Vegan

Agri-tech company Better Seeds has developed the first black-eyed peas for mechanized harvesting in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of soybean cultivation. Black-eyed peas, also called cowpeas or lubias, are high in protein and…
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A new partnership between Haifa Group Ltd. and SimpliiGood by AlgaeCore Technologies Ltd. aims to bring more upstream vegan protein opportunities to the freshwater algae spirulina while creating a sustainable circular carbon economy. …
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Seattle-based vegan food startup Rebellyous Foods says it has raised $9.5 million in new funding, bringing its total funding to more than $30 million. The new funding for Rebellyous Foods follows a $5.35 million raise in 2021, and a $6…
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It's hard to think of someone who holds truth to power as effectively and as committedly as George Monbiot. The multi-award-winning British thinker, journalist, activist, and long-time environmentalist has been speaking out on the ills of…
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Veganuary sets a new participation record with more than 700,000 sign-ups in its tenth year of encouraging people to eat vegan for January. While U.S. sales of plant-based meat declined 14 percent by volume for the 52 weeks ended Dec.…
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Another Veganuary has come to a close but the vegan options continue to roll in. And one category is set to see big growth this year: vegan sushi. Supermarket sushi giant Kikka Sushi has announced vegan tuna and salmon sushi coming to…
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Toronto-based New School Foods has released its first product: a plant-based whole-cut salmon filet it says looks, cooks, tastes, and flakes just like conventional salmon. New School Foods' vegan fish release comes on the heels of $12…
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A new report is encouraging US plant-based brands to export to Germany, describes as the 'fastest-growing plant-based meat market in Europe' While the US mainstream media is on a headline rampage against plant-based meat, the US…
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Oatly Group AB, the Swedish oat drink company, announced that it has added climate footprint labeling to select US products, starting with the brand's newly reformulated Oatgurts, a range of plant-based yogurts. Oatly Group AB, the…
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Singaporean foodtech TiNDLE Foods has launched a line of new plant-based chicken products in 2,200 stores across Germany in collaboration with the country's largest retailer EDEKA Group, as well as a limited-time release at 4,200 Netto…
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Citing an anonymous source 'familiar with the matter', Bloomberg reported today that California-based plant-based meat startup Impossible Foods is going to lay off 20% of its workforce or approximately 100 employees. Very few…
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A new survey shows chefs around the world are embracing alternative proteins at a rapid pace and with optimism about the changing landscape. Despite US alternative protein retail sales last year dipping for a number of brands including…
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Claiming the title of the "world's first" vegan, no-sugar-added, low-calorie, milk chocolate, Canada's Moon Magic has announced the launch of six chocolate bars. According to Moon Magic, while the good-for-you chocolate market has…
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Things are getting meaty over at Meati as the mycelium mushroom meat producer opens a large-scale production facility it says can rival the output of conventional animal farms. Following a Series C funding round that brings…
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A partnership between Austria's Revo Foods and Sweden's Mycorena has yielded a €1.5 million grant from the Swedish innovation agency, Vinnova, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, and the EU funding program, Eurostars. Revo Foods and…
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Dévore Food, the Frech plant-based meat startup founded by conventional meat lovers, has released its first products. More than two years of development have delivered with Dévore says are meat analogs that offer improved taste,…
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Canada's Sensible Hot Dogs has gone public on the NEO Exchange and raised nearly $12 million in non-brokered private financing for its plant-based hot dogs. Sensible took its plant-based hot dog business public last month, launching on…
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Taiwan's new climate bill, the Climate Change Response Act, includes sweeping legislation aimed at achieving the country's 2050 net-zero target. Chief among its requirements: promoting a low-carbon, plant-based diet. The new bill, which…
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Germany-based Veganz has secured a license for its patented vegan milk printing process. Veganz Group AG — Europe's only multi-category vegan food provider — has partnered with U.S.-based Vitiprints LLC to bring its newly patented…
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Texas startup Crafty Counter has launched its flagship product, an entirely vegan hard-boiled egg made from nuts at Whole Foods grocery stores across the country. Crafty Counter, an Austin-based consumer packaged goods company, has…
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Vegan entrepreneur Noah Hyams shares his top 3 future of food finds at CES 2023, from fermented plant-based soy protein to bioengineered microbe-based soft serve.  CES never used to be a food-forward show. But in 2019, plant-based meat…
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