Magnum‘s Vegan Sea Salt Caramel has been named Best Ice Cream at the 2021 PETA Vegan Food Awards. The brand’s plant-based Classic and Almond flavours won the same award in 2019.
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While Burger King Opens 100% Vegan Location in Germany, Burger King France is Just Introducing its First Veggie Burger
Last week, Burger King announced the opening of a 100% plantbased popup location in Berlin. Shortly afterwards, Burger King France announced the launch of the Veggie King, a vegetarian burger created in partnership with The Vegetarian Butcher, the Dutch brand However, while some people are pleased with this progress, others deplore the fact that this burger is not vegan because it contains cheese. On Twitter, one can read: “Might as well make it vegan, right? It’s about time.” or “A veggie burger! Seriously!?! What a bunch of players. A vegan burger was too dangerous? Pay for the courage and innovation with a veggie in 2021.” Indeed, many comments from internet users highlight the fact that France is still far behind consumer demands and the vegan …
Unilever Partners With ENOUGH to Provide Zero Waste Mycoprotein for The Vegetarian Butcher
Unilever has announced that it will partner with food-tech company ENOUGH (formerly 3F BIO) to bring new plant-based meat products to market through its brand The Vegetarian Butcher, suppliers of plant-based products to Burger King. Unilever also commented to vegconomist that, in addition to plant-based meat innovation, the company is also working to further develop its plant-based ice cream and mayonnaise portfolio. ENOUGH’s technology uses a unique zero-waste fermentation process to grow a high-quality protein. Natural fungi are fed with renewable feedstock, such as wheat and corn. This produces ABUNDA® mycoprotein, a complete food ingredient containing all essential amino acids as well as being high in dietary fibre. Unilever subsidiary The Vegetarian Butcher was chosen as the supplier of Burger King’s Plant-Based Whopper across Europe, …
The Vegetarian Butcher Launches TV Campaign, Says 80 Percent of Meat Could be Plant-Based by 2045
Unilever brand The Vegetarian Butcher has launched a global campaign called Sacrifice Nothing. The campaign begins with a TV ad, which will be shown in several European countries.
Unilever Selects French Plant-Based Pork Fat Specialist 77 Foods as Innovation Champions
Unilever has named French startup 77 Foods, creator plant-based pork fat product, as the winner of its Innovation Challenge. Unilever aims to reach its target of €1 billion annual sales of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives within the next five to seven years. According to 77 Foods, 92% of participants in a blind test preferred 77 FOODS bacon to pork bacon.
Unilever CEO Says Rise of Plant-Based is “Inexorable” as The Vegetarian Butcher Grows 70% in 2020
Unilever’s annual report reveals that the company’s plant-based meat alternative brand, The Vegetarian Butcher, reached growth peaks of 70% in Q4 of 2020. Unilever announced ambitious growth targets for its plant-based division last year, aiming to achieve at least one billion in sales of plant-based products in the next 5-7 years. Speaking to the Guardian, Unilever CEO Alan Jope described the rise of plant-based foods as an unstoppable trend. Unilever sees a shift towards more plant-based diets in every single country in the world, even in emerging markets and other poorer regions of the world. In addition to The Vegetarian Butcher, Unilever offers many other plant-based products, such as vegan ice cream from Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s, and vegan mayonnaise products from Hellmann’s, which …
Future Food-Tech Announces Innovation Challenge 2021 with Kellogg Company and Unilever
Future Food-Tech has announced an Innovation Challenge in partnership with Kellogg Company and Unilever to unlock new talent within the industry and enable opportunities for collaboration. Applications are now open until 5th February.
The Vegetarian Butcher: “We Have Succeeded in Transitioning From Being a Local Brand to a Global One”
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 Netherlands, as well as launching plant chicken nuggets in Germany, and trialling in seven Hong Kong locations.
Plant-based and Cellular Meat Are 60% of the Meat Market by 2040
Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. Elysabeth is the founder of Plant Powered Consulting, the host of the Plantbased Business Hour, and the Consulting Managing Director, vegconomist, North America.
