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| Jun 18, 2026 | AgriFood Signals: Anthropic joins carbon removal coalition, Elanco launches venture arm, AeroFarms acquired | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇳🇱 Vertoro closes €17 million Series B to scale plant-based waste to renewable oil technology One St... |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Cottage Cheese, Veganuary 2026 & A Host of Awards | 5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Treeline Cheesemakers’ cottage cheese, Veganuary’s participation for 2026, and the world’s best vegan restaurant.... |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: American Airlines, Pizza Hut & Chickpea Chunks | 4 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers American Airlines’s Just Egg scramble, Chanza’s chickpea protein chunks, and Pizza Hut’s The Vegetarian Butcher c... |
| May 21, 2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly x Chris Parnell, Vegan Nutella & Forbes 30 Under 30 | 6 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Nutella Plant-Based’s UK launch, Oatly’s collab with Chris Parnell, and Nestlé’s new biotech centre. New products... |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Gordon Ramsay x Flora, Hyper Oat Milk & Vegan School Meals | 4 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Gordon Ramsay’s partnership with Becel, a new vegan egg in Italy, and Spain’s plant-based school meal decree. New... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Uggs, Plant-Based Stroopwafels & Beer from Pasta Waste | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Alpro’s new flavoured barista milk, vegan footwear wins, and ... |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Domino’s, Plant-Based Dairylea & A KitKat Copycat | 4 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Fry’s Family Foods’ formable mince, Domino’s vegan cheese col... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Dairy Deprogramming: Oatly Crashes Big Dairy’s Ice Cream Party on Capitol Hill | 4 Mins Read Swedish oat milk giant Oatly set up a soft-serve truck next to a legacy ice cream event hosted on Capitol Hill to raise awareness about Big Dairy’s role in the climate crisis.
As Americans walked up to Capitol Hill for some free... |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Planet Earth III: David Attenborough Delivers Strongest Endorsement Yet for Vegan Diets | 5 Mins Read British naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has given his most direct endorsement of a vegan diet in the latest episode of his BBC One series, Planet Earth III.
The longtime TV host highlighted the vast amount of l... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Plant-Based Price Parity: Lidl Germany’s Own-Label Vegan Alternatives Will Now Cost the Same as Meat & Dairy | 5 Mins Read German retailer Lidl has announced that it will be introducing price parity for the majority of its plant-based alternatives to animal-derived foods via its own-label brand Vemondo. The grocer will also place these vegan product... |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Future Food Quick Bites: Soaring Seafood, Buzzing Britain & Vegan Tweezer Cuisine | 9 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Eleven Madison Park’s Hong Kong pop-up, UK environment secret... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | UK’s Meatless Farm Makes Team Redundant As It Prepares For Bankruptcy | 3 Mins Read Meatless Farm, the UK-based plant-based meat company founded in 2016 by Danish entrepreneur Morten Toft Bech, may be facing bankruptcy after being unable to secure additional funding.
As first reported by The Grocer today, a not... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | New Tindle chef-curated meal kits elevate the plant-based meat experience | Despite the proliferation of plant-based meat products in U.S. grocery stores and restaurants, many consumers have a preconceived notion that none of them are going to taste good, said Next Gen Foods CEO and co-founder Andre Menezes.
So to ... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: a $60m raise for Modern Milkman, ‘ultrasonic’ snack bars & food delivery layoffs | This week, craft beer company Bira landed new funding to expand its geographic reach while Torr FoodTech grabbed $12 million for its unusual and tech-centric approach to snack bars. In agtech, Clarifruit also raised $12 million while more l... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Burger King Israel to serve vegan burger, nuggets developed by Israeli startup
Into the Land: A Tale of Two Cities | Burger King’s Israeli franchise operator is partnering with a local food tech company developing plant-based meat alternatives to roll out meatless menu items starting this week at a pop-up branch in Tel Aviv.
Burger King Israel’s menu will... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Nestlé launches vegan KitKat in 15 European countries | Dive Brief:
Nestlé is launching KitKat V, a vegan version of the candy, in 15 European countries. The rollout follows a test in the United Kingdom and some other countries in 2021.
