Supermarket giant Tesco has recently dubbed the vegan lifestyle the fastest growing culinary trend of 2018, in support of the launch of their new plant-based products in their Wicked Kitchen range. More consumers are opting for plant-based products, and are choosing to branch away from the traditional ‘meat with every meal’ mindset. With this being…

The Wicked Kitchen range, developed with vegan chefs Derek and Chad Sarno, has added 26 new items to the range, following the demand for more plant-based food. The range launched in January 2018, and has sold over four million meals since the line became exclusively sold in Tesco. Desserts are included in the new range,…

Restaurant Café Rouge has reported a 44 per cent increase in demand for its vegan dishes over the last month. Last month, the chain – which owns 78 outlets across the UK – added the new, plant-based menu. The range includes Soupe de Saison and Beetroot Tatin for starter, Vegetable Parmentier and Moroccan Vegetable Tagine…

Swedish oat milk company, Oatly, has announced that they are expanding production to the US, following increased consumer demand. A 19,000 square-foot processing facility will open in Millville, New Jersey. It is expected that this expansion will allow the brand to produce eight times more of their popular oat-based products. Oatly has five products available…

With 3.5m people in the UK describing themselves as vegan, is it any surprise that brands such as Zizzi, Pizza Express, Wagamama and numerous others are now toting their own vegan menus? The UK plant-based market is clearly expanding, but how does the rest of the world shape up? Global data and measurement company, Nielsen…

Waitrose& Partners are removing all single-use grocery bags from their stores by spring 2019, and 5p carrier bags by March 2019, saving 134 million plastic bags – the equivalent of 500 tonnes of plastic. The move sees them become the first retailer to announce the removal of all plastic bags, and will replace the bags…

Plant-based company Vivera, have launched their new meat-free quarter pounder, with the product available in Sainsbury’s stores around the UK from the 6th October. Famed for their vegan steak, which released earlier in the year, the burger is the ‘highest quality vegan hamburger currently available’. Following the success of the steak – which has seen…

IKEA’s vegan hotdogs have proven to be successful, after they have reached sales of nearly a million of the new option sold around Europe. The hotdog achieved a 95 per cent approval rate when trialled in Malmö last May. The hotdog launched in Europe, Canada and the US in the last few months, and has…

Swedish oat milk brand, Oatly, has launched a new range of milks, similar to the options available within dairy milk ranges. The new chilled products include Oat Drink Skinny, which is 0.5 per cent fat, and completely vegan. Oat drink semi and oat drink whole are ideal for consumers looking for an alternative to cow’s…

The Fry Family Food Co. is set to launch eight new vegan products to 524 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK on 10th October. Options will include southern-style tenders, sausage rolls, a steak & ale country pie and chargrilled beef-style strips. Tammy Fry, International Marketing Director at The Fry Family Food Co. comments: “These are exciting…