Over the course of 2020, The Vegetarian Butcher has taken great strides in terms of expansion, producing the plant-based Whopper for Burger King in several European countries including Spain, Germany and its home in the [...]- The demand for the vegan Sensational Burger from the Nestle subsidiary Garden Gourmet has been high in Germany where 20 million consumers have already burnt around 20 million of the patties patties.
- Marc Coloma, Co-founder of Heura, cuts an unassuming figure as he walks, smiling, into the restaurant. He stays smiling the entire time and is overall super approachable and laid back. Marc is not a CEO, [...]
- allplants was way ahead of the curve when it launched its vegan delivery box service in the UK, with no way of knowing that COVID would bring a wave of demand and interest in both [...]
- Rollito Vegano was founded by Hugo and Alex during the pandemic, two vegan activists with aspirations to change the world. Their first product, Sinjamón, is the first 100% vegan Serrano ham in 100% compostable and [...]
- At a time when fermented plant-based products are becoming increasingly popular, Chr. Hansen is launching “FreshQ® DA”, a food culture selected to enhance the fermentation of these products and to better protect them from spoilage [...]
- UK health-forward brand PROFUSION announces new soy-free Organic Pea and Fava Protein Mince & Chunks which are high in protein, 100% vegan, organic and gluten free. The release comes at a time when the fava [...]
- New IKEA food commitments, announced Tuesday by the furniture giant, state that 50% of main meals offered in the restaurants will be plant-based, 80% to be non-red meat, and 80% of all packaged food offered [...]
- This February, The Vurger secured £1.4M investment for expansion – and a month later, the pandemic hit the UK’s foodservice industry hard. Like many of their peers, The Vurger had to pivot, though still managing [...]
- Willicroft has seen enormous success this year with its vegan cheeses in retail in the UK, and throughout the Netherlands and Belgium. Here founder Brad Vanstone discusses his brand’s journey, the crowdfunder which is now [...]
- Hong Kong’s Omnipork has seen absolutely incredible success in 2020 with perhaps most notable to vegans (the McDonalds X Omnipork launch being vegetarian friendly but not vegan) being the launch of its vegan SPAM which [...]
- The story around the McPlant burger is becoming increasingly murky in terms of any agreement between Beyond Meat and McDonald’s. Recent commentators postulate that the plant-based burger could now be developed by McDonald’s alone, which [...]
- As we reported earlier this month, the market for plant-based convenience meals is thriving and offers massive potential for investment opportunities. As part of an international wave of vegan brands expanding their convenience options, Irish [...]
- For the first time, products with the Biocyclic Vegan Quality Seal are available in organic retail shops in Austria and Germany. An assortment of biocyclic vegan beans is now being sold in 80 selected stores [...]
- Netherlands based Vegan Junk Bar, which began operations in Amsterdam then expanded with four additional locations around the region, announces its first international expansion with the opening of a new location in Barcelona, which opens [...]
- Rootly, a startup from Denmark, is developing vegan sausages with a difference. They’re made mostly with vegetables, but they contain a unique ingredient — recycled juice pulp.
- A new study from the EPIC-Oxford team suggests that vegans and vegetarians have a higher risk of bone fracture with sensational headlines declaring: “Vegans 43% more likely to suffer bone fractures, study suggests”. BUT the [...]
- In a move indicative of significant market change, IFFA, the world’s leading trade fair for animal meats, announces today that it will open up to alternative proteins. With a new title “Technology for Meat and [...]
- Speciality cheese company Norseland, the UK producer of Applewood cheese, has won a Quality Food Award in the Dairy-Free Vegan Cheese Blocks category. The company received the award for its Mexicana® Vegan block, a dairy-free [...]
- Supported by advisory Board Member Dr. Michael Greger, The Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN) International is increasing awareness in the medical community of the power of plant-based nutrition to treat and prevent disease. The online [...]
- FIT4FOOD2030, a project funded by the EU, has developed a “toolbox” to help food system actors improve sustainability. It is set to be launched at the project’s final conference, which will take place from November [...]
- According to a recent survey, two thirds (61%) of British consumers believe that the traditional meat-based Sunday roast dinner could become outdated within the next ten years. Encouragingly, few people meat-eaters see meat as the [...]
- Like no other, Patrik Baboumian embodies the power and health that a plant-based diet can bring. He achieved worldwide fame through the 2018 Netflix documentary The Game Changers, discussing the subject of ideal nutrition for [...]
- British plant-based chocolate company LoveRaw has created what it claims is the world’s first vegan wafer bar filled with hazelnut cream. The bar is made with the company’s own “milk” chocolate and is free from [...]
- One of the most the UK’s most popular traditions just got veganised: vegan meal box delivery service allplants launched a Sunday Roast Feast Box this week in partnership with charity Choose Love, making it the [...]
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