Business

Philadelphia is set to host its first-ever vegan restaurant week. Eater Philly reports that a total of 19 restaurants have already signed on to the City of Brotherly Love’s new event. For one week this September, restaurants throughout the city will offer diners a prix fixe menu with plant-based dishes that best represent the establishment’s specialty. Philly Vegan […]

Pigtown, a former prominent site of butcher shops and meat packing plants, acquired its name in the late 1800s. However, whilst it doesn’t sound like the most vegan-friendly area, this Baltimore district has come a long way from its 19th-century roots. In a bid to create a “greener future,” a group of local vegan businesses in Pigtown, also known as […]

The owners of one of Portland’s meatiest restaurants “The Country Cat” have revealed they are about to switch things up and pivot into the world of plant-based business. According to Portland Monthly, Adam and Jackie Sappington are set to purchase three vegan-friendly, plant-focused eateries in the region – Prasad, Prasad East, and Harlow. The decision […]

With a projected turnover of £2 million in the next 12 months, the UK-based vegan yoghurt, milk, and cheese brand Nush Foods is thriving. Founded by two London police officers, Bethany and Paul Eaton, the company sells a variety of products, from almond and cashew milk yogurts in pots and kid-friendly tubes to creamy soft […]

Women-dominated companies, while gaining traction, are a rare find, especially in the tech world of Silicon Valley. Memphis Meats, a cultured meat startup, is revolutionizing both the food industry and the workforce by engineering sustainable, cruelty-free meat, as well as employing a staff of over 50 percent women, 40 percent of whom hold leadership roles. […]

Popular superfood cafe chain Kale Me Crazy’s has opened a new location in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. The juice bar, which already has locations in Georgia, Colorado, North Carolina, and Mississippi, has opened its doors to the downtown Homewood area in the nation’s third most obese state. Franchise owner Patrick Greene says he was determined […]

The 2018 Nexus Global Summit, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, just concluded its programming. This exclusive three-day event brought together some of the greatest minds in business, politics, and social entrepreneurship from 70 countries, all congregating to share ideas and advance their progressive work. On Saturday, the last night of the […]

Kimberlie Le, the 23-year-old founder of vegan seafood startup Terramino Foods, received a $100,000 grant from American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, Business Insider reports. The money comes by way of the Peter Thiel Fellowship, a two-year grant program created to support young people who have dropped out of college in order to pursue new concepts. […]