Vegan

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Lidl's new plant-based range, a vegan workplace canteen, and the UK House of Lords's nod to cultivated meat. New products…
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German startup Project Eaden has secured €15M ($15.6M) in a Series A funding round to launch its fibre-spun whole-cut in retail, starting with REWE supermarkets nationwide. Using textile technology to modernise and futureproof the $35B…
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Willicroft, a plant-based startup that evolved from a decades-old dairy company, has shut down after failing to meet its fundraising goals. Dutch company Willicroft, famous for its bean-based vegan butter and cheese range, has wound…
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Dr Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org and author of How Not to Die, spoke to the Good Food Institute about misinformation and the link between ultra-processed foods and plant-based meat. Perhaps the most pertinent public…
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With hopes of a European launch growing, Californian plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has had a patent for its heme protein reinstated in the EU. Two years after the European Patent Office (EPO) revoked a key patent it granted…
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Sustained high meat prices on both sides of the pond are changing the burger business – for the benefit of people and the planet. But McDonald’s may be too centralised to adapt quickly enough to the changing times. The world’s largest…
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Californian plant-based food maker Misha's Inc has acquired New York-based Vertage, a fellow vegan cheese producer, for an undisclosed sum. In a bicoastal deal, cashew cheese maker Misha's has extended its dairy-free portfolio to…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Burger King Germany's new vegan option, a cured root vegetable bagel at Deutsche Bahn, and the UK parliament's cultivated…
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A major survey by The Vegan Society shows that 3% of people in the UK now follow a plant-forward diet, and one in 10 are cutting back on meat and dairy. As the British government gears up to become a policy and research leader in the…
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An observational study exploring the link between depression and different types of milk is being used to spread misinformation about plant-based milk. A new study about milk drinking is doing the rounds, with plant-based alternatives…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of launches for Veganuary, several plant-based brand campaigns,…
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Tim Spector's health app Zoe analysed poop samples from over 21,000 people to find the best diet for the gut microbiome. With gut health and GLP-1 drugs top of mind for many consumers in 2025, food and drink manufacturers are working…
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The FDA has updated its draft guidance for vegan meat, egg and dairy labelling, suggesting companies place an emphasis on the plant-based sources that make up the product. 'Chickpea meatballs' is a more favourable term than 'plant-based…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Octonuts California's new cashew products, Gail's new eco store,…
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It has been a big year for the future food sector. These are our editor's picks of the 10 best stories on Green Queen in 2024 (in chronological order), featuring a public tasting for cultivated meat, an interview with a US senator, and…
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People taking dietary change challenges are more likely to stick to them months down the line if their loved ones participate too. Around 25 million people participated in Veganuary, the month-long vegan challenge, across the world this…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's Mufasa Lion King appearance, new Veganuary products,…
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The Portuguese government has committed to developing a national plant-based action plan as part of its climate strategy. Here's how it happened. Already considered one of the most vegan-friendly countries in the world, Portugal is…
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A new study shows that meat-eaters recognise that vegans are health- and environmentally conscious, but also view them with fear and contempt. There seems to be a sort of emotional rivalry between people who eat meat and those who…
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Grace Dent, the Guardian food critic who describes herself as mostly vegan, will replace Gregg Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef UK. MasterChef is getting its first vegan judge – almost. Food critic Grace Dent is replacing long-time…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers two Beyond Meat debuts in the UK, Oatly's Christmas-themed ad campaign,…
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