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IKEA ditches meat from Christmas menu and replaces it with vegan food

IKEA UK has removed turkey from its Christmas menu and replaced it with vegan Root Vegetable Tart Tatin and plant-based mince pies. The world’s largest furniture store has been increasing its focus on vegan food in recent years, and this festive period the retailer is turning its back on traditional festive meat. The vegetable tart …

You can now get massive 1kg avocados at Morrisons

Morrisons has brought back its giant 1kg avocados which are three times the size of a normal avocado. Launched last year, the second batch of Morrisons super-sized avocados are back on the supermarket’s shelves. The fruit is named- Morrisons Giant Torres Avocados and cost £2 each. Morrisons explains the massive crop takes an entire year …

You can now get vegan Mr Whippy ice cream at IKEA

IKEA has launched its Mr. Whippy-style vegan soft serve ice cream in Edinburgh. IKEA store at Straiton recently installed a vegan ice cream vending machine, which will dispense plant-based strawberry ice cream for just 50p. The ice cream is mainly strawberry puree mixed with extracts of white grape, beetroot and lemon juice. People are excited …

Meat consumption drops 80% when sufficient veggie options are available

Increasing the number of veggie and vegan options on a menu will drastically reduce meat consumption, new research has found.  Researchers from the University of Cambridge assessed 94,000 meal choices from cafeterias on campus, and found that rearranging a menu has a huge impact on consumer choices.  They found that if vegetarian options made up …

US Air Force adds Beyond Meat burgers to military base menus

The US Air Force is embracing veganism as military bases across the country will now include plant-based Beyond Meat burgers on their menus. The Services have partnered with burger chain BurgerFi and Pennsylvania’s Saladworks to massively up its vegan offer. The Air Force will now provide Beyond Burgers and a veggie quinoa burger as well as …

Vegan restaurant named the best in Britain by Deliveroo

Bristol’s Oowee Vegan was named Restaurant of the Year at the first-ever Deliveroo Awards for takeaway food. Oowee Vegan, an offshoot of Oowee Burger based in Baldwin Street in the city centre, was nominated along with six other restaurants for the final vote. The restaurant was first adjudged the ‘Best Vegan Offering’ in Britain. It …

Pizza Hut is launching plant-based meat toppings in the US

Pizza Hut is trialling plant-based meat toppings in the US to test out the demand for vegan alternatives. The pizza giant has launched a limited time offer in one of its Phoenix restaurants, which will stock the Garden Speciality Pizza – featuring meat-free Italian sausage from MorningStar Farms, onions, mushrooms and banana peppers. Wendy Davidson, …

Earthling Ed hits back at farmers who ‘lost their minds’ over Tesco vegan sausage ad

Earthling Ed has hit back at meat industry leaders for their hysterical reactions to a new Tesco advert for vegan sausages. The ad for Tesco Plant Chef Meat-Free Cumberland-style Bangers features a dad who says ‘I bloomin’ love my meat’.  But his daughter tells him ‘I don’t want to eat animals anymore’ and he compromises …

Dunkin’ launches plant-based Beyond Sausage sandwich in 9,000 stores

Fast food giant Dunkin’ has announced plans to introduce a Beyond Sausage Sandwich to more than 9,000 stores across the US. The brand formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts has partnered with Beyond Meat to create the plant-based breakfast offer. The sandwich is made with a vegan English muffin and a Beyond Meat sausage patty, and …

Costa Coffee launches vegan Christmas menu in 2,467 stores

UK coffee chain Costa Coffee has announced new Christmas menu which includes a range of sweet and savory vegan options. The festive menu will be available in all of its 2,467 locations nationwide from November 1. Costa Coffee’s plant-based menu items include a vegetable and falafel sandwich, rocky road bar, Christmas cake, and an assortment …

Domino’s launches plant-based Hawaiian and pepperoni pizzas

Pizza giant Domino’s is making strides into the vegan market with the launch of a vegan pizza range including plant-based Hawaiian, pepperoni, ham and cheese and supreme.  The leading takeaway pizza company has debuted an extended vegan range in Australia following the success of a plant-based beef range. The meatless beef was used in beef …

Aldi reveals vegan Christmas range including plant-based duck and wellington

Aldi UK has unveiled its vegan Christmas range, which includes vegan duck and a festive wellington among other plant-based starters and mains. This Christmas, the budget supermarket chain is launching 136 brand new lines and changing 200 existing ones in a bid to entice vegan shoppers. The chain’s festive range will feature a Mexican-style party …