Vegan

In the US, 24% of consumers are cutting back on meat this year, but enthusiasm for plant-based alternatives remains low – here's why. While Americans may have spent more on meat last year than ever before, nearly a quarter (24%) of them…
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Munich-based vegan pet food startup Vegdog has raised €9M ($10.2M) in Series A funding to expand its European presence, after seeing sales hike by 66% in 2024. While startups working on alternative proteins for humans continue to face…
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French dairy giant Bel Group has announced that it will discontinue its Nurishh brand of vegan cheese by the end of the year after failing to capture enough consumers. Despite its efforts to expand its plant-based cheese offering,…
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Plukon Food Group, a Dutch poultry producer, has snapped up local meat-free startup Vega Insiders to strengthen its alternative protein portfolio. Netherlands-based poultry giant Plukon Food Group has acquired Vega Insiders, a producer…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Kellanova's plant-based RXBars, Vivera's pre-frozen tofu, and a cultivated seafood tasting event. New products and…
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For people with type 1 diabetes, switching from animal products to plant-based foods is an effective strategy for weight loss. While vegan alternatives to animal products are often labelled as unhealthy due to their classification as…
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Indonesian plant-based meat pioneer Green Rebel Foods has rolled out two products at 7-Eleven Philippines, both as retail offerings and as part of in-store meals. While sales of meat alternatives are falling in certain markets, global…
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Italian plant-based cheese startup Dreamfarm flooded the streets of Milan with tourists featuring cow masks as part of a new marketing campaign. The Milanese were amused last Wednesday. A group of tourists sporting cow masks and…
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Tackling monoculture and deforestation in the Amazon, Cuíca is using Brazilian chestnuts to make a plant-based milk that spotlights Indigenous communities. Based in São Paulo, food tech startup Cuíca has introduced a whole chestnut milk…
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After a decline in alternative protein investments in 2024, funding further fell by 28% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period a year ago. Analysts blame AI, high costs, and low sales. There's no other way to put it: 2024 was a bleak…
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At all 600 Novotel hotels, Accor Group has pledged to ban 350 endangered fish species as part of its responsible seafood policy, and set a goal to make menus more plant-forward. One of the world's largest hotel chains has made two major…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods' new vegan chicken, Quorn's Mission: Impossible collab, and a new kind of tempeh. New products and…
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Californian food tech startup MeliBio, known for its plant-based Mellody honey, has been acquired by Swiss innovation hub FoodYoung Labs. US bee-free honey startup MeliBio has been snapped up by FoodYoung Labs, a Swiss venture studio…
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The co-founder of French plant-based chicken startup Swap (ex-Umiami) has been forced to step down as CEO amid weak sales, with the firm reportedly needing $10M by the end of this year. Swap, the Parisian vegan chicken firm formerly…
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A new review suggests that pets have a significant climate footprint, and the best way to lower their impact is to feed them nutritionally sound plant-based food. Globally, a tenth of all meat is consumed by cats and dogs, a share that…
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US sales of plant-based food fell by 4% and 5% in retail and foodservice last year, respectively, but they held steady above the $8B mark for the third year in a row. Despite widespread sales declines across the plant-based category,…
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Oat milk continues to rise in popularity globally, thanks to its flavour and climate benefits – but it is so much more than simply another non-dairy alternative now. Despite what was perceived as a bad year for the category, oat milk,…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Nutella Plant-Based's UK launch, Oatly's collab with Chris Parnell, and Nestlé's new biotech centre. New products and…
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More than 50 brands, organisations, and restaurants have come together for a first-of-its-kind Meat Free Made Easy campaign. In the UK, half of adults want to change the way they eat, either by adding more plants to their diet, or…
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US dairy giant Chobani has acquired plant-based startup Daily Harvest as part of a move into the frozen ready meal category. Known for its whole-food plant-based bowls and smoothies, New York startup Daily Harvest has been acquired by…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Massive Attack's vegan concert, Beleaf's plant-based meat price freeze, and the FDA's labelling guidelines. New products…
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