Just Vegan, one of the most popular plant-based restaurants in Dubai, is to expand with the opening of five more stores. The significant expansion project reflects the rise in popularity and awareness of plant-based food […]
HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of KBW Ventures and the Founding Chairman of KBW Investments, which has funded extensively in the area of alternative […]
After recently expanding into the Middle Eastern market, UK plant-based producer VBites is aiming to launch micro-factories across the world to enable sustainable regional production. The vegan brand is owned and operated by entrepreneur and […]
Sprout, a children’s food startup in the United Arab Emirates, has received $200,000 USD in funding from Bahrain-based FA Holding. It will use the funding for retail expansion.
Didier Toubia, CEO of Aleph Farms, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss 1) the process of cultivated meat, 2) why making food for a growing planet is ‘missing the point’, 3) making […]
The Good Food Institute (GFI) Israel recently provided new consumer market data with vegconomist which shows exceptionally strong growth in the alternative food sector in Israel, and reveals that the growth of the alternative protein […]
Spinneys, one of the UAE’s biggest supermarkets, has launched the Power of Plants initiative with the aim of encouraging customers to adopt a more sustainable and healthy diet. The move follows increasing movement in the […]
Following a spate of recent vegan news in the region, UK based plantbased food producer owned by Heather Mills, V Bites, announces expansion into the Middle East for the first time, as reported today by […]
Following last week’s launch of the Beyond Meat Breakfast Sandwich at Starbucks stores across the UK, as well as across China in spring 2020, Starbucks has now launched two Beyond Meat sandwiches across the UAE […]
UAE-based halal food producer Al Islami Foods, one of the largest frozen food companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), announces it has launched its first plant-based product – a burger made with sunflower protein […]
Qatar Airways this week announces a range of vegan dishes for Business Class passengers flying from the airline’s Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, and on selected flights into Doha. It joins Jetstar, Cathay Pacific (serving […]
Dubai’s plant-based foods sector soared during the lockdown earlier this year and since then it is continuing to grow. Consequently, the UAE is becoming increasingly more attractive to foreign companies like Brazilian Fazenda Futuro and […]
The demand for plant options for food in Saudi Arabia has been growing steadily for some time. The driving force behind the vegan trend is the kingdom’s youth. A growing awareness of health, animal rights […]
Plant-based company Kale United AB (Kale United) today announces the strengthening of its global advisory board with the addition of two new advisors representing the fast-growing Indian, Middle Eastern and South Korean markets, where interest […]
Independent British brand, Moving Mountains, who created the UK’s first plant-based bleeding burger in the B12 Burger, has announced a $12 million distributor deal with Rastelli Foods, to supply their famous product to hotels and […]
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