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Peet’s Coffee, Eat Just and Beyond Meat Team Up for Vegan Breakfast Sandwich
Eat Just, maker of JUST Egg, and Beyond Meat joining forces to make a vegan breakfast item sounds like a plant-based power couple. What if you add California’s beloved Peet’s Coffee to the mix? Well, then you get the Everything Plant-Based Sandwich...
Black-Owned Vegan Meat Company Strikes $300K Deal With Mark Cuban
Black-owned vegan meat brand Everything Legendary impressed Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban, propelling the new plant-based protein company into the market. The Shark put forward a $300,000 investment in exchange for 22 percent of the company. The business deal will place the susta…
Burger King UK Says Its Menu Will Be 50% Plant-Based by the Year 2031
It’s hard to imagine where we’ll be in 2031—there might be flying cars or a space hotel—but Burger King knows exactly where they're heading: Into the plant-based market.
The chain’s UK CEO Alasdair Murdoch has just announced Burger King…
The chain’s UK CEO Alasdair Murdoch has just announced Burger King…
I Tried Dunkin’s New Avocado Toast and Here’s What I Really Thought
The sign on the Dunkin' shop near my apartment screamed out Avocado Toast, and I couldn't have been more excited. This tiny little cheerful oasis next to the subway station on 77th and Lexington is nearby my normal commute, but for years, ever since eating plant-based, I've had to steel myself to pa…
Iconic Celebrity Rapper CupcakKe Says She’s ‘100% Committed’ to Going Vegan
Elizabeth Eden Harris, professionally known as CupcakKe, hit pop culture by storm in 2015, going viral with her hit songs like ‘Cartoon', and 'Duck Duck Goose.' In 2016, her mixtape was included on Rolling Stone’s list of the Best Rap Albums of the year...
Are Processed Foods Addictive? New Research Reveals Why You Can’t Stop
Dreaming about your next encounter with that bag of salt and vinegar potato chips? If so, you’re not alone. It may be that we are more than partial to our favorite processed foods because they are actually highly addictive. That’s right, addictive.…
Starbucks Adds Non-Dairy Drinks, Vegan Protein Box, and Oat Milk to US Menus
After years of vegan and vegetarian devotees asking for more menu items without dairy or meat, Starbucks is finally catering to plant-based customers with its new springtime menu release. The national favorite coffee announced that it’s bulking its plant-based options …
She Survived a Brain Tumor and Now Is Helping Others Find Total Wellbeing
When your doctors tell you that you might not wake up from surgery, that if you do you're likely to never be able to work, travel or live unassisted, and that the brain tumor in the front of your head is going to rob you of the rest of your life, it's rational to rethink your prioriti…
Sweetgreen Looks to Go Greener, Pledges to Reach Carbon Neutrality By 2027
The fast-casual restaurant Sweetgreen has promised that it will work to cut all carbon emissions by 2027. The move to carbon neutrality coincides with the company’s partnership with Watershed, a climate-focused company that helps businesses measure carbon foo…
Ben & Jerry’s Tonight Dough Becomes the Company’s 19th Non-Dairy Flavor
Ben & Jerry’s debuted another dairy-free night show flavor with The Tonight Dough Starring Jimmy Fallon. For ice-cream lovers and The Tonight Show fans, the vegan version of this ice cream is set to delight with an almond milk ice cream base. Th...