New vegan supermarket launches online

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Shopping as a vegan can be time-consuming, but a new online vegan supermarket is making it easier to find plant based food and get it delivered straight to your door.  The vegan supermarket NotFrom.com was founded by a frustrated married couple, who wanted to make vegan shopping simpler for consumers. The vegan supermarket delivers to…

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Branson predicts world will stop killing animals before 2050

Richard Branson

Billionaire businessperson Richard Branson has claimed that the world could turn towards a vegan diet within the next 30 years. The Virgin owner isn’t yet vegan himself but has cited environmental concerns as a reason for removing beef from his diet. He recently invested in the lab meat company Memphis Meats. Speaking to news outlet…

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Ready-made vegan pizza hitting Sainsbury’s shelves

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Sainsbury’s growth in the free-from sector has been notable in the last couple of years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Soon to be gracing the aisles in the huge supermarket chain is a gluten free, vegan pizza, from The White Rabbit Pizza Co. Founded by three friends in an Oxford pub in…

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Pakistani vegan cosmetic brand expands to the US

pakistani vegan cosmetic brand

Pakistan-based makeup and skincare company, Luscious Cosmetics, has just expanded to the US market. Founded in 2007 by Mehrbano Sethi, the company specialises in making vegan cosmetics which are tailored to excel in the hot climates of Asia and the Middle East: Everyone in the Asia Pacific region responds positively to the product because it…

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Organisation to increase diversity in vegan movement

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A new organisation has been set up with the intention of building a more inclusive vegan movement, with diversity at its core. Encompass, a not-for-profit group, launched in early August stating: “Embracing diversity and inclusion is not just the right thing to do. It’s also the smart thing and, for our movement, it is the…

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Today is the first ever World Plant Milk Day

World Plant Milk Day

Today is the first ever World Plant Milk Day, created by online news site Plant Based News (PBN) to celebrate and raise awareness of the massive market growth of alternative milks made without animal products. Plant milks such as almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk and rice milk are ever-growing in sales and consumer interest, holding…

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Are miniature avocados the answer to food waste debate?

Miniature Avocados

The debate surrounding food waste is ongoing, as more consumers become fed up with the lack of provisions by supermarkets for wasting food. Tesco has now taken a new step to try and prevent wastage between supplier and consumer with the introduction of its new line of miniature avocados. These smaller avocados would usually have…

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Indian school set to switch to vegan menu

Indian school

A German International school in India will mark the start of the new school year with a significant change. The German International School Chennai will ditch all animal products from their menu going into the next academic year, with the decision being explained as an ethical one: “We felt it was ethically not right, said…

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Yorkshire pop-up providing plant based meals for struggling families

Yorkshire

A pop-up food project in Yorkshire is ensuring that children and their families are well fed during the summer holidays. The project started up after it was found by the Yorkshire Evening Post that up to 4,500 children in Leeds could be going hungry during the school holidays. The Real Junk Food Project started up…

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Steakhouse adds vegan menu that everyone can enjoy

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The vegan community of Seattle now have a new restaurant option when eating out, as Daniel’s Broiler steakhouse has added a fully vegan menu. For a long time, Seattle has been a great place for vegan-friendly food, and this steakhouse adding a vegan menu represents the huge growth in demand being seen for plant based…

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