Pitch + Plant, the UK’s first plant-based Dragon’s Den style pitching competition, was created by the startup Vevolution in 2017 and helps early stage startups access funding for their business. n in 2017. For this year’s event, Vevoluttion announced that it will make investments directly into startups.
Tempeh Missionaries: UK’s Club Cultured Launches New Vegan Dishes at Wagamama
Leading UK tempeh producer Club Cultured has announced a partnership with Asian-themed restaurant Wagamama. The deal means that Club Cultured will bring three new dishes to the UK chain’s menus in selected outlets. “At the time we were dreaming of working with Wagamama, we were experimenting with tempeh in a garden shed” Tempeh – made by culturing and fermenting soybeans – has not yet broken into the mainstream food consumer consciousness in the UK, but Club Cultured hopes that the new partnership will start to change that. Tempeh’s Asian origins as well as Wagamama’s commitment to plant-based dishes make this collaboration a natural fit. This year, Wagamama launched a special Veganuary menu and vowed to make half of its dishes meatless in 2021. Self-styled “Tempeh …