The milk in the original KitKat is replaced in KitKat V wit... |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Chinova Bioworks raises $6M for clean-label preservative | Dive Brief:
Chinova Bioworks, a manufacturer of a natural preservative made from white button mushrooms, has closed a $6 million series A funding round. DSM Venturing and Rhapsody Venture Partners co-led the round, while Rich Products Ventu... |
| May 31, 2022 | UK’s First Vegan Cheesemonger La Fauxmagerie Seals National Waitrose Deal | La Fauxmagerie, which describes itself as the UK’s first vegan cheesemonger, announces it is to launch its artisan plant-based cheeses into Waitrose, marking the company’s first national supermarket distribution deal.
The vast range of 100%... |
| May 12, 2022 | The Plant Revolution: Clean Label Food Needs to Be The Norm, Not the Exception | Priyanka “Pri” Srinivas, founder and CEO of The Live Green Co, here writes a special guest article for vegconomist, putting forth her thoughts on why companies in the health food industry need to get on board with clean label products.
Pers... |
| Oct 13, 2021 | ALDI Brings New Ultimate No Beef Burger to UK Stores, Undercuts Beyond Meat by 60% | After being named at PETA’s Vegan Food Award 2020 as the most vegan-friendly supermarket, ALDI has now launched its new Ultimate No Beef Burger into UK stores nationwide, as reported first by Vegan Food & Living.
Priced at £1.99, the pa... |
| Jul 27, 2021 | 10 Barcelona Food-tech Startups You Don’t Want To Miss | What we eat and how we eat is what drives our happiness, comfort, and satisfaction. The power of food is remarkable, but sometimes we take it for granted without even knowing it. Did you know that there are 20 Micheline star restaurants in ... |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Freaks of Nature Rebrands to Over The Spoon, Launches Gluten-Free Vegan Trifle | British plant-based dessert company Freaks of Nature has changed its name to Over The Spoon. The move is designed to help the brand appeal to a wider audience, not just vegans and dairy-free customers.
Following the rebrand, the company has... |
| May 18, 2021 | M&S Adds Crispy Wings, No-Lamb Koftas and More to Plant Kitchen Range | British retailer Marks & Spencer has launched a summer line called EPIC as part of its Plant Kitchen range. The line contains five new products designed for the barbecue season.
The products are Chickenless Crispy BBQ Wings, No Lamb Kof... |
| May 5, 2021 | Heinz to Launch 100% Natural Plant-Based Baby Food Range in the UK | Food processing company Heinz has been producing baby food for decades. Now, it’s set to launch a plant-based range after market research showed parents weren’t satisfied with the options available.
The range, called Heinz for Baby Pulses, ... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Free4DairyFree: Non Profit Campaign Seeks To End Surcharge On Plant-Based Milk At U.K. Coffee Shops | 4 Mins Read
Free4DairyFree has started a campaign to sustainably end the extra charges applied on plant-based milk alternatives at cafés, coffee shops, and other U.K. retailers.
Launched by Manchester-based Nicole McCulloch and George Bloor... |
| Jan 18, 2021 | UK-Based Mexican Chain Chiquito Launches New Menu for Veganuary | UK-based Mexican restaurant chain Chiquito has launched a plant-based menu for Veganuary, featuring vegan versions of some of its most popular dishes.
One menu option is the Vegan Telera Bun, a burger made with banana blossom. It’s served w... |
| Dec 9, 2020 | UK Readers: You Can Help Shape the Future of Vegan Food | At the end of 2019, Vegan Food & Living ran its first Big Vegan Survey to find out more about the UK’s vegans. Now it’s back again with the aim of seeing what’s changed, what you feel has progressed well, and what you think still needs ... |
| Nov 18, 2020 | UK’s Co-Op Supermarket Trials Dedicated Plant-Based Freezers | British supermarket chain Co-op is cooperating with plant-based restaurant chain and food company The Brook for the installation of dedicated freezers for plant-based ready meals. As we reported last week, vegan convenience foods are a fast... |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Nando’s Launches its First Ever Plant-Based Chicken Product to Meet Sustainability Targets | Nando’s, a South African chicken restaurant chain operating 1,000 outlets in 35 countries, announces it is introducing its first-ever plant-based chicken alternative. The new product has been named Great Imitator and was developed to taste ... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Natural Fast Food Chain LEON Pivots its Best-Selling Dishes Into Sainsbury’s After Restaurant Crisis | Image: LEON Instagram
Natural fast food chain LEON recently announced it will strengthen its presence on the shelves of British supermarket giant Sainsbury’s with a wide range of vegan options in response to the restaurant crises arising fr... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Natural Fast Food Chain LEON Pivots its Best-Selling Dishes Into Sainsbury’s After Restaurant Crisis | Natural fast food chain LEON recently announced it will strengthen its presence on the shelves of British supermarket giant Sainsbury’s with a wide range of vegan options in response to the restaurant crises arising from the pandemic.
