military

Vegan military rations developed by Every Animal and proposed to the Ukraine's Ministry of Defence

Proposed vegan meal ready-to-eat (MRE) © Every Animal
Politics & Law

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense to Include Vegan Military Rations From December 2024

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has announced plans to include kosher, halal, and vegan military rations starting from December 2024. The new ready-to-eat foods aim to meet the needs of military personnel, respecting their beliefs, health considerations, and ethical principles. They will be introduced following the completion of the development and approval process. According to the announcement, consultations have already occurred with various religious leaders and communities, and animal rights organizations such as Every Animal and UAnimals, which contributed to developing vegan rations with similar calorie content, nutritional value, ease of preparation, and price as traditional meals. Halyna Litosh, director of DOT project portfolio management, shared: “As a part of the Euro-Atlantic family, we must adopt an inclusive culture and strive to meet the needs of the …

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A tray of food for the military

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Cultivated Meat

US Department of Defense Calls for Proposals to Develop Cultivated Meat for Military Rations

The U.S. Department of Defense’s manufacturing innovation institute, BioMADE, has released a call for proposals to develop sustainable food and material solutions for military operations through its Sustainable Logistics for Advanced Manufacturing (SLAM) Project. The project seeks solutions to address the causes or impacts of global climate change, including sustainable food production such as fermented proteins and cultivated meat. According to BioMADE, the proposals must emphasize their technological components and demonstrate a DoD-relevant application of the innovation within one of the specified focus areas. Academic institutions, small businesses, and non-profit organizations can apply for awards ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. Novel proteins in military rations The call’s focus areas include sustainable food production, converting waste to bioproducts, carbon capture technologies, lowering the resource requirements …

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Sqn Ldr Foxen MOD Veg Network

Sqn Ldr Foxen MOD Veg Network, image courtesy Veganuary

Society

ESS Partners With MOD Vegan & Vegetarian Network to Provide Plant-Based Food to UK Armed Forces

Support services provider ESS has announced a collaboration with the MOD Vegan & Vegetarian Network to help members of the Armed Forces follow a plant-based diet. The Network is a community connecting vegetarians and vegans across the military services, along with providing support to help them maintain their lifestyles. ESS provides soft facilities services to 250 military establishments UK-wide, and is already working to offer more plant-based options and less meat on its menus. 27% of the company’s core menu is currently vegetarian or vegan, while a further 30% of dishes are plant-forward (meaning at least 30% of the meat has been replaced with plants). The new partnership will help to further increase these options. “Working with ESS is part of providing a positive ethical, …

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Navy/ Military Soldiers

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Society

Under New Defense Bill, US Navy May Begin Serving Plant-Based Meats in 2023

The United States Navy may begin testing plant-based meats at some Naval bases in 2023. A provision recently added to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act would create a three-year pilot program to offer plant-based protein options at a minimum of two Navy operating bases. If fully approved, the program would take effect by March of next year.  Cost-saving measure Introduced by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), the provision is largely framed as a cost-saving measure, and specifies serving plant protein at bases where “where livestock-based protein options may be costly to obtain or store”, naming island bases like Guam and Sasebo, Japan as candidates. The measure also clarifies that troops at participating bases will still have access to animal products, with vegan products offered as an …

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Desiree Mora Victualiv

Founder Desiree Mora ©VictuaLiv
Health

Latinx Military Veteran & Serial Entrepreneur Founds VictuaLiv, Reverses Her Borderline Anemia

VictuaLiv, translated as food and life, was founded by Latinx entrepreneurs Desiree Mora and Alexander Hovik, a former sponsored athlete who is also plant-based. Three-time entrepreneur Mora says that through creating VictuaLiV, a vegan supplement offering a formula of nine essential nutrients, she was able to reverse her borderline anemia and thrive on a plant-based diet.

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