Cameron Alvar is a freelance writer and retail professional who enjoys eating healthy and researching the latest news on health & nutrition.
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Report: Global Vegetable Powder Market Sees Boost During Pandemic
The global vegetable powder market is soaring, thanks to an increase of health-conscious consumers who want to maximize their nutrient consumption, and the food industry is focusing on and investing in health-boosting products to help consumers do just that.
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Quorn Adds New Vegan Pepperoni to Deli Range
Quorn is a plant-based company known for its range of meat alternatives derived from mycoprotein, a naturally occurring, high-fiber fungus that contains all essential amino acids. The company, which carries both vegan and vegetarian options, has now added a vegan pepperoni to its deli range.
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Plant-Based Brand Lavva Launches Non-Dairy Milks and Creamers
Plant-based brand Lavva, known for its Pili nut yogurt, is expanding into the non-dairy milk and creamer industry. Lavva Plant Milks and Creamers will launch nationwide in September and October of this year exclusively at Whole Foods Market and will be made with the same Plii nut base as the yogurts.
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Former Google Data Scientist Raises Millions to Make Next-Level Vegan Cheese
Food technology startup Climax Foods recently received a $7.5 million seed investment to fund its mission of creating new-level plant-based foods to help remove animals from the food system.
Oliver Zahn, Ph.D. is a graduate from Harvard University who previously worked as a data scientist for Google and Impossible Foods and recently founded food technology start-up Climax Foods. The comp...
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JUST Egg Expands And is Now Available in 17,000 Stores Nationwide
Now it will be even easier to find JUST Egg, the mung bean-based egg alternative that has fans swooning over how realistic the product is. It's been available in grocery stores for months, but the brand's expansion into a total of 17,000 stores across the country will include many well-known supermarkets, including Walmart, Albertsons, Safeway, Giant, Food Lion, Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Ac
Burger King to Launch Plant-Based Nuggets, as CEO Says, “We are all in.”
Burger King is launching yet another plant-based option, ‘chicken’ nuggets in select Germany locations on September 1st and the CEO says the chain is planning to go "all in" on plant-based offerings globally.
Burger King chose The Vegetarian Butcher because its plant-based chicken nugget maintain the crispy taste Burger King is known for, according to a statement from the chain. The comp
Now You Can Buy Vegan Leather Designer Bags Made from Cork
You may have heard of vegan cactus leather and apple leather but now, there's a new sustainable plant-based material being used for designer bags, derived from cork. A French brand, Arsayo, founded by brothers Ary and Jonathan Ohayon, has created a collection of designer backpacks and handbags made from vegan leather fabric derived from cork. The bags come in two pattern...
First-Ever “Eat the Change” Impact Program Announces Grant Recipients
Seth Goldman and Julia Farkas, founders of Honest Tea and early investors in Beyond Meat, have recently launched a platform called Eat the Change, meant to empower consumers to eat climate-friendly foods as well as offering grants to organizations that help support efforts to fight climate change through food innovations...
Global Vegan Cheese Market Expected to Reach $2.5 Billion by 2021
The rising demand for plant-based foods has led to a boom in dairy-free alternatives. The global market for vegan cheese has been growing exponentially and research shows it will reach $2.5 billion before this year ends.
Plant-Based Cheese Market to Reach $2.5 Bi...
Incogmeato Launches Giveaway with Postmates for National Burger Day
If you live in Dallas, Texas or Denver, Colorado, you're in luck: Incogmeato, MorningStar Farms’ line of meatless meat, is partnering with Postmates to celebrate National Burger Day by bringing bite-sized samples right to people's door.
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