German company Hydrosol, which specializes in developing food stabilizers, has developed an “all-in” compound for making vegan sausage, reports FoodIngredientsFirst. Called “Sundogs,” the plant-based compound is made from vegan pea and sunflower proteins. It can be used as a stabilizing and texturizing system to make vegan sausage and hot dogs, as well as regional varieties such as bockwurst or […]

Beyond Meat Is Having a Global Influence On How Brands Merchandise Vegan Protein

In 2016, vegan meat company Beyond Meat made an unprecedented decision that would ignite change in the way that consumers and plant-based protein brands see meatless meat. It was the year that the Beyond Burger, the vegan burger that looks, cooks, tastes, and “bleeds” like an authentic beef patty, made its retail debut. Unlike the California-based brand’s […]

Global Leader of Plant-Based Food Ingredients Improves Vegan Protein to Appeal to Meat-Eaters

Roquette, an international specialty food ingredient supplier, is adapting to the growing consumer trend of plant-based purchasing. Fueled by the popularity of animal-free products, particularly those high in vegan protein, the company has placed an emphasis on its textured pea protein offering. Nutralys T70S, Roquette’s raw pea protein, has undergone improvements due to the high demand […]

7 Vegan Natural Nutrition Bars That Pack in Some Serious Plant-Based Protein

No doubt, whole, plant-based foods provide optimal nutrition in the purest form. However, in our constantly rushing society, whole foods may not be the most convenient source of nutrition. We’ve all tried peeling a banana at a stoplight only to have the light turn green on us mid-peel, and sometimes there’s just no time to […]

Algae Is the Vegan Protein Food of the Future, Says CNN

A recent article by CNN hailed algae as “the food of the future”. The vegan dish is protein-rich, requires no fresh water to produce, and releases oxygen into the atmosphere, unlike most the world’s protein today that is derived from animals. Around 70 percent of the world’s available fresh water is used to rear livestock […]

Vegan Meat Will Be the Norm in New Zealand By 2050, Says Food Industry Experts

Food industry leaders in New Zealand are looking ahead at the island nation’s future. And it looks a lot different according to experts at the recent Tauranga Techweek conference who suggest that by 2050, much of the nation’s “meat” will be plant-based. Meat alternatives present a growth opportunity “across the board,” according to Eric O’Brien of theU.S.-based Agtech and […]

Why Vegan Company Beyond Meat is Creating Food for Carnivores

Vegan meat brand Beyond Meat believes that selling plant-based meat in the butcher’s case is the right strategy. At the National Restaurant Show in Chicago earlier this month, the California-based company unveiled its latest product, the Beyond Breakfast Sausage that looks, cooks, and tastes like a traditional breakfast sausage. Made from a blend of pea, mung bean, […]

Actor Zazie Beetz’s Vegan Diet Helped Her Get In Shape For ‘Deadpool 2’

German-American actor and model, Zazie Beetz, known for her role as Domino in the forthcoming “Deadpool 2,” helped get in “ass-kicker” shape with training fueled by her vegan diet. Beetz’s personal trainer discussed her strength workout regime with PopSugar, noting he didn’t change her diet, rather encouraged her to “continue making good food choices and […]