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Number of vegans in Europe doubles
German vegan supermarket chain Veganz has conducted research into veganism in Europe and found that within four years, the number of vegans has doubled from 1.3 million in 2016 to 2.6 million in 2020. Read the full story here on the Veganz website.
Vegan menu coming to McDonald’s
‘Fast food giant McDonald’s has announced it will introduce a line of plant-based meat alternatives called “McPlant” in 2021. McDonald’s said it would offer plant-based burgers, chicken substitutes and breakfast sandwiches. Barclays Bank forecasts that consumption of meat alternatives might be worth $140bn (£106bn) by 2029. McDonald’s has tested out a plant-based burger in Canada […]
Veganuary welcomes its one-millionth participant
Veganuary has just welcomed its one-millionth ever participant. That’s one million month-long vegan challenges over the past seven years. ‘Our founders, Jane and Matthew, first came up with the idea of Veganuary at their kitchen table back in 2014. That year, just over 3,000 people signed up. Now, look at how far Veganuary has come.’ […]
Europe’s vegan meat & dairy market to reach €7.5 billion in the next 5 years
A new report reveals that Europe’s vegan meat and dairy market is growing fast as consumers embrace plant-based alternatives, writes Live Kindly: Europe’s vegan meat and dairy market is expected to reach €7.5 billion by 2025. The plant-based meat and dairy markets are small, but fast-growing. Retail sales increased by about 10 percent between 2010 […]
UK gets its first ‘vegan butcher’ shop
‘If you’re wondering what exactly does a vegan butcher mean in practice? Well, you’ll be able to stock up on some of their vegan alternatives to meat including a rack of jack, lobstah salad, meatballs, chick’n lover pate or shredded BBQ pulled porc – alongside dirty burger patties, packets of baycon, cheeze sauce & chilli-non-carne. […]
European Parliament votes against the ‘veggie burger ban’
The European Parliament has today voted to reject the ‘veggie burger ban’, which would have restricted plant-based products from using names typically associated with meat products, such as ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’. It has, however, voted to ban the use of descriptive terms such as ‘yoghurt-style’ and ‘cheese alternative’, from being used on plant-based dairy products. […]
Israel set to become first country to ban sale and purchase of animal furs
The BBC reports: ‘Israel says it intends to ban the buying and selling of animal furs, apart from in specially approved cases, making it the first country to do so. Announcing plans for new regulations, environmental protection minister Gila Gamliel said the use of skin and fur for the fashion industry was “immoral”. Her ministry […]
Asda becomes the first UK supermarket to launch a completely vegan aisle
From this week, Asda will become the first UK supermarket to launch a completely vegan aisle in store with two bays entirely dedicated to plant-based products. This will include over 100 new products! The new vegan aisles will launch across 359 stores, consisting of one bay of savoury products including proteins, cooking sauces and condiments, […]
Nestlé launches plant-based Vuna with ‘rich flavour and flaky texture of tuna’
The Swiss company is making its first move into plant-based seafood with a six-ingredient vegan alternative to tuna: Vuna. Click here to read the full story.
Sir David Attenborough has made an emphatic statement on plant-based diets
In a new Netflix documentary, ‘A Life On Our Planet’, Sir David Attenborough will urge people to consider changing their diets in order to save our planet. He is quoted as saying, “If we had a mostly plant-based diet we could increase the yield of the land. We have an urgent need for land… Nature […]