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OMNIFoods and Kenchan Ramen Launch DIY Ramen Kits Featuring OMNI Ground Pork

Alt-protein brand OMNIFoods announces it is partnering with LA’s Kenchan Ramen to offer at-home, DIY vegan ramen kits to consumers in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Utah.  Made to provide an authentic, at-home ramen experience, Kenchan Ramen’s plant-based options are now available for purchase online and include three varieties:  White Truffle Mushroom – Creamy veggie broth adn white truffle w/ spinach noodles, edamame and sauteed mushrooms, drizzled with truffle oil. Ginger Garlic Shio – An umami-filled ginger & garlic soup base with fresh noodles, sauteed mushrooms, spinach, lotus root, and onion ginger oil.  Spicy Sesame – A spicy ramen with stir-fried OmniGround pork protein, fresh noodles, edamame, chili threads and sesame seeds.  According to OMNIFoods, its plant-based OMNIPork is an all-purpose pork alternative with a …

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Rainbao Dumplings Launches Colorful Asian Buns Filled with Plant-Based OmniPork

Rainbao Dumplings, a manufacturer of traditional Xiao Long Bao dumplings, is launching its range of brightly-colored buns filled with plant-based meat and seafood. The brand’s latest recipe, Golden Egg, features a plant-based chorizo made with leading Asian alt-protein brand OmniPork. Rainbao is also showcasing its line at the Western Foodservice and Hospitality Show from Aug. 28th – 30th in LA.  Founded by Jim Saunders and Cindy Liu, Rainbao specializes in providing plant-based Xiao Long Bao dumplings to both foodservice partners and retail consumers. “Xiao Long Bao” refers to a traditional type of small Chinese bun prepared in a steam basket.  According to Rainbao, their multcolored, plant-forward dumplings offer the authentic taste and texture of conventional beef, pork, chicken and seafood. Available in flavors such as …

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Korea’s Shinsegae Food Launches Vegan SPAM-Style Canned Ham

Shinsegae Food, the food business arm of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group, has launched a vegan SPAM-style product under its newly announced Better Food Inc subsidiary. The canned ham is made of soy and vegetable oil and does not contain sodium nitrite, often used to create the pink color of processed meats. Last week, the company announced plans to create Better Foods, Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary. The Better Meat line debuted in 2021, going on to supply  Starbucks Korea with plant-based ham and arugula sandwiches. The US-based Better Foods will see $6 million of investment from Shinsegae in the immediate future, with an additional $4M allocated for the first half of 2023. Intended to boost Shinsegae’s competitiveness in the meat alternatives market, …

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OmniFoods and NYC Chefs Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with New OmniPork Dishes

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month, plant-based foods brand OmniFoods is joining with chefs across NYC to serve exclusive OmniPork dishes. Available from May 16-31, several AAPI restaurants will participate in the event, with a portion of sales going to benefit the Asian American senior community.  Based in Hong Kong, OmniFoods launched OmniPork in the US in 2021 as a realistic alternative to traditional pork. Sold in strips, ground pork and luncheon meat varieties, OmniPork will now be featured in these NYC restaurants for a limited time:  Noreetuh: Chinese-American Chef Chung Chow, who previously for Thomas Keller’s Bouchon and Per Se, has created Chow Noodles using OmniPork Strips, black beans and Szechuan chili. May Kaidee: Bangkok-born Chef May Kaidee will serve a …

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OmniFoods Celebrating Earth Day with Month of Planet-Friendly Partnerships

OmniFoods, makers of plant-based OmniPork products, is honoring Earth Day on April 22 with a month-long series of promotions and partnerships intended to bring awareness to climate change and food insecurity.  Providing free food Throughout April, the company will help donate plant-based meals through Support + Feed, an organization founded by Maggie Baird, mother of music stars Billie Eilish and Finneas. Support + Feed partners with local restaurants in US cities to provide communities in need with healthy vegan meals. OmniFoods will also continue to donate Omnipork products to Rethink Food, a nonprofit that serves Omnipork in culturally-relevant plant-based meals. At last week’s Vegan Women Summit, OmniPork and OmniSeafood were also featured on the event menu, with dishes prepared by Chef Whitt from the Voodoo …

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Pokeworks Expanding Vegan Offerings with Trial of OmniPork’s Spam Musubi

As part of a continuing commitment to offer diverse protein options, Pokeworks, the world’s largest fast-casual poke chain, is partnering with leading plant-based pork supplier OmniFoods to trial vegan musubi.  Plant-based Spam  The two brands will collaborate on a test launch of new Omni Musubi – a recreation of Pokeworks’ popular Garlic Spam Musubi – in seven corporate restaurants in Irvine, CA, Seattle, Silicon Valley and New York City. Musubi is a lunch item consisting of grilled luncheon meat sandwiched with rice and wrapped in nori seaweed.  The first product of its kind, the OmniPork Luncheon is a plant-based pork protein meant to offer the same savory flavor and juicy texture as traditional SPAM. OmniPork Luncheon is made from non-GMO soy, peas, shiitake mushrooms and …

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Our Business Year in Review: David Yeung, Green Monday and OmniFoods

With 2021 drawing to a close and 2022 full of promise, vegconomist is checking in with some of the biggest names in the plant-based world to find out their thoughts on the last year and their plans for the next. First up, we had the pleasure to talk with David Yeung, founder of Green Monday Holdings and OmniFoods, who has enjoyed yet another year of growth and expansion. The maker of OmniPork has just announced a partnership with a number of new restaurant outlets and local nonprofits to help raise awareness for food insecurity during Veganuary, including Rethink Food, Spotless Burgers, Plantega in New York City, and Support + Feed, a non-profit founded by Maggie Baird – mother of artists Billie Eilish and Finneas. What …

