Vegan

An increasing number of diaspora startups in the US are championing their South Asian heritage with offerings that pay homage to their culture while catering to a broad audience. When I lived in the UK, my bedroom was always known as…
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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 Beyond Meat's giant Costco partnership, a new CEO for plant-based…
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In what is one of the largest acquisitions in the Indian plant-based sector, superfood player Nourish You has acquired vegan dairy brand One Good. Ahead of a planned Series A next year, CFO Radhika Datt pulls the curtain on the why and how…
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Nut Roast or Turkey with Trimmings? Which is better for the planet? To find out, Green Queen asked climate data intel startup Calyx to calculate the carbon footprint and Eco-Score of a traditional Christmas meal versus a vegan feast and…
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As the UK eats less meat and dairy than ever before, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching an ad campaign promoting beef, lamb and dairy in January to rival the increasingly popular Veganuary, with three TV…
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British vegan entrepreneur Heather Mills has announced that her legacy plant-based meat brand VBites is entering administration this week, after failing to secure funding amid rising costs. The 30-year-old company's collapse comes amid a…
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The Danish Foundation for Plant-Based Foods has announced the first 36 projects receiving investment as part of its $180M Plant Fund. It comes two months after it became the first country to introduce a national action plan to transition…
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Silicon Valley startup The EVERY Company debuted its hen-free egg made from precision fermentation at famed New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park, which went mostly plant-based in 2021, as the centrepiece of an exclusive one-off…
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Canadian brand Daiya has launched its updated vegan cheese lineup, made from a base of its oat cream and using age-old traditional fermentation techniques to mimic dairy cheese better. Nine months after announcing a…
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What if your vegan burgers could be juicier, meatier and less processed? Some scientists have found a way to do just that, using an enzyme that breaks down amino acids to allow burgers to retain more moisture and get rid of a lot of the…
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Does plant-based meat have an image problem? Peter McGuinness, CEO of Impossible Foods – one of the largest companies in the space – believes as much. To counter the off-putting "wokeness" associated with these products and take on Big…
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Open AI's artificial intelligence system ChatGPT has predicted that the world will go almost entirely vegan by 2073, two years after which the animal agriculture industry becomes obsolete. It was based on a prompt by the Daily Mail, which…
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British naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has given his most direct endorsement of a vegan diet in the latest episode of his BBC One series, Planet Earth III. The longtime TV host highlighted the vast amount of land…
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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 the launch of Italian Christmas desserts made from cocoa-free chocolate,…
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Impossible Foods is launching a plant-based beef hot dog that will be available in both grocery stores and restaurants next year. The announcement follows a UK foodservice deal with world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay. During a busy year…
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A unique study of identical twins – where one ate a vegan diet and the other a meat-based one for two months – has highlighted the cardiovascular benefits of the former, with lower 'bad' cholesterol levels, better blood glucose levels, and…
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At a major APAC food tech conference in Singapore last month, I spoke to four alt-meat founders from India, China, the Philippines and Australia to find out what Asian consumers want from plant-based meat products. Last month, as part…
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US pea milk maker Ripple Foods has secured $49.2M in its latest funding round, taking total investment in the company to over $274M. The financing comes amid a rise in interest in the pea milk category, which outpaced the overall alt-dairy…
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French food giant Danone has signed a letter of intent with Canadian brand Else Nutrition to make a move into the vegan infant formula segment. Already commanding 71% of the UK market with Aptamil, Nutricia and Cow & Gate, the move…
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Kraft has unveiled a vegan version of its famed boxed mac and cheese in the US, the third innovation as part of its collaboration with Chilean food tech startup NotCo. The NotMac&Cheese will roll out in supermarkets in December through…
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When the chips are down and batteries low, a dumpling dinner can cushion the blow. Open your freezers and the microwave door, and ready yourself for plant-based goodness galore. Here are the best frozen vegan dumplings to save you from…
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