Lewis Hamilton launches global vegan burger restaurant franchise
Vegan Formula 1 champ Lewis Hamilton is launching a vegan burger chain starting with a site in London. The animal lover’s new venture named Neat Burger has ambitions to open 14 sites globally in the next two years. Hamilton is working with Beyond Meat investor Tommaso Chiabra and hospitality company The Cream Group to launch …
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‘Huge drugs bust’ at Gatwick Airport was actually vegan cake ingredients
Vegan chefs be warned: You might want to label your ingredients and even bring samples if you don’t want to be arrested the next time you head through the airport. BTP Sussex (British Transport Police) have issued a warning after a mix-up led them to believe they had discovered a ‘huge drugs bust’ at Gatwick …
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KFC & Beyond Meat’s vegan fried chicken sold out in just five hours
The verdict is out and by the looks of it KFC and Beyond Meat are clucking in delight. KFC’s test drive to gauge customer response to their Vegan alternatives to fried chicken nuggets and boneless wings saw people swarming the Atlanta outlet from the moment the store opened. The vegan options, which included Beyond Fried …
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G7’s $20m Amazon aid refused by Brazil until France retracts insults
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s President, is miffed with Emmanuel Macron, France’s President, and refuses to accept the $20m (£16.3m) aid pledged by G7 countries for the wildfires in the Amazon till Macron takes back his words. The two statesmen are having quite a public showdown with Bolsonaro jeering Macron’s wife on Facebook and condemning the French …
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Over 5000 polar bears have been killed for sport
Animal specialists are stunned at the shocking, popular animal tourism craze that has butchered more than 5,000 polar bears for trophy hunting in Canada in recent years. This is happening when it is already hard enough for polar bears to survive with their rapidly eroding ice-habitat, thanks to the humans’ inhumane attitude towards climate change. …
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Peaky Blinders star, Harry Kirton, still works in a vegan café
Harry Kirton may look convincing in the role of Arthur Shelby Jr’s son Finn who develops a massive cocaine habit in the hit crime drama, but his real life is in stark contrast. A self professed vegan, Harry told Metro.co.uk, “I have a lot of passions that aren’t just acting. I like to write, I’m …
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FACT: Farm animals (and not vegans) consume 90% of soybean crops
90% of soybean crops, 50% of grain crops, and 40% of fish caught all go into feeding farm animals. Alarming figures and you could be shaking your head in disbelief, but the truth is livestock are not on a grass fed diet. In fact, these figures also refute the popular belief that rainforests are being …
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Eating plant based can reduce cardiovascular risks up to 32%
Numerous studies have documented the cardio-metabolic health benefits of plant‐based diets; this new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association corroborates these findings. Researchers explain that eating more vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains and fewer animal products may increase your lifespan by not only decreasing your risk of dying due to …
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85% Britons fear climate change effects
Global warming is scaring the Brits and poll results from the Ipsos MORI, an exclusive poll for the Evening Standard, confirms it. This is the highest figure the poll has reached since the pollster first asked the question in 2005. Britons are literally feeling the heat with the country experiencing its hottest day of 38.7C …
Vegan fried chicken coming to KFC
KFC plans to test plant-based chicken nuggets and boneless wings from Beyond Meat at an Atlanta restaurant and get its customers to review the meatless variant to its popular meat counterpart. KFC, known for its fried chicken, will serve the six or 12-piece combo plant-based nugget meals for $6.49 and $8.49 and boneless wings for …
Greggs are working on making their popular products vegan
Greggs basking in the glory of its iconic Quorn filled vegan sausage roll has transformed from an “old-fashioned bakery from the north” to a “modern food-on-the-go brand.” The Quorn-filled roll, which launched in January, was such a hit that Greggs was forced to increase production. Their profits also boomed with Greggs confirming that sales had …
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Leonardo DiCaprio backed alliance promises $5M in aid for Amazon wildfires
Amazon this year has witnessed the highest number of fires since 2013 and almost 1,330 square miles of the rainforest has been charred. With the widespread devastations the wildfires have unleashed on Amazon; many celebrities are doing their bit towards raising awareness and helping in salvaging the parched savannah. Leonardo DiCaprio and his philanthropic associates-Laurene …
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