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Asia’s Plant-Based Pioneer OmniFoods Arrives Into 119 Sainsbury’s Stores

OmniFoods‘ plant-based pork products, OmniPork Mince and OmniPork Strips, have expanded into Sainsbury’s stores across the UK and are now available in the chilled aisles in 119 locations. The news follows its initial entry into the UK this March with VeganKind, and the recent Big Vegan Pig Out, a series of partnerships with restaurants in 21 UK locations. After dominating the Asian market, OmniFoods has seen successful recent retail expansion into Woolworth’s in Australia and into Whole Foods and Sprouts in the US as well as 25 food service locations in the US as listed here. The Hong Kong based pioneer even had time this June to enter the growing alt seafood category with the launch of the OmniSeafood line which includes Omni Classic Fillet, …

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OmniFoods Brings The Big Vegan Pig Out to the UK

Plant-based pork leader OmniFoods – producer of OmniPork – has launched The Big Vegan Pig Out, a series of popular restaurant partnerships across the UK. Featuring restaurants in 21 new locations, The Big Vegan Pig Out will showcase OmniPork’s plant-based innovations nationwide. “Teaming up with these restaurants to showcase our OmniPork products is an honour and we can’t wait for consumers to taste all the different ways it can be prepared” – David Yeung The 21 restaurants will present new plant-based dishes using one of OmniPork’s three high-quality pork alternatives – Mince, Luncheon, or Strips – with vegan items such as Steamed OmniPork Radish Dumplings, OmniPork Meat Feast Pizza, and Omni Shawarma Wrap all featuring.  Running from now until the 31st October, OmniPork will be …

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OmniFoods Launches OmniPork – Including Global Phenomenon Vegan SPAM – Into Sprouts and Whole Foods

OmniFoods announces that its 100% plant-based pork are now available at Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods Market across 23 states. The range consists of OmniPork Ground, OmniPork Strips and OmniPork Luncheon – AKA vegan SPAM – the hotly anticipated product which was the first of its kind globally. After a recent launch with 25 chef and restaurant partners in California and Hawaii, as well as a national pop-up brand travelling through the Midwest, OmniPork Ground, OmniPork Strips and OmniPork Luncheon are now available at all 371 Sprouts Farmers Market, whereas OmniPork Ground and OmniPork Strips are available in select Whole Foods Market stores. “After our successful expansion throughout Asia, Australia, and the UK since 2018, we are incredibly excited to bring OmniFoods to more …

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OmniPork Continues World Domination, Now Available in 25 Restaurants Across the USA

OmniFoods, the food innovation arm under the award-winning Green Monday Holdings which produces the Asian success story OmniPork, announces that its 100% plant-based pork protein will be served in 25 restaurant brands across the USA this summer. “We are continuing to work with fantastic restaurant partners and creative chefs who appreciate the impact food can have on our world” – David Yeung With R&D in Canada and a distribution network in over 20 markets, OmniFoods’ range of alternative protein products includes the OmniPork series, the recently launched OmniSeafood series and the OmniEat series. 15 new restaurant partners After an initial launch into ten restaurants this past spring in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu; a total of 15 new restaurant partners will feature OmniPork on …

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OmniFoods Reveals Full Range of “OmniSeafood” From Plant-Based Salmon & Tuna to Fillets & Burgers

Following the worldwide success of its OmniPork series, including OmniPork Mince, OmniPork Strip and OmniPork Luncheon, which are now available at over 40,000 points of sale, OmniFoods today announces the launch of OmniSeafood, comprising a full range of plant-based seafood products. “With today’s milestone launch of OmniSeafood, we believe it is a big leap forward to a real sea change.” This May, the Hong Kong based plant-based phenomenon, which provides its famous vegan SPAM to McDonald’s in China, announced the major news of an international price reduction of 22% across signature products OmniPork Mince and OmniPork Strip as well as a 17% drop for OmniPork Luncheon, also announcing it is ramping up production in Thailand, establishing a second production site in China’s Guangdong province, and …

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IKEA Hong Kong & OmniFoods Launch Celebratory Dish For National Day of Sweden

6th June marks the National Day of Sweden and Swedish homeware icon IKEA has collaborated with Asian plant-based phenomenon OmniFoods to create a special dish to celebrate. The news comes just weeks after IKEA’s collaboration with Tokyo alt meat producer Next Meats Co. in Japan. Available in IKEA Hong Kong for the month of June, the pasta dish includes a breaded OmniPork cutlet shaped like a Dala Horse – the traditional carved, painted wooden horse statues of Sweden. OmniPork – OmniFoods’ signature product – recently saw an international price reduction of up to 22% across the range in a bid to achieve price parity with animal pork. The products have also recently landed in both the UK and Japan. IKEA’s plant-based push As for IKEA, …

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OmniPork Drops Prices By 22% to Achieve Price Parity With Pork, Expands Into 20 Global Markets

OmniFoods today announces an international price reduction of 22% across signature products OmniPork Mince and OmniPork Strip as well as a 17% drop for OmniPork Luncheon, AKA the famous vegan SPAM. The company also reports that in order to upscale it is ramping up production in Thailand, establishing a second production site in China’s Guangdong province for the domestic market, as well as actively seeking a further production site in Taiwan.

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