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Dairy milk sales set to drop by 11%
A recent report by global market researchers Mintel estimates dairy milk popularity will drop 11% in Western Europe by 2020. The report comes as plant-based milk sales rose 19.1% over the past year in Europe. Vegan milk sales in the U.S. also rose by 61% in the past five years. With a declining demand for dairy products, […]
Tesco launches own-brand vegan range amid rise in plant-based eating
Wicked Kitchen range includes 18 vegan-friendly ready meals along with wraps, sandwiches and salads. The vegan food revolution sweeping the UK has received a further boost as the largest own-brand supermarket range of 100% plant-based meals went on sale in 600 Tesco stores. From crispy carrot pastrami to sourdough pizza, the Wicked Kitchen range includes 18 vegan-friendly ready meals […]
SuperMeat Raises $3 Million to Produce “Clean Meat” in the Lab
Israeli startup SuperMeat is progressing with its plans to produce chicken meat without killing a single animal. The company is kicking off 2018 by announcing it has raised $3 million in funding, and also formed a partnership with one of Europe’s largest poultry producers. Click here to read the full story. What do you think […]
Meat tax ‘inevitable’ as society becomes more concerned about impact on health and enviroment
In future meat could be subjected to the similar levies to tobacco and carbon emissions, report says. Read the full story here.
Animal sentience, a Jewish perspective from Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
On 5 November the British Parliament voted by 313 votes to 295 not to transfer European protocol on animal sentience into UK law. It is argued that this was merely a procedural matter; the government considered the issue sufficiently covered under pre-existing British legislation. It is certainly fair to say that this was not a […]
Fighting for animal sentience to be recognised
With the smallest of margins the UK government has voted this week that animals are not sentient beings as part of the Brexit withdrawal bill. The vote means that animals will no longer be recognised as being capable of feeling emotions such as joy and compassion, but also fear, suffering and terror. ‘“There can only […]
The UK’s first ever vegan ‘Mylk Man’ service comes to London
Whilst traditional milkmen are becoming a thing of the past in the UK, there’s a new milk delivery service in town that’s delivery dairy-free milks straight to your door. Read the full story here on Vegan Food & Living.com
Carluccio’s launches veggie pop-up
Carluccio’s gets a green makeover this month with its first ever exclusively vegetarian pop-up, featuring over 20 Italian veggie and vegan dishes from Antonio Carluccio, in collaboration with cook, food blogger and writer Anna Barnett. From 23 October for four consecutive Mondays (reflecting the Meat Free Monday non-for-profit campaign that encourages people to make an environmental difference and improve […]
Meat eaters are destroying the planet, says new report launched at the Extinction and Livestock Conference
Meat consumption is devastating some of the world’s most valuable and vulnerable regions, due to the vast amount of land needed to produce animal feed, a report has warned. Click here to read the full story by Harriet Agerholm on the Independent.
Great news for animals, Gucci commits to going fur-free
The global fashion house has announced it will no longer use animal fur, beginning with its spring summer 2018 collection. Gucci’s President & CEO Marco Bizzarri made the announcement during the 2017 Kering Talk at The London College of Fashion. Read the full story here from Eluxe Magazine.