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The list of small, medium, large and huge companies that are expanding their categories to include vegan products continues to grow overwhelmingly. From the corner shop to Burger King to Unilever, plant-based capitalism without a [...]
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Beyond Meat announces several major product expansions throughout the US in both national and regional grocery chains, strengthening the company’s retail presence to approximately 28,000 retail outlets across the US. The new listings are as [...]
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According to a Reuters report which cites unnamed sources, Impossible Foods may be preparing for a public listing in the next 12 months which could either take the form of an IPO or a merger [...]
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Minor Figures, the UK-based brand known for making plant-based, carbon neutral, and barista standard coffee products, announces the launch of its Organic Oat M*lk at all Whole Foods located in the US mid-Atlantic region, including [...]
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Vejii Holdings Ltd announces the launch of its new Canadian platform, making available the largest online vegan marketplace to the estimated 2.3 million vegetarians and 850,000 vegans in Canada. The launch follows the success of [...]
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Mission Barns, Founded in Berkeley, CA in 2018, announces it has raised $24 million in a Series A round to upscale its cell-cultured fat technology and build a pilot factory in the Bay Area. High [...]
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Gathered Foods, producers of Good Catch plant-based seafood, announces it has secured $26.35 million in a B-2 bridge funding round. The company states that the fresh funding will further propel Good Catch plant-based seafood to [...]
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After announcing its new plant protein facility will be the first in North America to produce pea protein isolate, Ingredion Incorporated has announced its acquisition of German food tech company KaTech. With a strong focus [...]
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New data released today by the Plant Based Foods Association and The Good Food Institute reveals that US sales of plant-based meat, dairy, and eggs have outpaced sales of animal products for the third year [...]
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Sustainability platform abillion today announces the launch of Save Vegan Restaurants fund with the commitment of donating up to $1 million to support vegan restaurants in the USA. The #SaveVeganRestaurants campaign launched April 1st in [...]
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US company Greenleaf Foods, the owner of plant-based brands Field Roast and Lightlife, is expanding its range at Whole Foods to meet growing consumer demand. Three new options will be available at locations across the [...]
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Ecovative is a US company using mushrooms to make everything from bacon to leather. It has just raised $60M in a Series D funding round led by Viking Global Investors, with contributions from Senator Investment [...]
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This plant-based power couple needs no introduction for our vegconomist readers. Former economic advisor to the Australian government, food writer & restaurant critic Veronica Fil, along with her husband Shaun Quade, the Australian fine dining [...]
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Future Fields, a Canadian cell-cultured startup based in Edmonton, has raised US$2.2M from three American venture capital firms — Bee Partners, Pioneer Fund, and Narrative Fund. Several private investors also contributed.
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US startup MeliBio has raised $850,000 in its pre-seed funding round. The funding will allow it to further develop and soft-launch its bee-free honey. Investors in the round included Big Idea Ventures, Joyance Partners, 18.ventures, [...]
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Following its recent $18M series A round, alternative seafood producer New Wave Foods announces today the official distribution of its plant-based shrimp to foodservice and restaurant companies in the USA. New Wave Shrimp, made from [...]
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When Veronica Fil first sampled the cauliflower and hemp-based cheese her husband, chef Shaun Quade had created, she said: “Do you realise what you’ve done? This could be huge.” She was right. The innovative portfolio [...]
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US company Triton Algae Innovations, a spinoff of The University of California San Diego, has been working on algae-based products for over seven years. Now, it is close to launching a tuna alternative.
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Texan vegan chicken chain Project Pollo only opened its first restaurant last September. But in just six months, it has taken its total number of locations to five, and founder Lucas Bradbury is aiming for [...]
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Vegan Fashion Week Collaborates With Japan’s Kapok Knot for Unisex Jacket Lined With Tree-Based Down
Vegan Fashion Week (VFW), the world’s leading ethical fashion movement founded in 2019 by ethical fashion expert and creative director Emmanuelle Rienda, announces a collaboration with Japanese fashion brand Kapok Knot on a US Indiegogo [...] -
Following this week’s Netflix release of the documentary Seaspiracy, industry figures from Greenpeace, Earth Warriors, Roots & Hoots, and plant-based seafood producer Loma Linda, share opinions on the issues raised and the conclusions reached in [...]
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VFC Foods Ltd – the mission-driven vegan fried chick*n company founded in the UK just three months ago and already operational in mainland Europe with plans for international expansion, today announces a raise of £2.5m [...]
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Lug, a popular lifestyle brand specialising in fashionable handbags and accessories, announces the launch of its first-ever vegan leather collection, which debuted live on the QVC show Saturday Morning Q on 20 March 2021. The [...]