ShareYep, it’s true! Thanks to popular demand, Trader Joe’s has announced that its tasting panel has approved vegan chocolate made with almond milk, and it’s all thanks to folks demanding more vegan food! Trader Joe’s spilled the beans on today’s podcast: Alison: “Our customers are asking for vegan items. Or for instance, we launched almond butter cups this past year.… Read more →
Share In a landmark legal case, a judge just ruled that vegans are protected under UK law. YES! Jordi Casamitjana, a UK resident, claimed he was fired by his employer because he informed his co-workers that their pension fund was “being invested in companies that experiment on animals” and other non-ethical funds. In order to win his case, his lawyers… Read more →
ShareDean Foods, the 94-year-old U.S. dairy milk company that was once worth over 10 billion dollars, just filed for bankruptcy. For those of us who have been following Dean Foods, and the increasing demand for healthier, plant-based milks, today’s news really comes as no surprise. As I mention in The Vegan Way (a guide to going vegan), nearly two decades ago,… Read more →
Share Beyond Meat just launched their Beyond Sausage Sandwich at Dunkin’ Donuts nationwide today, and Snoop Dogg is celebrating the occasion by working behind the counter! According to Beyond Meat, Snoop Dogg is their “biggest Beyond Meat fan” and he’s greeting customers in Los Angeles with the line: “You want that plant-based, great taste?“ HA!! Here’s a short… Read more →
Share It’s a great day for ducks and geese who are horrifically force fed to engorge their livers just to produce a fatty, cholesterol-laden spread we can all do without. New York City just passed Int 1378-2019, a local law which amends “the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to banning the sale or provision of certain… Read more →
Share Is anyone surprised? After being vegan for 32+ years, and following food policy and politics for decades, I’m not surprised. One. Bit. The lead researcher for the new study that tried to quash decades of evidence that meat wasn’t healthy was just found to have ties to McDonald’s and Cargil, one of the largest processors of meat in Northern… Read more →
Share Great news! KFC is launching vegan “Beyond Chicken” nuggets and boneless wings tomorrow, August 27th! The new items are 100% plant-based and made by IPO superstar Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat already makes burgers, sausages and ground-beef (all of which are scrumptious!), and they’re working on vegan bacon, too! Vegan chicken samples will be given out for free with the purchase of… Read more →
ShareHot on the heels of the successful launch of Beyond Meat Tacos, Del Taco has just announced that starting tomorrow, June 20th, they’ll begin selling Beyond Meat Burritos! Here are the two new options (to make these vegan, be sure to ask for no animal products): Beyond 8 Layer Burrito: Made with seasoned plant-based crumbles, slow-cooked beans, guacamole, diced tomatoes, lettuce,… Read more →
Share It’s happening, folks! According to Business Insider, KFC’s U.S. President, Kevin Hochman has made several appointments to discuss what “alternative protein looks like in a chicken.” Hochman admits, it’s a new way of thinking for him: “If you would have asked me six months ago, I would have said no, to be completely honest with you, because, we’re… Read more →
Share It’s a great day for children’s health, the environment and the animals! AB 479, the California School Plant-Based Food and Beverage Program passed through the California State Assembly today with a vote tally of 46 in support to 11 opposed. The bill, authored by Assembly Members Nazarian and Kalra, would establish within the California Department of Education (CDE), incentives… Read more →
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