegconomist team actually doing on this memorable day, which will surely get more attention worldwide than ever before? Of course, everyday editorial work continues in Germany and internationally, filtering important news through worldwide news screening as well as viewing press releases and letters. And, of course, the writing of articles as usual.
CrazyBean.com – New Vegan Marketplace Seeking Vendors
Crazy-bean.com is the first quality, commercial and scalable fully vegan ethical marketplace supporting independent businesses by taking the hassle out of online selling and shop management. They are currently offering vendors 12 months commission free, providing a safe, secure and easy to use environment.
Danone Aims to Triple Plant-Based Product Sales
Danone is one of the world’s leading suppliers of dairy products, and has for some time been turning towards animal-free, plant-based alternatives. The company has now announced that it intends to triple its sales of plant-based products by 2025.