Unilever Set to Surpass a €Billion in Yearly Plant-Based Sales in 5-7 years
According to media reports, Unilever has announced that it intends to generate over a billion euros in annual sales in the plant-based sector over the next 5-7 years. The company’s brands Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Hellman’s mayonnaise, Magnum ice cream and The Vegetarian Butcher are set to contribute to this growth.
The Vegetarian Butcher Enters Spain as Spanish Market Continues to Grow
Unilever will launch the meat alternatives from The Vegetarian Butcher, to the following supermarkets: El Corte Inglés, La Sirena, Esclat, and Bon Preu, although they will also be available through Amazon Prime Now and through the Glovo home delivery application.
The Vegetarian Butcher: Whopper in Netherlands, Nuggets in Germany & Upcoming Hong Kong Trial
Dutch plant meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher, a subsidiary of Unilever, has had a busy month. It will supply Burger King with a Plant-based Whopper in the Netherlands, has already begun with its plant chicken nuggets in Germany, and will begin a month-long trial with seven Hong Kong locations also this month.
Unilever Partners With Algenuity to Explore Algae as a Source of Protein for Future Foods
Plant-based products make up about a third of Unilever‘s portfolio and the company is aiming to demonstrate that it is focused on the global transition to sustainable proteins. We reported yesterday that Unilever has pioneer status accredited by the FAIRR Initiative, for its commitment to shifting its food portfolios away from animal-based.
New Report: “Protein Transition Has Gone Mainstream” as Investments in Plant Protein Hit $1.1Bn in 2020
A new report from the FAIRR Initiative states that “2020 is set to be a watershed in the shift from animal proteins towards plant-based and new protein sources. The protein transition has gone mainstream,” stating that investments in plant-based proteins have already reached $1.1bn in the first half of 2020, almost double that of 2019.
The Vegetarian Butcher Applies to German Meat Associations to Help Shape Future of Meat Industry
Dutch brand The Vegetarian Butcher, a subsidiary of Unilever, announces it is applying for membership in two traditional German meat associations, stating its intentions to become the largest plant-based butcher in the world.
Vegetarian Butcher Founders to Transform Dairy with New Brand Those Vegan Cowboys
Jaap Korteweg and Niko Koffeman, founders of Dutch meat alternatives brand The Vegetarian Butcher, have announced that they will turn their attention to developing dairy alternatives. Their new company, Those Vegan Cowboys, seeks to make dairy products without the “unnecessarily painful” use of cows.
Magnum Ice Cream Introduces Non-Dairy Sea Salt Caramel Bars
Unilever‘s ice cream brand Magnum announces the release of Magnum Non-Dairy Sea Salt Caramel Bars. Joining Classic and Almond varieties, Magnum Non-Dairy Sea Salt Caramel Bars apparantly deliver “indulgent taste with a non-dairy sea salt caramel base dipped in a cracking non-dairy chocolate shell.”
LikeMeat: “With LiveKindly Co., Like Meat Becomes Part of a Large Family of Brands”
Following this morning’s news that plantbased consumer platform LIVEKINDLY has been acquired by Foods United, which has now been renamed as LIVEKINDLY Co / TLKC, we speak exclusively with Timo Recker, CEO of Like Meat – a German meat alternative brand which was purchased by the newly formed group as its first aquisition last month.
Global Food Brand Foods United Inc. Acquires LIVEKINDLY
It has been announced today that plantbased consumer platform LIVEKINDLY has been taken over by Foods United, a subsidiary of the Swiss investor Blue Horizon, which also recently acquired a majority stake in the German meat alternative brand Like Meat.
Knorr Launches Range of Vegan Stock Pots
Knorr, a German food and beverage brand specialising in stock cubes and bouillon, has launched a range of vegan stocks to respond to the rise of veganism, flexitarianism, and cooking “from scratch” in the UK. Knorr has been owned by Unilever since 2000.