Plant-based Impossible Burger to launch in 1,500 hospitals and schools
Plant-based options will soon be more readily available across the US after Impossible Foods partnered with a catering service which supplies public buildings across the country. The plant-based burgers will be available at 1,500 schools and hospital cafeterias thanks to the partnership with Sodexo. As demand for vegan options ramps up across the country, Sodexo …
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Burger King’s Impossible Whopper is cooked on the same grill as meat – would you still eat it?
Burger King’s Impossible Whopper has divided opinion among vegans after it was revealed the new plant-based patty will be grilled on the same surface as the meat version. The fast food giant has announced the Impossible Foods burger will be rolled out to all 7,200 US sites this week. The patty is made primarily from …
Subway to launch plant-based Beyond Meatball Marinara sub at 685 stores
Subway has announced plans to release a plant-based sub using Beyond Meat meatballs. The Beyond Meatball Marinara will be available in 685 restaurants in the US and Canada for a limited time. From September Subway is partnering with Beyond Meat to test the market for its plant-based protein options. The new sub is made with …
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Nescafé launches three creamy vegan latte flavours in UK supermarkets
Nestlé has launched three new vegan latte mixes under the Nescafé Gold brand. The soluble almond, oat and coconut lattes are available in Tesco around the country, and will reach other supermarkets in February 2020. The products which Nestlé say create a frothy, smooth and creamy coffee drink are all certified by The Vegan Society. …
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Burger King’s plant-based Impossible Whopper launches in 7,200 stores
Burger King is launching its plant-based Impossible Whopper across US stores this week following the raging success of a trial. The fast food giant initially launched the burger patty from Impossible Foods at sites in St Louis, where the plant-based option outsold national averages by 18.5%. Chris Finazzo, president of Burger King North America said …
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QUIZ: Is this food vegan?
Every vegan knows what it’s like to trawl the supermarkets, flipping over every package and scouring the ingredients, looking for the telltale bold font. So how many of the accidentally-vegan products do you have committed to memory? Take the quiz and find out.
Slaughterhouse protesters can now face 5 years in jail
Vegan activists who hold demonstrations at slaughterhouses and farms can now face five years in prison in Australia, the government has announced. Protesters aiming to expose brutality can also face fines of up to $12,600 AUS as officials aim to deter a wave of activism in the country in recent times. Activists often use tactics …
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New Zealand government encourages plant-based eating
New Zealand’s government has included the promotion of plant-based eating in a groundbreaking report into the future of its health sector and sustainability. The Ministry of Health published report titled Sustainability and the Health Sector, which looks into the carbon footprint of hospitals and other healthcare providers. It suggests introducing new vegan menus, encouraging people …
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Greggs to develop more vegan options due to staggering sausage roll demand
Due to overwhelming demand of its infamous vegan sausage roll, Greggs will roll out the product to all 1800 stores across the UK, and is looking into developing more vegan options. The vegan sausage roll, which has 96 layers of light puff pastry wrapped around Quorn filling, was launched on January 3 in 900 stores. …
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Greggs to open 100 new stores thanks to vegan sausage roll success
The raging success of the Greggs vegan sausage roll has led sales at the budget baker to skyrocket. And now the UK business is set to capitalise on its success by opening 100 new stores in the rest of this year alone. Greggs already has nearly 2,000 locations, and while other high street food businesses …
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Vegan pizzeria wins top award at World Pizza Championships
Pizzeria Purezza has claimed a sensational first ever vegan victory at the World Pizza Championships, coming away as an emphatic winner of the Pizza Classica category. The Campionato Mondiale Della Pizza, held in Parma, Italy, featured the world’s best pizzas from across the globe. Vegan company Purezza, which has sites in Brighton and London, UK, …
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Man loses 100lbs on plant-based diet then opens a vegan restaurant
Doctors told father of three James McGee, from Texas, USA, there was not much hope for him to live for another year, but switching to a plant-based diet has turned his life around. McGee was suffering from such serious and complicated health issues that he was taking 22 medications, and given little chance of recovery …
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