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Eclipse Dairy-Free Ice Cream

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Eclipse Foods Expands Retail Footprint With Whole Foods Market Rollout in Northern California

Eclipse Foods, the US vegan ice cream producer, has announced a retail rollout in Whole Foods Market locations throughout Northern California. The move marks a significant milestone for the brand as it continues to expand its retail footprint and scale operations for its functional plant-based dairy platform.  Eclipse’s signature ice cream is made using its proprietary dairy platform that replicates micelles from plants to create alt dairy products using 100% plant-based ingredients. The brand claims its products mimic the exact taste, texture, and functionality found in conventional dairy, with 73% of blind taste participants finding Eclipse to be creamier than the bestselling conventional dairy ice cream equivalent.    Launched in 2019, Eclipse products are gluten-free and made without the use of soy, coconut, nuts, or stabilizers. …

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Dr Tusk

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Non-Food

Shower, Shampoo, and Save the World’s Elephants

Mission-driven company Dr.Tusk, creators of a new plant-based line of hemp, caffeine and aloe-based body care products, is making it easier for consumers to create a direct impact on causes they care about through their purchasing choices. For the team behind Dr.Tusk, a brand created during the pandemic, it’s always been about the elephants. The New York based company aims to bring attention to various campaigns to help our elephants, highlighting that 1.5 million people have signed an online petition to release Happy, the indescribably unhappy elephant, currently confined in the Bronx Zoo. For every single product purchased, Dr.Tusk donates 5% to non-profit and organizations and elephant rehabilitation centers. These include Wildlife SOS, a rehabilitation center in India for abused and exploited captive elephants, and …

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Field Roast & JUST Egg Launch New Sandwich After NY Mayor Eric Adams Celebrates With JUST Egg Wrap

Alt egg pioneer JUST Egg announces a new partnership Field Roast for the Field Roast Classic Style Sausage, Egg & Cheese Plant-Based Breakfast Sandwich. The launch might be of interest to new NYC Mayor Eric Adams — as he recently enjoyed a JUST Egg breakfast wrap from a Plantega deli in Brooklyn following his election victory.  The first co-branded vegan breakfast sandwich will be available exclusively at Whole Foods Market locations across the US, followed by expanded national distribution at additional retailers in 2022. Over the last 12 months, Field Roast has introduced several new products and gained distribution at more than 5,500 retailers throughout North America, as well as developing its Chao Creamery dairy-free cheese products – which feature in the newly launched sandwich.  …

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FR Pepp + Chao Shreds Whole Foods

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Field Roast Pepperoni and Chao Cheese Shreds Launch Into Whole Foods Market Across US

Greenleaf Foods, the plant-based arm of Maple Leaf, expands its Field Roast Plant-Based Pepperoni and Chao Creamery Creamy Original Shreds nationally at Whole Foods Market stores in the US, making Whole Foods the first national retailer to carry both products. Greenleaf claims that its vegan pepperoni was the first to be made with pea protein as opposed to soy. Clearly, Greenleaf is increasingly solidifying a supplier relationship with Whole Foods; as we reported earlier this month, the Maple Leaf subsidiary is to exclusively provide Lightlife chicken to all Whole Foods Market prepared foods departments across North America, serving the product in its hot bar, cold salad bar, and grab-and-go offerings. Back in April, Greenleaf launched three Lightlife and Field Roast products into the discount store, …

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Food & Beverage

Maple Leaf’s Greenleaf Foods Signs Exclusive Deal With Whole Foods to Provide Plant-Based Chicken 

Greenleaf Foods, the plant-based arm of meat giant Maple Leaf, is to exclusively provide un-breaded, plant-based chicken produced by subsidiary Lightlife to all Whole Foods Market prepared foods departments across North America. Whole Foods Market will be the first national retailer to offer the pea protein-based “whole cut” at over 500 prepared foods departments in the United States and Canada. Lightlife Plant-Based Chicken is now available and will be used in a variety of recipes across its popular hot bar, cold salad bar, and grab-and-go offerings.  “Whole Foods is known for its high-quality, nutritious and convenient meal options, and we are excited to partner & launch this innovation to satisfy their customers. This unique, versatile design is the result of collaboration with the Whole Foods Market’s culinary …

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OmniPork Series, credit OmniFoods

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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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Deliciou Continues Retail Success With Rollouts in Whole Foods in USA and Woolworths & Coles in Australia

Popular plant-based meat brand Deliciou, which originally found success after being pitched on Shark Tank Australia in 2017, now claims to have become the first Australian company to launch in more than 400 Whole Foods stores across the US. “The world is changing, and our successful launch into Whole Foods is testament to the demand and drive” Whole Foods will be stocking its entire plant-based meat range, including Plant-Based Chicken, Pork and Beef as well as its range of bacon seasonings. As well as the Whole Foods launch, the company announces its launch into the largest supermarkets in its home territory; Coles and Woolworths. With this latest rollout, Deliciou’s US sales forecast is expecting to grow 200% in the next 12 months. According to the …

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The Wait is Finally Over as Grounded’s Cheese-Free Cheese Rolls Out Into More Than 160 US Retailers

Grounded Foods, makers of the first-to-market vegan cheeses created with hemp and upcycled cauliflower, today announces its first products are now available at over 160 retail locations across the US. The innovative products with a cult following have been available through e-commerce since the end of March, and today marks the first time these long-awaited products have been available in stores, through a distribution agreement with Whole Foods.

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Good Catch tuna

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Gastronomy & Food Service

Good Catch Tuna Now in Whole Foods Deli as Part of “Aggressive” Foodservice Expansion

Gathered Foods, makers of Good Catch plant-based tuna, has announced a new foodservice partnership with natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market. The move signals continued growth for vegan tuna products, of which there are now dozens around the world, with producers ranging from small startups to corporates keen to enter the growing market for sustainable plant-based seafood.

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