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Impossible Foods Just Announced It Is Developing a Plant-Based Milk
Plant-based latte lovers now have something to look forward to: Impossible Foods is expanding into plant-based dairy products. After revolutionizing the plant-based market with their popular Impossible Burger, Impossible Foods just announced the beginning stages of plant-based milk that once developed, will taste and function just like the real thing.
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7-Eleven Launches Frozen Vegan Meals in Hong Kong Locations
7-Eleven, the convenience store on every street corner across the globe, now carries frozen vegan meals that are ready to heat and eat in all 800 of its Hong Kong locations.
Designed in partnership with Green Monday, an advocacy group for plant-based sustainability, Hong Kong residents can purchase plant-based versions of local favorite rice dishes such as Spicy Thai Basil OmniPork Rice and Thai O
Award-Winning French Pastry Chef Pierre Hermé Creates a Vegan Macaron
Un macaron du “vegan” s'il vous plait! Award-winning French pastry chef Pierre Hermé has just created his first vegan macaron.
Called the Rose des Sables macaroon, the pastry uses an almond and oat-milk chocolate filling with rose and praline cookies. Algae extract and pota...
Israel May Become First Country to Ban the Buying and Selling of Fur
Israel just announced plans to impose a total ban on the buying and selling of furs, which if passed into law would make it the first country to do so. The country has previously passed legislation that requires anyone wishing to buy or sell fur products to apply for a permit.
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New Plant-Based Brand Launches First Carbon Positive Nutrition Bars
A new plant-based snack brand is making it easier to eat healthy while helping the planet. Created by two “twenty-somethings,” Impact Snacks is a line of nutrition bars that uses functional, plant-based ingredients and comes in a 100% compostable wrapper. It’s not just the pa...
Michelin Star Restaurant Debuts Vegan Meat on Menu for First Time Ever
Until now, vegan meat on a Michelin-starred menu has sounded like an unlikely pairing. Harwood Arms, a Michelin star restaurant in London, is changing that. Hardwood Arms is now offering a scotch “egg” wrapped in vegan bacon from THIS plant-based bacon, to create the same classic savory taste and meaty texture. Hardwood Arms is the first Michelin Star...
Nestlé Announces New Program to Optimize Plant-Based Milk
Food giant Nestle has just launched a first-of-its-kind research and development accelerator program specifically aimed to design plant-based milk alternatives. The program will take place in Switzerland, Nestle’s home country, and it will bring together start-ups, students, and scientists to create the best plant-based milk possible. As the la...
International Plant-Based Investment Competition Opens Today
Calling all vegan entrepreneurs! If you think you have a product that might be the next Beyond Burger, Vevolution’s Pitch & Plant competition wants to help you make your idea into a reality. The competition will be open to any vegan or plant-based start-up from any country in the world. The most exci...
Papa Murphy’s Pizza Launches New Vegan Pepperoni Topping from Hormel
You probably don't associate SPAM with being very vegan-friendly, but that may just be about to change: The owners of SPAM, Hormel, have launched a new plant-based brand, Happy Little Plants, to cater towards plant-based options. Happy Little Plant’s latest product is a vegan pepperoni that you can try atop pizzas at Papa Murphy’s, a national pizza chain.
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Insurance Company Prescribes a Plant-Based Diet to Patients with Diabetes
Instead of a doctor prescribing you a drug, in the near future, you may leave the doctor’s office with a prescription for plants. Dovera, an insurance giant based in Slovakia, has partnered with the Natural Food Interaction (NFI) to create a tailor-made whole-food plant-based diet for their patients. As the success of the “p...