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NFL player Cam Newton reveals his Vegan Thanksgiving menu plans

The star football player has been vegan since February 2019 and will have traditional family recipes veganized this year for the festive season. New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is looking forward to enjoying a vegan thanksgiving with his family this year. The vegan athlete recently shared how he plans to celebrate the holiday minus …

Joaquin Phoenix attends Burlington vigil honouring fallen animal advocate Regan Russell

Outspoken vegan Joaquin Phoenix regularly attends pig vigils and also speaks out against animal cruelty, environmental destruction, and the exploitation of slaughterhouse workers. Joaquin Phoenix joined fellow animal activists to attend a vigil and pay tribute to Regan Russell, an activist who was killed by a pig transport truck while protesting outside a pork processing …

M&S Food’s new ‘Innovation Hub’ to galvanise vegan food and sustainability trends

The new team will go live in January 2021 and will work with technology partners to develop new food lines as well as address sustainability issues that span the industry. Marks & Spencer is working out a new strategy to capitalize the vegan food industry. The upmarket retailer has announced the launch of an Innovation …

50% of IKEA restaurants will be plant-based by 2025

“IKEA is taking a full value chain approach to contributing to sustainable food systems.” Swedish furniture giant IKEA has announced a new set of food commitments in an effort to make “healthy and sustainable food more affordable and desirable to the many people.” In a pre-event for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, the company …

Plant-based doc debunks biased Oxford study bashing vegan diet

The doctor dismissed the findings of the new Oxford study and highlighted several oversights of the publication. Plant-based expert, ND Dr Matthew Nagra, debunked some of the findings from the EPIC-Oxford Cohort study that claimed vegans are 43% more likely to suffer any type of broken bone than meat-eaters. The study was published in the …

Good Hemp launches oat- hemp milk combo ‘that never ever splits’

The new dairy-free milk is available now from upmarket supermarket Waitrose. Plant-based food brand, Good Hemp has launched a new Oat + Hemp combo milk to its dairy-free line-up, according to Vegan Food UK. The food account launched a photo of the new drink on Instagram with a caption that reads: “We are talking sweet, …

New investigations reveal ‘putrid’ salmon farms infested with flesh-eating parasitic sea lice

“Large numbers of these lice can be devastating, causing skin lesions, loss of scales, secondary infection and ultimately death.” An undercover investigation has revealed ‘clear suffering’ at Scottish salmon farms supplying Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Aldi, Morrisons, and M&S. Leading vegan campaigning charity Viva! visited farms in the Highlands to find the fish being kept in …

Vegans 43% more likely to break a hip than meat-eaters, Oxford study claims

“We found that vegans had a higher risk of total fractures which resulted in close to 20 more cases per 1,000 people over a 10-year period compared to people who ate meat.” Vegans and veggies are more likely to suffer fractured bones than meat-eaters – and tend to have a lower Body Mass Index (BMI), …

World’s largest fur auction house to close down following covid-19 initiated mass mink cull

Kopenhagen Fur has announced plans to completely liquidate business in two to three years following a recent Danish government order for a mass mink cull. The world’s largest auction house for fur has announced it will close down in 2023. 90-year-old Kopenhagen Fur made the announcement after the Danish government ordered a widespread cull of …

Limited-edition vegan gingerbread doughnut launched at Morrisons

“Customers tell us our filled doughnuts are the best ‘accidentally vegan’ doughnuts they’ve found – so we’ve made sure that this recipe was no exception.” Morrisons has launched a new limited-edition vegan Gingerbread Doughnut for the festive season. The new recipe is a vegan version of the value supermarket’s famous gingerbread men and its renowned …

Pharrell Williams launches vegan skin care that celebrates all ‘Humanrace’

“Humanrace Skincare doesn’t differentiate by race or gender. We’re creating for humans; we are all born in the same skin and Humanrace celebrates this.” Celebrity musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams is launching a new skincare brand featuring vegan products. The new line, Humanrace, dubbed to be the ageless 47-year-old singer’s skincare regimen, is formulated to …

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara drop by Toronto restaurant to just compliment vegan menu

The Joker star visited the Toronto-based vegan restaurant to thank them for a lunch he ordered a day ago. Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix along with wife Rooney Mara paid a surprise visit to Toronto’s vegan restaurant Animal Liberation Kitchen. Reports say the actor is reportedly in Toronto for professional reasons. The couple were spotted at the …