Plant-Based Business News

Beyond Meat announced today that its plant-based offerings will soon arrive at McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Huts worldwide. The four fast-food giants plan to strengthen their plant-based menus, joining the growing trend of plant-based fast food...

Last week, we reported that Swedish oat milk giant Oatly was preparing to file for an IPO, at a staggering (but still rumored) valuation of $10 billion that would make it by far the largest public offering of any plant-based startup in history...

When most high school graduates move out of their parents' house and into a college dorm, healthy eating habits go out the window, laundry doesn't get done and life can lack structure.  But Randon Moore, 24, and Gwyenth Yvonne, 22, aren't ordinary college students...

French dairy giant Danone collected another plant-based pioneer last week with the acquisition of Follow Your Heart. Danone obtained the plant-based brand through a share purchase agreement where the company purchased 100% of the shares of Earth Island, the parent company of Follow Your Heart...

That Superbowl commercial where the CEO of Oatly sang "Wow, wow, no cow!" off-key in a field of oats, must have been worth every penny.  Bloomberg just reported that the Swedish plant-based milk, creamer, and ice cream company is getting ready to file an IPO that val…

The Beet has just announced our merger with Forks Over Knives, under a new company called Upbeet Brands™. We are honored and thrilled to be in the same corporate family with this venerated plant-based lifestyle platform, Forks Over Knives, which has pointed the way to eating a whole-…

Founder and CEO of Mooala, Jeff Richards, remembers the moment he went dairy-free. It all started when he was obsessed with Cross Fit and used it to counterbalance the stress of his high-finance job, which he now looks back on as not being so much fun, compared to his current post...

As coronavirus remains a top stressor for 36 percent of Americans, COVID-concerned consumers are buying turmeric tea, plant-based meats, and vitamin D supplements to boost immunity and stay healthy, a new survey revealed. Shoppers are reaching for "real" food ingredients and are seeking pl…

Oatly is known as the company so genius at marketing that it created both demand and supply for oat milk when it first came to America from Sweden back in 2016 when the world was still obsessed with almond milk. But last night we saw a new side of Oatly when the company aired a 60-second spot during…

Grocery shopping sometimes turns into the search from store to store (either online or in brick and mortar) to get your hands on your favorite plant-based cheese or meat alternatives. Save yourself all thee time and effort by ordering online at the new dedicated vegan marketplace, Vejii...