Archive for September 2017
Vegan brand to open second UK fast food location
Under two months after announcing the launch of their first UK restaurant, US fast food chain by CHLOE. have stated that they are to open a second London branch with the vegan brand going from strength to strength. Two years ago, by CHLOE. had just a single New York City premises, but the vegan brand has since branched…
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Which pizza hut stores are trialing vegan cheese?
Restaurant pizza chain Pizza Hut is trialing a new vegan pizza to be topped with vegan cheese. The trial period will be running form Monday 2nd October until Sunday 26th November where customers can opt for a vegan cheese topping instead of the standard dairy cheese option. Only a handful of branches will be involved…
Read MoreVegan news outlet gets backing from Saudi Prince
Online vegan news outlet Plant Based News has got the backing of a Saudi prince who wants to see an end to factory farming. Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal’s partnership with the media platform comes after his own investment company KBW Ventures last week invested $17 million into lab meat company Memphis Meats. Speaking about…
Read MorePlant based food sector hits $3 billion
New data has been released which shows the total market for plant based food sales has now reached over $3 billion. The recently released statistics from the Plant Based Foods Association and the Good Food Institute shows a growth of over 8 per cent in the space of a year. One area which is growing…
Read MoreChina embracing lab meat as the future
China is jumping on the vegan bandwagon by signing a deal with Israel which is set to help vegan meat companies to break into one of the world’s biggest economies. The deal, announced on 11th Sept, will allow Chinese businesses the chance to work with Israeli companies in order to become more environmentally aware, which…
Read MoreNestle acquires vegan brand
Giants of the food industry Nestle announced recently its purchase of vegan startup Sweet Earth, a company which specialises in frozen plant based products. The vegan brand was started by California-based husband and wife duo and has products in 10,000 stores across the US including in Whole Foods and Walmart. Now, the huge Swiss company…
Read MoreTesco launches vegan mac and cheese
A new dairy-free, vegan mac and cheese product has been launched in Tesco’s free from section. The product is sure to thrill vegans around the country, as well as those who suffer from allergies or intolerances to dairy and eggs, and shows the huge demand for vegan products. Spotted by Instagram user @esther_gillett, Esther described…
Read MoreCorbyn told: “Britain’s first vegan PM would be something worth fighting for”
Leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, has confirmed he is eating more vegan food, despite not yet being fully vegan yet. The Labour leader who has been vegetarian for many decades said that the quality of plant based food has improved greatly since he first went meat-free. It was a question from workers at the…
Read MorePlantBased magazine launches!
A new magazine has launched — titled PlantBased magazine — catering to the needs of those wishing to eat more plant based food. The change comes due to the rising appetite for a magazine full of plant based content, which can appeal to the rising number of flexitarians and meat reducers. This release comes at…
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