The Impossible Burger made its formal debut in China this week at the China International Import Exposition. Impossible Foods plans to serve nearly 50,000 free samples during the VIP preview and public showing at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.
Fairs & Events
Vevolution – UK’s Plant-Powered Positive Change Festival – Takes Place Next Week
Next Saturday 16th November, Vevolution Festival returns for its 4th annual installment at the BFI on London’s Southbank. Speakers this year include celebrity plant-based chefs, BOSH!, Happy Pear and Rachel Ama, lifestyle influencers Niomi Smart, Jenny Mustard and movement builder Jack Harries, Veganuary and Fashion Revolution.
Vegan Halloween Recipes With Meatless Farm
Halloween is tomorrow and many vegans, although we avoid blood, guts and gore, enjoy celebrating in a fun way and may be looking for recipes suitable for plantbased kids. The Meatless Farm has sent us some spooky recipes which can be created with their vegan products, which are now available in UK, US, and across Europe.
BOSH! To Headline Vevolution Festival and Host After-Party at BY CHLOE
Bestselling chefs and cookbook authors BOSH! are collaborating with plant-powered positive change festival Vevolution. The festival which takes place on the 16th of November at the BFI on London’s Southbank attracts the world’s leading plant-powered thinkers and positive change pioneers to share ideas and stories to change the world.
Ben & Jerry’s Celebrates Free Happy Hour Giveaway on World Vegan Day
Across the US, Ben & Jerry’s will celebrate World Vegan Day Happy Hour on November 1st. Vegan and non-Dairy customers are invited to visit their local Scoop Shop between 4 – 8 pm for a free scoop of vegan ice cream.
More and More Vegans: Natexpo Trade Fair Paris Report
This weekend, vegconomist staff attended the organic trade fair Natexpo in Paris, where over 1000 exhibitors presented their products. In addition to established companies, numerous startups also presented their products. In the vegan sector, the numerous suppliers of plant-based milk alternatives attracted attention.
Viva! Invites World to Go Meat-Free for 24 Hours on World Vegan Day 1st November
TV PRESENTER Fearne Cotton is joining a host of celebrities today in backing calls for Britons to go vegan for 24 hours on World Vegan Day. Social media users are being invited to post a short video message explaining why they have been inspired to #GoVegan24.
Lidl’s “Next Level Meat” Roadshow To Tour Germany, With Free Tasting of Vegan Dishes in 12 Cities
Visitors to Lidl’s “Next Level Meat” truck, which will take a tour of 12 cities across Germany, will be offered samples of Lidl’s vegan products under its own “Next Level Meat” brand. Vegan burgers, vegan meatballs in tomato sauce and cevapcici with rice salad can be tasted free of charge in the tour while stocks last.
Very Vegan ANUGA
Over the past couple of days part of the vegconomist editorial staff attended the world’s largest food fair, the ANUGA in Cologne, Germany. We were very positively surprised how many vegan products were presented there. Beyond Meat, JUST and Moving Mountains were presented by their respective distributors, PHW and Zandbergen, in the middle of the meat halls – which took some getting used to for vegans.
PETA Announces Winners of 2019 Vegan Food Awards
PETA just held its seventh Vegan Food Awards and the organisation says it has seen a huge increase in the demand for vegan foods since the awards began. The number of vegans in the UK is skyrocketing and as we reported in August, plantbased options are the UK’s fastest growing choice for delivery meals, growing by 388% in a 2 year period.
Anuga to Release Exclusive Whitepaper on Plant-Based Eating and Alternative Proteins
Anuga has partnered with Euromonitor International in an exclusive report looking at evolving food and nutrition trends around the world. The whitepaper paper highlights plant-based eating and alternative proteins as a the key trends, while at the same time global consumption of meat does continue to rise and must be addressed.
Lighting From High Society Made of Upcycled Tobacco, Hemp, and Beer Brewing Waste
High Society Studio is based in South-Tyrol, Italy, with a focus on creating plant-based lighting by upcycling waste products such as hemp, tobacco, pomace (solid remains of wine production), beer brewing remains, and coffee silver skin. The Italian brand will be showcasing at the London Design Fair this weekend.
Winners of 2019 Vegan Business Bootcamp Pitch + Plant Speak Out!
Vevolution is a vegan organisation based in London which organises a number of inspirational events in the UK, for the plantbased community and beyond, especially for those involved in vegan business. In addition to their Vevolution Festival (see below), the team also organise a business bootcamp called Pitch + Plant which helps new vegan businesses to obtain funding and mentorship. The second Pitch + Plant plant-based business bootcamp took place at …
Veggie World Expands Out of Europe into Fast Growing Asian Market
On September 1st 2019 Wellfairs GmbH (Germany) and Fair Connections (China) signed a licence agreement for the organisation of the VeggieWorld trade fair series. Accordingly, all VeggieWorld trade fairs in Asia, the Middle East and Oceania will from now on be held independently by Fair Connections.
Hydrosol Presents New Ideas for Plant-Based Products at SupplySide West
At this year’s SupplySide West in Las Vegas, Hydrosol, a leading supplier of stabilising and texturing systems, will present the latest generation of functional systems and all-in compounds for making plant-based burger patties, cold cuts and sausages, as well as vegan pizza cheese, cream cheese and sour cream.