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Supermarkets Sell 23% More Vegan Protein In the Meat Aisles
A study on plant-based foods sheds new light on the importance of product placement. The sale of vegan meat increased by 23 percent in the US when sold in the meat department. The Plant Based...
Starbucks Launches Rendang Pie With Vegan Impossible Meat
Starbucks Singapore just launched the Impossible Rendang Pie, made with Impossible Foods' vegan meat. According to Starbucks, the new pie is suitable for vegetarians who consume both eggs and dairy. Starbucks Impossible Rendang Pie is part...
Vegan Meat Sales In the UK Just Grew to More Than £816 Million
Meatless food sales have soared by 40 percent in the U.K. from 2014 to 2019, says a new report from Mintel. The report revealed the sale of meat-free products increased over the five-year span to...
What Is a Flexitarian Diet and Should You Try It?
In the last few years, the link between animal agriculture and the climate crisis has become difficult to ignore. A growing body of research also links meat consumption—particularly red and processed meat—with serious health...
Nearly 25% of Americans Are Eating Less Meat Than Ever Before
New research indicates that nearly 25 percent of Americans are eating less meat than ever before. Consumers are reducing their meat consumption, embracing a flexitarian diet, and eating more plant-based foods for the sake...
More African Americans Are Going Vegan Than White People
Research indicates that more African Americans are going vegan than white people. According to data analytics firm Gallup, nonwhites, in general, are more likely to reduce meat consumption, follow a flexitarian diet, and go vegan...
Thailand’s Largest Meat Supplier Is Launching a Vegan Food Range
Thailand's largest meat supplier, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF), will launch its own vegan food range aimed at flexitarians. The company said that growing consumer demand for animal-free foods in Thailand prompted the launch. Chief...
20 Million Brits Are Cutting Down on Meat
According to market research firm Mintel, 20 million Brits—nearly 40 percent of meat-eaters—say they're reducing their meat consumption and adopting flexitarian diets. By eating primarily vegetarian and plant-forward foods, consumers hope to save money, be...
U.S. Vegan Meat Sales Set to Hit $1 Billion for the First Time Ever
U.S. sales of vegan meat will reach $1 billion for the first time ever this year. According to The Good Food Institute (GFI), a nonprofit organization that promotes the acceleration of plant-based alternatives to...
Brits Saved £6.7 Billion Last Year By Eating Plant-Based Instead of Meat
British consumers saved £6.7 Billion last year by eating inexpensive, plant-based foods instead of animal products—further reducing British meat consumption. Researchers estimate that more than 12 million meat eaters consumed less pork, beef, lamb, and...
Why 33% of New Zealanders Are Ditching Meat
Approximately a third of New Zealanders say they are reducing their meat consumption. A new report titled "Hungry for Plant-Based: Consumer Insights" surveyed 1,107 New Zealanders, finding that one in three New Zealanders consciously limit...
People Eat 80% Less Meat When More Vegetarian Options Are on the Menu
Doubling the number of vegetarian and vegan menu options encourages people to eat less meat, research finds. Members of the University of Cambridge's geography, public health, and zoology departments collected a year's worth of cafeteria...
3 Million Polish Residents are Giving Up Meat and Going Vegan
One million Polish residents are vegetarian or vegan and a further two million are intending to join them, according to a new study.
Food order site Pyszne.pl conducted the research, which revealed that more and...
80% of Americans Want to Swap Meat for Vegan Food
Eighty percent of Americans want to swap meat for vegan food. According to market intelligence company Numerator, much of the recent increase in plant-based sales is due to curious meat-eaters. As vegan products become increasingly...
OK, Meghan Markle Is a Flexitarian, But Here’s Why That Matters
Okay, so Meghan Markle is a flexitarian, not a vegan -- but that still matters. On Monday, Markle's interview with former First Lady Michelle Obama went live on British Vogue's website -- Her Royal Highness...
Meat Eaters Ate 216 Million Vegan Burgers So Far This Year
Updated August 17, 2019. New research shows that meat-eaters ate 216 million vegan burgers this year, representing 95 percent of all orders. Two-hundred twenty-eight million burgers were ordered at fast food restaurants, up 10 percent...
2.6 Million Swiss Are Reducing Their Meat Consumption
(Updated September 1, 2019). Roughly 2.6 million Swiss people -- or 31 percent of the population are cutting back on or have eliminated meat consumption. That's according to a recent survey conducted by Swissveg,...
Why Is Veganism on the Rise?
From "bleeding" burgers to macaroni cheese to sausage rolls, everywhere you look right now, all of these items -- previously laden with animal products -- seem to have the word "vegan" in front of...
Sainsbury’s Predicts a 400% Vegan Population Explosion
Sainsbury's has predicted a 400 percent rise in the number of people forgoing meat in the UK by 2025. The UK's second largest supermarket chain released its Future of Food report last month, which details...
49% of Irish People Are Ready to Go Vegan for the Planet and Animals
(Updated June 2019) Nearly half of Irish people in a recent poll said they are ready to adopt a vegan diet for environmental and ethical reasons, according to a new study. Vitabiotics, that produces...
36% of Londoners Are Swapping Out Meat for Plants
Thirty-six percent of Londoners are reducing their meat intake, according to a recent survey by lifestyle magazine, Time Out London. "A vegan fish and chip shop, a totally vegan pub and a vegan fried chicken shop are just...