Much-loved vegan dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery has been ordered by the state of California to stop using the word “butter” on packaging and to also remove all images of cows. Miyoko has responded by filing a lawsuit against the Dept. Food and Agriculture on the basis that free speech rights are being violated.
Miyoko Schinner Becomes Co-Instructor at UC Berkeley’s Plant Futures Challenge Lab
UC Berkeley’s Plant Futures Challenge Lab has announced that pioneering plant-based entrepreneur Miyoko Schinner will join as a co-instructor for the upcoming fall semester. Launched in 2021 by then-students Brittany Sartor and Samantha Derrick, the Plant Futures Challenge Lab runs a course every spring and fall for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students across various disciplines. The aim is to make connections between academia and the plant-based sector. In the coming semester, Schinner will teach alongside Sartor, who is the Program Director. Described as “a vital platform for the plant-based food and agricultural sector”, The Plant Futures Challenge Lab has partnerships with notable plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-based companies, including Beyond Meat, Daiya, Upside Foods, Meati, and Bond Pet Foods. Additionally, the initiative works with nonprofits such …