Barcelona-based plant meat producer Heura, the fastest growing startup in Europe, replaced the plastic of its frozen products in January 2019 and now presents its new tray made of 100% recycled cardboard, reducing 80% of [...]- The Iberian Peninsula is known for its bullfighting customs and its famous Iberian ham. However, in recent years there has been a change in the mentality of a significant percentage of Spain’s citizens. Concerns about [...]
- The Meatless Farm is a brand that will need no introduction for our readers across the UK, especially following its unique branding and bold marketing, including the recent £1.55 million advertising campaign describing its M***F*** [...]
- Kellogg’s announced yesterday that its first plant-based children’s cereal range, which belongs to the W.K. Kellogg portfolio, is now available in Swiss retail outlets, following the company’s first launch of the vegan breakfast cereals into [...]
- Vivera, the leading Dutch manufacturer of meat alternative products, recently spoke about its 30th anniversary and the company’s future development in the Dutch trade magazine Distrifood.
- A report by Eating Better has found that the number of plant-based ready meals on the market has risen sharply. Just two years ago, only 3 percent of ready meals were plant-based — now, the [...]
- British savoury pie brand Pukka has launched its first-ever vegan options. The Vegan Minced Steak & Onion and Vegan Chicken & Mushroom pies will be available at Sainsbury’s from the end of September.
- Dutch restaurant chain Vegan Junk Food Bar has announced that it is now serving Heppi® Ribs, an innovative plant-based product made with yellow pea flour. Heppi® Ribs are designed to emulate slow-cooked pork ribs, containing [...]
- UK: Dairy alternative producer Violife has launched a vegan chocolate spread named Cocospread, made from coconut, brown sugar and cocoa powder. The new spread contains B12 and is free from palm oil, nuts, soy and [...]
- Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical, the largest chemical company in Japan, ranked No. 9 in Forbes Global 2000 for chemical sector, is reportedly released its intentions to enter the plantbased meat sector to benefit from the rising [...]
- Plans to convert an unused social club on the grounds of a maximum-security prison in Scotland into a fine-dining restaurant run by prisoners have reportedly been approved. This decision not only marks the starting signal [...]
- Veganz Group AG produces a huge range of vegan goods from cold cuts, cheese, snacks, pasta sauce and drinks. The German market leader tells vegconomist that it increased revenues in the first half of 2020 [...]
- Givaudan Active Beauty has launched a new plantbased pigment created with Chinese red radish ‘Raphanus Sativus L’. The New Red 1805, for use in natural make-up, offers a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic red pigments, [...]
- Dutch plant meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher, a subsidiary of Unilever, has had a busy month. It will supply Burger King with a Plant-based Whopper in the Netherlands, has already begun with its plant chicken [...]
- Grounded, a new brand of unique plant drinks not to be confused with Grounded Foods, launches in the UK, offering a line in plant-based protein m*lkshakes that ‘don’t compromise on anything’ as a new addition [...]
- British sausage brand Heck has expanded its vegan range with plant-based versions of two of its most popular sausages. The Vegan Italia and Meat-Free with Apple will both launch later this month.
- UK plant-based baby food startup Mamamade has raised £300k in seed funding. The company will use the funding to grow and scale its product range and operations.
- Award-winning Swedish mock meat brand Oumph! is now available at British online supermarket Ocado. Currently, Ocado is stocking two of the brand’s products — Pulled Oumph! and Oumph! Kebab Spiced.
- Naturli’ has been the market leader in the plant-based segment in Denmark for over 30 years and switched to the production of vegan food in 2014. Most recently, the Scandinavian pioneer opened a 100% plant-based [...]
- Planty, a hugely popular vegan frozen food innovator from the UK, has closed its seed funding with Matthew Glover’s Veg Capital leading the round with an investment of £150K. Planty’s founders say that the new [...]
- Dutch startup Lazy Vegan announced the launch of its new Thai Green Curry frozen ready meal and further plans to strengthen its presence in the European market. The mission of the young company is to [...]
- “We are at the very early stages of the explosion of plant-based foods,” says Helena Lumme, President and co-founder of Hälsa Foods. “At this first stage ‘anything goes’, meaning that even highly processed products filled [...]
- Mycelium specialist Mushlabs, announced it has closed a $10 million capital series A investment round to upscale production of its alternative protein made from mycelium to industrial levels and to create a sales function. Mushlabs [...]
- Plant-based seafood startup Kuleana enters the US seafood market, which is estimated at $159B according to Allied Market Research. The first product from the seafood specialist is raw tuna, which is the initial step for [...]
- Oat milk producer Oatly has been frequently mentioned in various news and food media such as Forbes and Food Dive, as well as financial platforms such as mergermarket, with suggestions that the Swedish pioneer has [...]
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