Tennis star Venus Williams has announced she is launching a vegan protein brand called Happy Viking. Williams adopted a plant-based diet in 2011 following a health crisis, and now wants to share the protein shake recipes she used when recovering from her health condition.
Green Boy Group Opens New Chicago Office Led by Ingredients Veteran Thomas Smit
Plant-based protein supplier Green Boy Group announces it has opened a new office in Chicago, led by the newly appointed Thomas Smit. According to Green Boy, Smit’s career began at agribusiness company Nidera (now Syngenta) in Amsterdam, where he focused on supplying plant-based food ingredients globally. In 2016, Smit joined Royal Ingredients in Chicago as that company’s Managing Director, which has since been acquired by BayWa thanks to strong US sales growth. “I am grateful for my time at Royal where I gained a lot of experience on how to start, run and expand an office in a market that is constantly evolving,” says Thomas Smit. “But when Green Boy approached me to head their new office in Chicago, I was getting very excited. Green …
