Dairy Farmers Ditch Cows To Make Oat Milk Delivered In Reusable Bottles
Jay and Katja Wilde of Bradley Nook Farm in the U.K. have recently launched a new oat milk subscription service, ditching their traditional dairy farm operations to produce the ethical and sustainable plant-based alternative. Working with!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This January: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
It’s the news you’ve been waiting for – the most comprehensive list of new vegan bites and eateries to try out across Hong Kong. For our very first edition for 2021, we’ve put together yet again another impressive list of new plant-based!-->…
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ALTN: Singapore Frozen Foods Giant Tee Yih Jia Launches Plant-Based Brand
Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing (TYJ), the Singapore-based frozen foods giant and the world’s largest producer of spring roll wrappers, has just launched its own plant-based brand to tap into the fast-growing meat-free market. The brand,!-->…
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Sustainable & Vegan: Veshin Looks To ‘Rewrite’ Fashion Industry In China With New Ethical Factory
A new sustainable vegan accessories manufacturer has just opened up in China, the world’s largest textile producer and exporter, to transform the industry’s wasteful and polluting practices. Launched in the southern city of Guangzhou,!-->…
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Spain’s Heura Triples Turnover Amid Pandemic Shifts Masses To Plant-Based Meat
Spanish plant-based meat brand Heura has recorded a threefold increase in its annual turnover, despite the economic turmoil unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic. The startup has also doubled its international presence, as the health!-->…
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Aussie Startup v2food Expands Range With New Plant-Based Sausages
Sydney-based startup v2food has expanded its portfolio of products with its new plant-based sausage. Dubbed v2sausage, the new vegan alternative has launched across Australian retail stores, as demand for plant-based offerings continues to!-->…
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Climate: President Biden Signs Order For U.S. To Rejoin Paris Agreement On First Day In Office
President Joe Biden, in one of his first moves in office, has signed an executive order to have the U.S. rejoin the Paris agreement, a commitment that put the world’s most powerful economy back on track to combat the climate crisis.
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Exclusive: Seoul Startup DaNAgreen’s Affordable 3D Scaffolds Enables Large-Scale Cultured Meat Production
Seoul-based startup DaNAgreen, who originally developed its proprietary scaffold that helps cells grow into a 3D structure for biomedical applications, is now making cultured meat its mission. Adapting its initial scaffolding dubbed!-->…
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China Wildlife Ban: Revised Law Continues Exploitation, Fails To Protect Animals
On 19 November 2020, China closed the consultation for revision of its wildlife protection law even though the revised articles continue to threatens wildlife by allowing the exploitation of animals for other purposes like fur farming and!-->…
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Chef Margaux Riccio Launches Plant Food Lab To Incubate Vegan Restaurants
Launched by Chef Margaux Riccio and Shaun Sharkey, the Plant Food Lab Incubator hopes to help vegan restaurants by offering a space to trial new menus and restaurant ideas starting with the vegan burger shop Bubbie’s Plant Burgers amidst!-->…
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ProVeg International & Veg Capital Team Up To Accelerate Food Tech Funding
ProVeg International and Veg Capital have partnered up to invest in food techs who are developing alternative proteins and sustainable food solutions. Together, the two organisations have already invested in two ProVeg Incubator alumni!-->…
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Spain’s BioTech Foods To Lead US$6.3M Government-Backed Cultured Meat Project
Spanish startup BioTech Foods will be leading a new government-backed project that will see ten research institutions and seven organisations come together to make meat directly from animal cells. The aim of the project is to develop!-->…
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UK’s One Planet Pizza Raises US$490K To Deliver Its Frozen Vegan Pies To Scandinavia
One Planet Pizza, a vegan frozen pizza startup based in the U.K., has raised £360,000 (US$490,000) in a funding round to fuel its production expansion and plans to enter the Scandinavian market. The company says that the new capital will!-->…
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Over Half Of Vegans Refuse To Date Meat Eaters, New Survey Finds
According to a survey by Veggly, a global dating app for vegans and vegetarians, over half of vegan daters the company surveyed refuse to date meat-eaters. The poll, which surveyed over 7,400 people from across the globe, also revealed!-->…
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Starbucks Partners With Beyond Meat To Launch New Plant-Based Menu Options In The Middle East
Global coffee chain Starbucks recently announced the launch of its new plant-based food options in two major Middle Eastern markets, including 190 outlets in the city of Dubai. Developed in collaboration with California-headquartered food!-->…
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BlueNalu Nets US$60M In Record-Breaking Cell-Based Seafood Funding Round
Cell-based food tech BlueNalu has closed US$60 million in convertible note financing, in what is the largest funding round to date for the cultivated seafood industry. The food tech says that the capital will be used to fund its first!-->…
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Danone: So Delicious Expands Plant-Based Cheese Range With Spreads & Slices
So Delicious, the legacy dairy-free brand owned by multinational food giant Danone, has expanded its plant-based cheese range as mainstream demand for vegan alternatives continues to skyrocket. While the brand launched its first vegan!-->…
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Planet & Biodiversity Faces ‘Ghastly Future’ In New Prognosis By Leading Scientists
Our planet is on track towards a “ghastly future”, warns a leading group of researchers in a new scientific paper summarising the state of the natural world. Unless drastic action to reverse climate change and ecological degradation is!-->…
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Anti-Food Waste Startup Too Good To Go Bags US$31.1M To Fuel U.S. Expansion
Too Good To Go, the Copenhagen-based platform for surplus food, has bagged US$31.1 million in a fresh round of funding to fuel its expansion into the U.S. market, where 40% of food goes to waste. The startup’s app is currently the world’s!-->…
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U.N. Environment Chief: ‘There Is No Vaccine For Climate Change’
By: Mongabay
The world is not prepared for climate change, a new U.N. report warns, highlighting how far behind countries have fallen in implementing adaptation measures.
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ONA Becomes First 100% Vegan Restaurant To Win Michelin Star In France
A vegan restaurant in France has been awarded a Michelin star, the first time an establishment serving only plant-based dishes in the country to do so. ONA, the Ares-based restaurant that was crowdfunded for its launch four years ago, also!-->…
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