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4 Things Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown Has To Say About Plant-Based Meat Critics
In 2009, Ethan Brown quit his job as a clean energy executive to launch his new venture – a next-gen plant-based meat company called Beyond Meat. Back then, most people thought his idea wouldn’t make it. But it did, big time. Today, Beyond!-->…
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Clean Break: Lightlife Attack On Beyond Meat & Impossible Foods Sees Vocal Industry Backlash
A salty debate has erupted amongst the netizens of the plant-based world, with industry watchers, food tech startups and big food names alike all chiming in with their take on the latest controversy: Lightlife Foods, the long-time U.S.!-->…
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Report Shows Plant-Based Meats Perform Better Than Animal Meat On Multiple Health Indices
A new report by Australia and New Zealand-based non-profit think tank Food Frontier finds that plant-based meats are on average healthier than their animal meat counterparts. For the study, the analysts examined the nutritional profile and!-->…
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(Vegan) Butter FTW: Miyoko’s Creamery Wins Legal Battle To Describe Plant-Based Products Like Dairy
Vegan dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery has been granted permission to use the term “butter” to describe its products after winning the legal battle against the State of California. The company is now also allowed to use the labels!-->…
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Eat JUST Eyes IPO & Looks To Achieve Operational Profitability
Eat JUST, the food tech behind the famous plant-based egg, has recently alluded to launching an IPO once it reaches profitability, which the company is aiming for by the end of 2021. In a recent interview, the brand’s co-founder and CEO!-->…
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Stanford Study: Swapping Meat For Plant-Based Alternatives Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Factors
A new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that swapping out animal meat for plant-based meat alternatives can help lower some cardiovascular risk factors. The findings defend plant-based meat!-->…
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Nestlé Enters Alternative Seafood Sector With Garden Gourmet Plant-Based Tuna Launch
Swiss food giant Nestlé has just announced the launch of a plant-based tuna product under its Garden Gourmet brand, marking the conglomerate’s first foray into the alternative seafood market. The product will be available in Switzerland!-->…
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Where To Find The Best Vegan Mooncakes In Hong Kong
It might feel surreal, especially given the strange year we are living through, but we are only a weeks away from this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival! Despite all the hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, celebrating this very!-->…
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Q&A w/ FMCG Gurus: Plant Based Consumer Attitudes in 2020
In the past couple of years, plant-based foods have become more popular amongst the masses. This is being driven by consumers changing their diets to lead healthier and more sustainable lifestyles and associating plant-based ingredients!-->…
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Plant-Based Food Tech Kuleana Is Making All Your Favourite Sushi Fish-Free
San Francisco-based food tech Kuleana is developing sushi-grade plant-based fish alternatives, from bluefin tuna to salmon. Seeing a gap in the market when it comes to next-level substitutes of cuts of raw fish, the startup coming from Y!-->…
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Rare Beauty: Selena Gomez’s New Vegan Makeup Brand Will Debut This September
Singer-songwriter and actress Selena Gomez will be launching her brand new vegan beauty line this coming September. Called Rare Beauty, the makeup label will be entirely cruelty-free, vegan-friendly and “made to feel good in”. The brand!-->…
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VEDGEco: Hawaii’s ‘Vegan Costco’ Brings Plant-Based Bulk Groceries To Every U.S. State
VEDGEco, the world’s first 100% plant-based bulk wholesale shop known as the “Vegan Costco”, is operating nationwide in the U.S. this month. The company was founded in Hawaii last year, and stocks many of the popular plant-based brands!-->…
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Hong Kong Consumers Can Now Buy Impossible Foods To Cook At Home
Impossible Foods, the Silicon Valley-based food tech famous for its plant-based “bleeding” burgers, has just launched a new initiative in Hong Kong to allow its restaurant partners to resell its plant-based meat to consumers. It comes amid!-->…
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Real Life Vegan: My Loved Ones Kept Asking Me If My Vegan Diet Was Healthy, So I Got Certified In Plant-Based Nutrition
Welcome to our new series, in which we offer real life Asian vegans a platform to tell their plant-based story in their words. In our first edition, UX Designer Beth Liang shares how she pursued a plant-based nutrition certification after!-->…
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5 Signs That Japan’s Vegan Food Scene Is Having A Moment
While the plant-based trend seems to have experienced a slower uptick in Japan, it looks like it’s now hitting the country in a major way. From vegan bakeries serving up dairy-free Japanese-style milk buns to 100% plant-based burger joints!-->…
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BeVeg Becomes First Vegan Certification To Be ISO Accredited
BeVeg International, a Miami-based vegan certification organisation, has just become the first vegan standard to be accredited and recognised by ISO 17065, the international quality assessment for bodies that certify products, processes!-->…
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Impossible Foods Raises US$ 200M Series G To Accelerate Scale-Up
Adding to its impressive funding war chest, Impossible Foods, the Redwood City, California-based foodtech startup and maker of the now world famous plant-based Impossible burger patty, has announced today that it has secured another US$200!-->…
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InBloom: Kate Hudson To Debut New Plant-Based Nutrition Brand
Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has announced that she will be launching a new plant-based natural body nutrition company this August. Called InBloom, the brand will offer non-GMO, plant-based, synthetic-free and eco-friendly wellness!-->…
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Eat JUST Has Sold The Plant-Based Equivalent Of 50 Million Eggs
Eat JUST, the food tech behind the famous plant-based egg known simply as JUST, has just announced that as of August this year, it has sold the equivalent of more than 50 million eggs. The brand’s vegan eggs are made from mung beans, and!-->…
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6 Ways KFC Became The Fast Food Giant That Embraced Alt Protein
From dishing out plant-based chicken nuggets to participating in a 100% meat-free week movement, KFC is quickly making a name for itself as the restaurant chain that is embracing alternative proteins. As consumer demand for more!-->…
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Lindt Is Rolling Out Vegan Oat Milk Chocolate Bars In Eco Packaging
Leading Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has announced that it will be launching a range of vegan chocolate bars made with oat milk this year. There will be three flavours and will be wrapped in 100% recyclable packaging. So far, the!-->…
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