Vegan

Beyond Meat has rebranded to Beyond The Plant Protein Company as it expands into whole-food proteins and drinks – is the vegan pioneer having an identity crisis reflective of the times? As with many food businesses post-pandemic,…
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Instant noodle pioneer Samyang Foods has opened a research facility dedicated to plant-based food in the Netherlands, with protein and functional foods among its focus areas. The company behind Buldak ramen is looking to accelerate the…
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Plant-based barista milks and coffee creamers have closed the flavour gap with dairy, though the average non-dairy product still has some way to go. Price and protein wins, meanwhile, will be key to the category's future. In the US, 83%…
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Catering giant Sodexo's partnership with Nuffield Health, which saw them provide plant-based meals as the default option in UK hospitals, has resulted in a 22% decline in food-related emissions. Sodexo UK and Ireland has announced the…
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Amid an ongoing fundraising drive, UK mushroom grower Urban Farm-Produce has unveiled Prepared Mane, a range of lion's-mane-based meat alternatives. As sales of plant-based food bounce back in the UK, one company is betting the farm on…
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Plant-based giant Beyond Meat has received a deficiency letter from Nasdaq, warning that the public company faces a delisting risk after its stock registered below $1 for 30 consecutive business days. As it overhauls its brand to drop…
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Swedish oat milk pioneer Oatly is pumping $16M into its Landskrona facility to expand capacity by over 33% and meet the accelerating demand for its products, while lowering its climate impact. After a milestone year in 2025, when it…
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The European Union has agreed to ban 31 meat-like names from being used on plant-based product labels, but common terms like 'veggie burger' have been exempted. After months of back and forth, the EU has dealt an enormous blow to the…
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These female-led future food startups are using technology to supercharge the women's health and wellness category. It's appalling that, even today, women spend 25% more time in poor health compared to men, the result of a cocktail of…
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US plant-based protein bar maker Mezcla has closed a $9.5M Series B funding round to develop new products and expand its distribution. Protein's hold on the food industry shows no signs of stopping, and investors are taking note. New…
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Californian seaweed tech startup Aqua Theon has secured $13M in a seed funding round, $5M of which is earmarked for the expansion of its OoMee line of functional marine beverages. Would you drink seaweed? One Japanese company is betting…
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Italy's consumer base for plant-based meat, dairy and other products has expanded by nearly 11% in the last three years, with health at the forefront of the shift. Italians love their polpete, salsicce and salame – and not just the…
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Months after buying back Slutty Vegan, her cult-favourite plant-based burger chain, Pinky Cole has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. US fast-food chain Slutty Vegan is under the gun again. Following a highly turbulent…
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The Helsinki City Council has voted to halve meat and dairy procurement and replace it with plant-based options in schools, hospitals and other municipal institutions by 2030. Finland's capital is emerging as a trailblazer in…
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Beyond Meat has added four new flavours to its plant-based protein drinks range, Beyond Immerse, whose initial drop sold out within days. Just a month after its surprise foray into the beverage category, plant-based pioneer Beyond Meat…
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A Chinese trade association has developed the country's first national plant-based food standard to address the industry's biggest commercial challenges. Chinese companies are accelerating the country's drive to become a sustainable…
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India's Life Health Foods, the parent company of So Good, has launched a high-protein range of its milk alternatives, banking on the country's craze for the muscle-building macronutrient. No country produces or consumes more dairy than…
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Finland's largest supermarket, S Group, has revealed that sales of plant-based products were on the rise last year, alongside growing interest in blended meat. The owner of nearly half of Finland's retail market share has yet again…
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Bonvivant Cocktail Bistro, a one-Michelin-starred restaurant in Berlin, has ditched dairy and eggs from its brunch offerings, completing its transition to a fully vegan menu. Plant-based haute cuisine is on fire, as more and more of the…
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After a year dominated by fibremaxxing, nutritionists recommend turning your attention to fibrelayering, emphasising variety over volume. TikTok may have convinced you to begin fibremaxxing, an online health trend that got a rare…
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A coalition of plant-based food representatives is calling for €3B in research and innovation funding to rebalance and greenify Europe's protein supply over the next decade. Europe is in desperate need of a transition towards…
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