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Outrage as Woolworths starts selling garlic cloves wrapped in plastic

Shoppers have slammed Woolworths for selling loose garlic cloves wrapped in plastic packaging. Although Woolworths has taken several measures to reduce plastic waste across its brand’s food products, some customers are miffed after a picture of the brand selling garlic cloves in plastic surfaced online. A customer buying goods at the Bondi Junction store in …

Burger King to launch 2 new vegan burgers

Burger King has announced plans to launch two new vegan burgers across sites in Europe.  Chief executive of the fast food chain’s parent company Restaurant Brands, Jose Cil, has confirmed plans to introduce new plant-based options.  Burger King launched the Rebel Whopper and the Rebel Chicken King in Sweden this year, which was met with …

Beyond Meat sales skyrocket by 250 percent

Vegan business Beyond Meat has seen an incredible surge in profits as the market for plant-based meats continues to boom. The brand had a net income of $4.1 million in Q3 this year, marking its first ever profit, while revenues in the same period were up to $92 million – a 250 percent increase on …

Vegan fried chicken shop opens in the US

Plant-based pop-up Eat Love has launched the first ever vegan fried chicken shop in the US. Eat Love’s first brick and mortar shop will open in Orange County, California on November 22. The original pop up store announced the news on Instagram: “After what seems to be a lifetime of hard work and determination, we …

Linda McCartney reveals vegan Christmas offer including turkey-flavoured soy roast

Linda McCartney has announced new vegan dishes and the return of a plant-based favourite in this year’s Christmas offer. The meat-free brand has brought back the Vegetarian Roast following success in recent years.  The dish is ‘a turkey-style roast made with rehydrated soya protein, lentils, sultana puree and pumpkin seeds, finished with a spiced brambly …

Papa John’s to hire ‘Chief Vegan Officer’ to develop new menu

Papa John’s is hiring a Chief Vegan Officer to help the company grow its plant-based menu in the UK. The pizza giant is looking to expand its vegan offer to cater to the growing demand and is interviewing potential candidates for a six-month part-time position of a Chief Vegan Officer (CVO). The fast food chain …

New York bans foie gras, ending sales at 1,000 restaurants

New York has passed landmark legislation to ban foie gras across the city, ending sales at more than 1,000 restaurants which serve the dish. The New York City Council passed the bill on Wednesday (October 30) which will ban foie gras sales altogether by 2022. The move is a huge win for animal rights activists …

Subway to trial plant-based Beyond Meatball Marinara sub in select stores across the UK

Subway has announced plans to release its vegan meatball marinara sub in the UK after its successful launch in the US and Canada earlier this year. The fast-food chain is pretty tight-lipped about other details around the launch of its meatless meatball marina sub in the UK, but has confirmed that it intends to trial …

Denny’s gets vegan Beyond Meat burger on its menu

Denny’s has announced the launch of its first vegan burger featuring Beyond Meat’s patties. The American diner-style chain clinched a deal with Beyond Meat to add plant-based burgers to its 180 Los Angeles-area locations starting this week with an anticipated nationwide rollout in 2020. The new burger includes a vegan Beyond Meat patty served with …

Nestlé launches vegan ‘Awesome Burger’ in Costco stores

Nestlé has introduced a plant based ‘Awesome Burger’ that will sell in select locations in Texas and the Midwest next month. Nestlé’s acquired Sweet Earth Foods has developed a vegan patty made of yellow pea protein. It packs in 26 grams of protein and closely mimics the taste and texture of meat. The patties priced …

Carl’s Jr. launches plant-based burgers in Spain

International fast-food chain Carl’s Jr. has added Moving Mountains vegan burgers to 17 of its Spanish locations. Carl’s Jr. has partnered with British brand Moving Mountains to create -Famous Star, a meat-free burger. The burger is available across 17 locations in Spain, including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. The plant-based patty is made with a blend of …

The best US and UK vegan Halloween snacks

It is October. The ancient Gaelic harvest festival of Samhain, that which the Church adopted as their own All Hallows’ Eve, draws ever closer. You’ve carved the pumpkin, prepared the sacrificial altar, and chosen a costume which makes you look fearsome yet accentuates your handsome thighs. But what will you, and all your vegan friends …