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6 Mins Read Convenient, tasty, vegan: could Nutrition Kitchen’s new meal plan help Hong Kongers become more flexitarian? I’ll be honest: meal plans are not my thing. I’ve had a long career in health and wellness/plant-based journalism so I’ve tried my fair share. But as a consumer, meal plans are not for me. I love to cook, I […]
4 Mins Read Craving healthy, wholesome plant-based meals but always short on time? Or perhaps you’ve been feeling a little uninspired with your own vegan meals and could do with a little help. Whether you’re just plant-curious or a dedicated herbivore, these ready-made meal services are here to do the trick. We’ve rounded up the top 6 plant-based […]
3 Mins Read SaladStop, the Singapore-headquartered salad chain with locations across Asia, has just closed its Series B with $8.8 million. The restaurant, which serves up Beyond Meat on its plant-forward menu, says the funding will fuel its expansion across the region. SaladStop has announced the closing of its oversubscribed Series B round with $8.8 million, led by […]
3 Mins Read The one with the vegan sandwich? Deliveroo pays homage to the Friends reunion with a plant-based version of Ross’s favorite sandwich.
3 Mins Read Nestlé subsidiary Freshly has launched its first vegan meal delivery program, Purely Plants. It’s available in the lower 48 states.
3 Mins Read Restaurateur and chef Matthew Kenney has joined e-commerce platform PlantX in its XFood vegan meal delivery service.
3 Mins Read Food delivery giant Deliveroo has reported surging demand for plant-based food in Hong Kong, with vegan and vegetarian orders growing by 160% over a 12-month period in its latest figures. In response, partner restaurants have been ramping up their vegan offerings, with the number of available options increasing triple-digits to reach more than 1,000 and […]
3 Mins Read Better Nature, the British tempeh brand whose mission is to popularise the traditional Indonesian fermented protein, has announced a new collaboration with Mindful Chef to bring new plant-based options to the healthy recipe box platform’s subscribers. There will be two new plant-based recipes added on the roster – nasi goreng and cottage pie – made […]
3 Mins Read Online food deliveries were already popular before the pandemic, but now, they’re truly everywhere, with restrictions on restaurants dine-in services and consumers wanting to catch a break from cooking at home (and having to wash up) all the time. In fact, the pandemic has more than doubled business for food delivery apps over the past […]
3 Mins Read San Francisco-based startup Thistle has bagged US$10.3 million in a Series B financing round for its ready-made plant-based meal subscription service. The funding comes on the heels of growing demand for meatless and nutritious meal deliveries, driven by the stay-at-home realities due to the coronavirus and the heightened consumer concerns about health and sustainability. Thistle, […]
4 Mins Read Just Salad, the healthy fast casual restaurant chain, has launched a new meal kit brand billed as the first-ever no-subscription, zero-prep and plastic-free option of its kind. Named Housemade, Just Salad describes it as the “next generation of meal kits” and says that it has gone “above and beyond” to provide the most sustainable service […]
3 Mins Read Deliveroo, one of the world’s biggest food delivery platforms, has just revealed its latest statistics that show a massive surge in plant-based food orders. In the last twelve months alone, the platform has seen vegan orders increase by a whopping 100% in Hong Kong, with even higher figures reported in the U.K. as well as […]
3 Mins Read Launched this year, Sydney-based startup Flave is on a mission to bring plant-based eating to all Australians with its 100% vegan meal subscription plans, designed and crafted by local chefs and delivered to doorsteps. Currently operating across selected metro areas in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, Flave has set its sights on expanding its service nationwide […]
2 Mins Read Get Vegan Grub, a new vegan delivery platform that supports local independent businesses and uses eco-friendly food packaging, is set to launch in London early next year. Currently, the platform operates in Manchester and offers users gluten-free and vegan food options while supporting the local F&B sector with partnerships that come at a low commission […]
7 Mins Read It might feel surreal, especially given the strange year we are living through, but we are only a weeks away from this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival! Despite all the hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, celebrating this very special holiday will definitely lighten up and elevate our moods. And what could be better for our […]
3 Mins Read ALDI China has just launched its new line of meatless ready-made convenience meals in Shanghai made with Omnipork, the vegan-friendly pork mince analogue made by Hong Kong-based food tech OmniFoods. The new products will be available for Shanghai residents to purchase in-store and online delivery, and is yet another indicator of the growing demand for […]
3 Mins Read Impossible Foods has launched a new direct-to-consumer e-commerce service for its plant-based burger patties and ground beef products. Currently available for consumers in the United States, the move comes at a time when foodservice is shifting online and supermarket retail as a result of the coronavirus. The past few months has seen plant-based sales skyrocket […]
3 Mins Read Food delivery giant Foodpanda has just announced that they are collaborating with Singapore startup barePack to offer reusable food containers to their customers in the city-state. Currently in pilot stage, the delivery platform hopes to have more restaurant partners join the program in the coming weeks and months. The initiative hopes to combat rising disposable […]
2 Mins Read Deliveroo Hong Kong, one of city’s largest food delivery operators, has recently revealed the stunning growth in demand for plant-based food orders amongst Hong Kong residents. While vegan and vegetarian food has steadily grown in popularity over the past year, the food delivery giant says that there has been a spike since the coronavirus pandemic, […]
10 Mins Read SpiceBox Organics is a boutique USDA-certified organic store and café in Hong Kong that specialises in high-quality ingredients, snacks and freshly prepared grab-and-go meals that are healthy and earth-friendly. Since its inception in 2012, SpiceBox Organics’s two locations in Mid Levels and Kennedy Town have become a go-to for health-conscious folk in the city to […]
4 Mins Read Singaporean agri-tech startup Sustenir Agriculture has recently expanded to Hong Kong with a new hydroponic farming facility in Tuen Mun to offer two kinds of healthy iron-rich kale greens. Their hydroponic farming technology means that non-native crops can be grown locally, reducing Hong Kong’s dependence on high-carbon foreign food imports and its resultant food waste. […]