Vegan

The rise of vegan and vegetarian food around the world is being driven by the surge in flexitarianism all over the world, a new report highlights. With more than two-fifths of global consumers actively reducing their meat consumption, many…
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We all love snacks, but knowing that your daily grazing isn’t damaging the planet makes snacking that much more satisfying. It’s the carbon-friendly snacking trend that many food businesses are now hopping on, but one startup is standing…
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Deliciou has raised seed funding to continue expanding global distribution of its line of shelf-stable plant-based meat alternatives to Europe, the U.S. and Asia. The round, which makes Deliciou the first Australia-based startup to join…
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After her own personal investigation into how animals are treated in poultry farms, Indian entrepreneur Taanya Ravi founded Live Yum Foods in order to provide her community with vegan and cruelty-free dairy alternatives like cheese and…
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California-based food tech MeliBio has announced a US$850,000 pre-seed round for its fermentation-based technology enabling the production of real honey without bees. The funding comes ahead of its soft launch slated for the end of this…
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According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, eating high amounts of plant-based food like berries and green leafy vegetables can help slow down heart failure and boost cardiac function…
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Cactus leather, the vegan-friendly and sustainable alternative developed by Mexican startup Desserto, has turned heads lately in the textile world, from landing a partnership with industry giant H&M to packing a punch in boxing gloves…
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Los Angeles-based vegan startup Grounded Foods has officially launched its 100% plant-based cheese range made from cauliflower and hemp to U.S. consumers. The first-of-its-kind products, which unlike other vegan alternatives do not contain…
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Bel Brands USA, the North American arm of French dairy giant Bel Group, has introduced the company’s first exclusively vegan cheese line. Launching in April, Nurishh will offer a range of cheese alternatives such as cheddar and mozzarella,…
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Through Project Pollo, a plant-based chicken fast casual dining chain featuring an entirely vegan menu, entrepreneur and founder Lucas Bradbury aims to make animal-free meat alternatives mainstream by opening 100 shops all across the…
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Eat JUST, the food tech that launched the plant-based egg JUST, recently announced that in just three years of the vegan egg's launch, the company has sold over 100 million eggs, showing the increasing support and demand of alternative…
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It’s the roundup you’ve been waiting for – the most comprehensive list of vegan bites and eateries to try out across Hong Kong. For our March 2021 edition, we’ve put together yet again another impressive rundown of new plant-based…
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170 restaurant outlets in Hong Kong and the city’s supermarket giant ParknShop will be expanding their plant-based offerings with Impossible Foods as part of Earth Month this April. Marking the second campaign launched by the Silicon…
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U.K.-based movement Veganuary's co-founder Mathew Glover unveiled a new vegan fried chicken brand called VFC. Today, a mere 3 months after its launch, the company is in the news again thanks to a GBP£2.5M (approx. US$3.4M) round…
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Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton plans to open seven more London locations of his vegan burger chain, Neat Burger, along with 20 delivery-only outposts to meet a growing demand for convenient and taste plant-based food. London-based Neat…
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Renowned anthropologist, animal activist and primatologist Jane Goodall recently shared news of The Jane Goodall Institute's first ever cookbook titled #EatMeatless: Good for Animals, the Earth & All, which offers around 80 plant-based…
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Green Monday, the alternative protein leader based headquartered in Hong Kong, is celebrating the launch of a new menu featuring the group's plant-based spam equivalent, Omni Luncheon Meat, with QSR giant McDonald's in three Chinese…
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British plant-based meat maker Meatless Farm recently opened a Canadian facility in Calgary in order to debut a new business division that will see the startup produce as well as supply plant-based proteins and ingredients to companies…
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U.S.-based Michelin-rated celebrity chef, entrepreneur and author Matthew Kenney who specializes in plant-based cuisine, is set to open Veg’d, a fast-food restaurant in Costa Mesa, California with a vegan drive-thru in early May. …
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While the city is teaming with plant-based meat and milk alternatives, animal-free cheese is still a novetly for most Hong Kongers, so it's hugely significant that the city will welcome its first-ever 100% plant-based cheese shop,…
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Entrepreneur duo Roxy Velez and David Heidrich have launched the world’s first vegan-only caterer booking platform in Berlin, Germany, to bring increased visibility and accessibility to plant-based foods. In an effort to help the…
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