Kroger Expands Plant-Based Brand After Exceeding $2.5 Billion In Sales
Supermarket giant Kroger has announced it will launch more than 50 new plant-based products under its Simple Truth line by the end of the year. The company’s expansion follows a…
47% Of Americans Started Eating More Plant-Based Food During COVID-19
Almost half (47 percent) of Americans have started eating more plant-based food amid the COVID-19 pandemic, says new research. Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Herbalife Nutrition, it surveyed 28,000 people in…
Plant-based brands among Tesco’s new Incubator cohort
Plant-based products and sustainability feature prominently in Tesco’s new cohort of Incubator brands announced today. The seven new brands to benefit from a full year of support and expertise from…
Vegan Spiced Kebab Meat Launches In Sainsbury’s Stores Across U.K
Vegan spiced kebab meat is launching in Sainsbury’s stores across the U.K from today (October 12). The plant-based meat, which is made by Swedish company Oumph!, is made from a…
McDonald’s HK Partners Vegan Meat Giant To Launch Meat-Free Menu In 280 Stores
McDonald’s Hong Kong has partnered a vegan meat giant to launch a meat-free menu in more than 280 outlets. The fast-food chain has worked with Green Monday in a move…
KFC Wins Major Award For Its Vegan Burger Amid Plant-Based Boom
KFC’s Original Recipe Vegan Burger has won a major award. The sandwich, which was launched by the fast-food giant earlier this year after a trial last year, scooped the Best…
Ulrick & Short claims ‘big jump forward’ for vegan bakery
Ulrick & Short has launched a new ingredient which, it says, “significantly closes the gap between non-vegan bakery goods that consumers love" and vegan alternatives.
Oatly faces boycotts after ‘Trump-linked’ Blackstone takes stake in $2bn business
Leading plant-based milk brand Oatly is facing boycotts from previously loyal customers after it sold a 10% stake in the business to a consortium led by Blackstone, a US private…
Why Covid-19 is driving up vegan food sales
Personal health issues, having more time, and associating livestock farming with pandemics are among key factors driving up vegan food sales during the Covid crisis.
Plant-based powerhouse: Kale United takes Spain’s Heura Foods to Scandinavia
Stockholm-based plant-based distribution company Kale United is partnering with fast-growing Spanish start-up Heura Foods to take its products to Scandinavia.