Beyond Meat has launched its first televised ad campaign in the USA, featuring a voiceover by actress and brand ambassador Octavia Spencer. The ad debuted during the Lakers vs. Jazz game on August 3rd.- Dr. Praeger’s is to release a limited-edition vegan Farm Stand Cauliflower Burger, produced to support struggling farmers and local food pantries and help fight hunger during the pandemic. Intriguingly, the vegan burger is being launched [...]
- In recent weeks Impossible Foods has begun retail in an extra 3,300 stores in the US. The company reports that its grocery store footprint has increased more than 60X in 2020 alone and that retail [...]
- Beyond Meat Inc has just released its Q2 financial results. The company has had to evolve rapidly this year as a sizeable chunk of its products was destined for the foodservice industry, which of course [...]
- Dr. Nadja Pinnavaia of Plantable joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to talk about 1) your health, 2) the health of Americans and 3) the health of the meal delivery service industry. Unique in the [...]
- Plantbased delivery service VEDGEco, which offers a huge range of alt meat products and has been referred to as the “Vegan CostCo, ” sets out to make plantbased more affordable by offering vegan products in [...]
- Rihanna has introduced her second global beauty brand, Fenty Skin, in partnership with Kendo Brands, an LVMH-owned beauty developer. The range is 100% vegan and cruelty-free and designed for all skin types and colours.
- The emerging Canadian plant-based food technology company, which recently became the second plant meat IPO, reveals it will significantly scale its distribution network, which has already been expanded by over 30%.
- Are more vegan restaurants opening during COVID rather than closing? Ken Spector, Principal at long-time trusted HappyCow Vegan Restaurant Guide, broke the news with Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour on global vegan restaurant [...]
- Convenience store chain, Wawa, and Beyond Meat have partnered to bring the new plant-based Sizzli® Breakfast Sandwich to the Mid-Atlantic. The sandwich features Beyond Breakfast Sausage and is now available at 650 stores in Pennsylvania, [...]
- Beyond Meat has partnered with major club stores, BJ’s Wholesale and Sam’s Club, this summer. The company has specially created the Beyond Burger® 8-pack for the stores to help increase accessibility, affordability, and convenience.
- Impossible Foods recently announced a collaboration with Colin Kaepernick and Know Your Rights Camp to support food security and social justice throughout 2020. The partnership began in San Francisco this month and will include Los [...]
- Research carried out by DoorDash examining North American food trends in 2020 has found that meat-free burgers have experienced a huge surge in popularity. Sales increased by 443 percent in the first six months of [...]
- Impossible Foods’ flagship Impossible Burger is now available and stocked at nearly 2,100 Walmart Supercenter and Walmart Neighborhood Market locations across the nation. It is also available through Walmart Grocery Pickup & Delivery.
- Beyond Meat has invested in The Social Change Fund, which was founded by NBA stars Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade and Carmelo Anthony to address critical issues impacting the black community. With Beyond Meat, Goldman Sachs [...]
- 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.
- Silk announces the launch of the pumpkin spice season with the debut of two new plant-based beverages. The Silk Almond 0g Sugar Unsweet Pumpkin Spice Creamer for pairing with coffee and the Silk Almond Hint [...]
- Little Northern Bakehouse, the maker of gluten-free and plant-based bread and bakery products, has recently teamed up with NBC’s Digital Show, #Cooking with Samah Dada. Ms. Dada, host and mastermind behind the popular online food [...]
- Lightlife®, owned by Greenleaf Foods, SPC, recently launched its reinvented Lightlife Burger at more than 250 Harvey’s locations across Canada. The burger debuted on Harvey’s cross-country ‘RV tour’ to thank frontline workers.
- In a press release emailed to Business Insider on Monday, Impossible Foods announced the launch of its Impossible Burger at Trader Joe’s markets. The debut is part of the plant-based company’s goal to increase its [...]
- Chicago-based Home Chef, one of the nation’s leading meal kit delivery companies, announced a new collaboration with Impossible Foods. Each week, Home Chef will offer its “Customize It” feature on several recipes that allow customers [...]
- Celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn, who has appeared on the Food Network and Top Chef, has announced that he is opening his fifth vegan restaurant. The PLNT Burger outlet will be located in a new Whole [...]
- ALDI US has won an award from the animal rights group PETA. The chain received the Top Grocer Award in recognition of its extensive range of vegan products.
- Swedish brand Sproud, which makes plant-based milk from pea protein, has announced that its drinks will soon be available at Sprouts Farmers Market. It recently entered the North American market by launching on Amazon.
- Following news last year that Chobani, had launched a plant-based range of oat-based drinks, cultured oat blends, and dairy-based creamers; the US brand now announces it is extending that range for launch this month, to [...]
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