Last ... |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Pukka Launches Vegan Versions of Two of its Best-Loved Pies | British savoury pie brand Pukka has launched its first-ever vegan options. The Vegan Minced Steak & Onion and Vegan Chicken & Mushroom pies will be available at Sainsbury’s from the end of September.
The pies are made with soy prote... |
| Jun 8, 2020 | New Plant-Based Ice Creams of Banana and Coconut Make Waves in the UK | Coconuts Organic and Banana Scoops are two new brands in UK supermarkets as the vegan ice cream category continues to expand. “Searches for vegan ice cream have risen by 181% over the past three years, so we know that our customers are acti... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Tipping points: anticipate them and win | Tipping points: anticipate them and win
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I don’t often watch linear TV with ads anymore – but when I did recently the ad breaks were full of ‘book your summer flights now’. Meanwhile recent news has included climate crises, the de... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Results of Vegan Food & Living’s Big Vegan Survey 2019 Revealed | This October, Vegan Food & Living invited vegans all over the UK to enter a Big Vegan Survey so they could find out more about the reasons why consumers convert to veganism, what products they like and dislike, and even their favourite ... |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Morrison’s Expands V-Taste Range With New Plant-Based Ready Meals | Last September it was revealed that UK supermarket Morrison’s had launched its own-brand vegan line, V-Taste. Now due to successful sales figures and customer demand, it has again expanded the line with the addition of plant-based ready mea... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | UK’s Biggest Mexican Chain, Chiquito, Debuts Extensive Vegan Menu Today | Chiquito is a Tex-Mex restaurant chain founded in 1989, with around 70 locations around the UK, which has been described as the best known Mexican chain in Britain. Today the chain debuts a huge vegan menu of four starters, five main dishes... |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Sainsbury’s to Open UK’s First Vegan Meat Counter | UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has revealed it will open a “pop-up” vegan butchers in London to celebrate World Meat Free Week, between 21st and 23rd June. Meat Free Week is a global initiative which puts a “spotlight on the importance of... |
| May 16, 2019 | Pastry King Ginsters Debuts First Ever Vegan Pasty | Ginsters is a national favourite in convenience foods in the UK, producing a variety of baked products including sausage rolls and pasties. Based in Cornwall in the south-west of England, Ginsters is the biggest selling pasty maker in the U... |
| May 10, 2019 | UK’s First 100% Plant-Based BBQ Ribs to Launch in Sainsbury’s | Sainsbury’s has announced that from 15th May it will be the first supermarket in the UK to offer vegan BBQ “Ribz”. The ribz, made by Plant Power, are called Sweet ‘n’ Smoky Veggie Ribz, and are created using tempeh, a soy product originatin... |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Butlins UK Teams with Oumph! To Serve Vegan Food in its Diners | Butlin’s, a chain of large seaside resorts in the UK operating since 1936, has revealed an upsurge of demand for plant-based food in its eateries. This trend shows that customers are looking for vegan options on their holidays and that vega... |
| Apr 2, 2019 | Lush Removes Eggs From All Products, Launches Vegan Line | Lush has announced a decision to completely remove eggs from all of its beauty products. Previously, free range eggs were used as ingredients in some of its face masks and hair treatments.
The brand, which operates over 900 stores in 49 cou... |
| Mar 18, 2019 | Goodfella’s Pizza Collaborate With VBites for New Vegan Frozen Pizza | One of the best-selling frozen pizza companies in the UK, Goodfella’s, has announced this week the launch of its second vegan pizza to be sold in major British supermarkets, including Tesco and Sainsburys. Following on from the success of t... |
| These are all the UK startup acquisitions that happened in 2025 | Something exciting is happening in the UK startup scene. In recent months, we’ve seen a wave of major acquisitions, with fast-growth startups like Rude Health being bought out by well-known corporations, often resulting in multi-million-pou... |
| How these professionals are challenging stereotypes about veganism, from how it's marketed to who can do it | For many people and businesses, consumption of animal products is the norm.
While vegan eating and living is becoming increasingly normalized, it still has a way to go.
Vegan Muzammil Ahmad, for example, told Insider men tend to have a hard... |
