Vegan

Last month, Jakarta held Asia's very first dairy-free festival and alternative milk latte art competition in a strong showing of the category potential across the region. Organized by the Jakarta Vegan Guide, the Generasi Dairy-Free…
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Wicked Kitchen, the plant-based empire that started out of the U.K. supermarket chain Tesco, has secured $20 million in bridge funding, including a convertible note from actor Woody Harrelson. In addition to Harrelson's participation,…
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Israeli food tech start-up Anina is using upcycled vegetables to create ready meal "pods" that use up imperfect vegetables for healthy plant-based meals. About 33 percent of the world's food is wasted every year—close to 1.3 billion…
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From the first company to make chocolate without both cacao and palm oil, WNWN has introduced its second product, called the Waim! Bar—a knock-off of the popular European Mondelez Daim bar. The new limited-edition candy bars are covered…
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Beyond Meat's nosedive, lukewarm growth, mediocre products? We unpack the plant-based meat industry with the CEO of global alt meat startup TiNDLE. Just a little over two years old, vegan chicken maker TiNDLE is often held up as one of…
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Legacy dairy-free brand Toffuti has announced its first rebrand in decades with one notable upgrade: the labels now includes the words 'vegan' and 'plant-based.' To the vegan-versed consumer, Tofutti's new black and red packaging looks…
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Arguably, no two food tech companies have played a bigger role in making it seem possible for the planet to go plant-based than California-based rivals Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Both companies manufacture animal-free burger patties…
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A new report published by the researchers at Roots Analysis details how the intellectual property for plant-based meat has grown more than three times over the last decade, jumping from 2,388 in 2012 to 7,126 this year. And leading the…
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How did OATSIDE become one of Asia's fastest growing oat milk companies? CEO & creator Benedict Lim talks to Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras about why malty milk matters and more. In less than two years, self-described 'full-stack'…
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Rival Foods, the Wageningen University & Research spinoff working since 2019 to replicate animal meat with plants, has announced the closing of a €6 million Series A funding round. PeakBridge and Roquette Ventures led the funding…
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Can $20 million help plant-based fast-food chain Next Level Burger open 1,000 locations? Matt de Gruyter, co-founder and CEO of Next Level Burger, the first organic vegan burger chain in the U.S., says the company's latest raise, $20…
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India’s love affair with dairy is well documented. As a country, it has the largest dairy herd in the world and milk production accounts for 5 percent of the national economy. Local cuisines frequently feature dairy, as well as eggs and…
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Austria’s Revo Foods is bringing three new vegan products to market this week: Graved Salmon, Salmon Spread, and Tuna Spread. It says the Graved Salmon and Salmon Spread are new to the plant-based seafood category. “With the release of…
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The vegan seafood industry, already experiencing a boom, gets a big push as vegan tuna category leader Good Catch joins the expansive Wicked Kitchen portfolio. Founded by chef brothers Chad and Derek Sarno, vegan ready-meal brand Wicked…
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Scientists and climate activists have called for an urgent transition to a more sustainable food system. The future food system envisioned is one without animal agriculture, the industry that drives as much as 18% of global greenhouse gas…
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Here's a little trivia night fodder you didn't know you needed: medieval period royalty were mostly plant-based, a recent study discovered. Kings in the Middle Ages (500 to 1400–1500 ce), also known as the medieval period, ate meat…
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With its latest iteration, Impossible Foods' plant-based ground beef now contains less saturated fat and more protein than ever, putting it on par with conventional beef. The new Impossible Foods labels read simply: Beef Made From…
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Instacart has tapped the 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) singer Lizzo for its newest campaign, Carts—the in-app shopping experience that lets shoppers browse and shop collections curated by celebrities, retailers, and influencers. But the singer…
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Canned food startup Heyday Canning Co is aiming to revive the canned food category as a sustainable and affordable protein source. Heyday's name is no accident. The canned food company was founded by operations expert Jamie Tulley and…
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Ahead of its launch of a 'whole-cut' line of plant-based meat, Swiss-based Planted has closed an CHF 70 million (US$72 million) Series B led by the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm, L Catterton. Swiss food tech…
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In a bid to bring more sustainability to New Zealand's food system, the country's Off-Piste Provisions is collaborating with food tech experts to produce plant-based protein from fermented agricultural byproducts. Partnering with one of…
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