Plant-based menus driving consumer enthusiasm

Plant-based menus drive consumerism

A report released this week has claimed that the food service industry is succeeding at driving enthusiasm for plant-based menus over animal-based food. The 2017 Menus of Change Annual Report concluded that the food service industry is succeeding in 13 of the 16 categories in regards to plant-based menus and the options available to keep…

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New ingredient released for vegan manufacturers

New ingredient from DuPont

DuPont Nutrition & Health has released a new ingredient for manufacturers producing plant-based drinks such as soya and almond alternatives to milk. The new ingredient released by DuPont, is the gelling component ‘GRINDSTED GELLAN MAS 100’, more commonly known as gellan gum. It is used in the non-dairy milks to help with stabilising them. Manufacturers…

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Plant-based meat to be discussed at US conference

Plant-Based Meat conference

The largest food tech conference in the US is set to discuss the importance of a growing plant-based meat market. The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Conference will put the issue of plant-based meat centre stage at next week’s convention. The ground-breaking move will see plant-based meat on the agenda at the conference for the…

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Mumbai vegan start-up gets royal seal of approval

Mumbai vegan start-up

Wegan Foods — a new Mumbai vegan food start-up— has received an undisclosed figure donated by a member of the UAE royal family. Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi, a member of the royal family of Sharjah and Rad Al Khaimah, has thrown an undisclosed amount of money behind the new Mumbai vegan business venture which is…

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Vegan delivery service for babies set to launch

A delivery service suitable for the needs of babies who are on a vegan diet is set to be launched. The plant-based delivery service will cater specifically for those children aged 4 months-2 years and will initially launch in Illinois. Little Harvest say they “are super excited to offer fresh, local, baby and tot meals…

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Leading microalgae brand moves into US Market

Leading microalgae brand, Algatech, are expanding their company as they move into the US market, opening a New York City subsidiary. The company, which will now also be responsible for the US, Canada and Mexico, intends to invest heavily in developing more plant-based protein from microalgae in cooperation with global ingredient companies, to add to…

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Public backlash over Sainsbury’s fox killing incident

Sainsbury’s are facing a public backlash after killing three foxes outside one of its stores. The backlash came after the company sent in exterminators to kill three foxes outside one of its supermarket stores in Dartford. After a customer witnessed the shooting, over 46,000 people signed a petition to boycott the supermarket chain. Sainsbury’s just…

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Amazon set to buy Whole Foods in $13billion deal

Amazon are set to make their biggest push into traditional retailing yet through a deal to buy Whole Foods worth over $13 billion. The global online giants will acquire the organic grocery chain in a huge move set to shake up the grocery retail category. The deal is set to be completed later in the…

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Care home receives award for meat-free food options

The SilverCrest Group has been recognised for its commitment to providing meat-free food for residents in their care homes. The Vegetarian For Life charity-run scheme honoured Morgana Court, a care home in South Wales and part of the SilverCrest Group, for being the 1,000th residential home to be accepted onto its list. Established in 2008…

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Vegan product names banned under EU Regulation

Vegan products can no longer be sold in the EU under the names of their dairy equivalent, rules the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice, states that vegan products which had previously been labelled as ‘milk’, ‘butter’ or ‘cream’, must no longer be names as such in…

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