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| 08.01.2025 | Godo Röben: “In Any Other Industry, the Champagne Corks Would Pop With These Figures” | Hardly anyone knows the plant-based industry in Germany as well as Godo Röben. With his impressive experience – from his work as a member of the supervisory board at Bauer to his advisory and advisory board mandates at REWE, LIDL, IFF/Billi... |
| 06.01.2025 | Pioneering the Culinary Arts: Austria Launches the World’s First Vegetarian-Vegan Culinary Apprenticeship | Starting July 1, 2025, Austria will introduce a vegetarian and vegan culinary apprenticeship program. A draft regulation from Austria’s Ministry of Economy and Labor regarding this culinary training was already prepared in June 2024. Austri... |
| 18.10.2024 | Lidl’s Green Gamble: A Game Changer for German Retailers | Lidl is shaking up the German retail scene. Its ambitious climate targets are not just numbers on a page; they are a call to action. With a focus on reducing Scope 3 emissions, Lidl is leading the charge. Other retailers, like Rewe, are fee... |
| 17.10.2024 | Planteneers to Showcase Cost-Optimised, Clean-Label Innovations at PBWE and FiE Shows | The upcoming autumn trade fairs PBWE in London and FiE in Frankfurt are marked by three main themes at Planteneers: cost optimisation, clean-label innovations, and enjoyment. As an example of cost-optimised solutions, the plant-based expert... |
| 17.10.2024 | Lidl’s Targeted Climate Targets Put Pressure on Other German Retailers | Lidl’s climate targets, supported by its protein diversification scheme, puts other German retailers, such as Rewe, under pressure in the race to reduce emissions, according to Madre Brava‘s climate and food system experts.
In its latest su... |
| 09.10.2024 | The Rise of Cultivated Meat: A New Era for Europe’s Food Landscape | The future of food is here, and it’s cultivated. As Europe stands on the brink of a culinary revolution, the potential of cultivated meat and seafood is becoming clearer. Reports suggest that by 2050, the cultivated meat market in Europe co... |
| 07.10.2024 | Europe’s Cultivated Meat Market Could Create Up to €80Bn and 90,000 Jobs by 2050, But Key Investments & Policy Changes Critical | In collaboration with the Good Food Institute Europe, Systemiq Ltd. has analyzed current trends and data to estimate the future of cultivated meat and the economic, environmental, and health benefits it could bring to Europe.
The analysis, ... |
| 19.08.2024 | VegDog Launches 1 Calorie “VEGDOG POPS” Dog Popcorn from Potatoes | The new “VEGDOG POPS” product is a dog popcorn made from potatoes.
The “VEGDOG POPS” were first tried in the VegDog Advent calendar 2023. After positive customer feedback, VegDog now permanently introduces the dog snack. The snack for dogs ... |
| 26.07.2024 | Navigating the Sea of Change: How Small Businesses Can Thrive in a Competitive Market | In a world where small businesses are the backbone of the economy, standing out is more crucial than ever. The landscape is crowded. The competition is fierce. Yet, amidst this chaos, opportunities abound for those willing to adapt and inno... |
| 22.07.2024 | Kaufland Adds Vegan Parmesan & Salmon to Lineup, Expands Range to Over 100 Items | German hypermarket chain Kaufland announces an expansion of its brand K-Take it Veggie to offer approximately 20% more items, now reaching over 100 vegan products.
The new SKUs include Parmesan cheese, salmon, and cheese sticks, adding new ... |
| 04.06.2024 | Followfood Launches New Vegan Products Following 50% YOY Growth of Vegan Sales | Germany’s followfood, a sustainable food pioneer with a portfolio of more than 150 products, including traditional seafood, fish and meat alternatives, and vegetarian and vegan products made with traceable ingredients through a tracking cod... |
| 09.05.2024 | CEO Statements: Cultivated Meat & Novel Proteins – Threat or Beacon of Hope? | In the seventh part of our series “CEO Statements: What Excites, Moves, Motivates”, in which vegconomist’s German platform regularly interviews CEOs on current topics, we spoke to Fabian Baumann, founder of CellAg Germany; Dr Susanne Leonha... |
| 23.04.2024 | CEO Statements: Revo Foods & Kynda Biotech on Mycoprotein, the Vegan Meat of the Forest | In this installment of the series “CEO statements: what excites, moves and motivates“, in which our German language platform interviews CEOs on current topics, vegconomist spoke to Robin Simsa, CEO of Revo Foods, and Daniel MacGowan- von Ho... |
| 18.04.2024 | Lindt Launches Vegan Truffle Balls in the USA | Lindt LINDOR has launched a plant-based version of its popular Truffle Balls on the US market. The new vegan product range includes the flavors Non-Dairy OatMilk and Dark Chocolate OatMilk. The truffle balls complement the Lindt CLASSIC REC... |
| 17.04.2024 | EU Meat Producers Driving Plant-Based Market Growth in Europe, Part 2 | After looking closely at meat producers in the Americas starting plant-based projects last year, this series now looks at the meat producers in Europe that have entered the plant-based market.
As vegans, some consumers may prefer not to fun... |
| 15.04.2024 | Rügenwalder Mühle Further Expands Vegan Range After Discontinuing Animal Ham | Following the announcement that Rügenwalder Mühle was to discontinue its meat-based Schinken Spicker sausage to increase capacity for the vegan segment, the company now releases the next product in its vegan Schinken Spicker range.
The fami... |
| 12.04.2024 | Handtmann: “Interest in the Steak Was Overwhelming. We Hadn’t Expected Such Strong Demand” | Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GbH specialises in innovative filling and portioning systems. These technologies are widely used in the food industry, including in the production of plant-based sausage and meat products and other alternative prod... |
| 11.04.2024 | WOA Pioneers Novel Lupin Fiber, a By-Product of Lupin Powder, Marking “Significant Stride” for Food Industry | Wide Open Agriculture announces it has successfully developed a groundbreaking lupin fiber, characterized by a smooth texture, solubility, and neutral taste, which is ready for commercialization. The anticipated market introduction of this ... |
| 12.03.2024 | Oatly: “We Measure Ourselves as a Company by How Many Litres of Cow’s Milk We Can Replace with Oat Drink” | With the appointment of Roland Griesebner and Svenja Fritz as new Managing Directors for DACH & Poland, Oatly aims to continue its success story and drive both growth and innovation. Together, Griesebner and Fritz aim to accelerate the ... |
| 24.01.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Mickey Mouse, Price Changes & Labelling Wins | 7 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 Oatly’s new partnership with Carvel, price fluctuations for m... |
| 28.11.2023 | Pfeifer & Langen Acquires Majority Stake in Rügenwalder Mühle Ahead of Future Plant-Based Growth | Rügenwalder Mühle, the German family company which famously began as an animal-based sausage producer and went on to become the German market leader for plant-based meat products, has sold a majority stake to the holding company Pfeifer &am... |
| 21.11.2023 | Germany’s Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture Association Celebrates 5 Years of Promoting Animal-Free Farming Practices | The German Association for the Promotion of Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture, Förderkreis Biozyklisch-Veganer Anbau e.V., recently celebrated its 5th anniversary, raising awareness of the advantages of organic vegan farming.
Founded and based in... |
| 01.06.2023 | How Famed Meat Manufacturer Rügenwalder Mühler Became the German Market Leader for Meat Alternatives | Germany’s Rügenwalder Mühl, a well-known meat manufacturer which began with the production of animal meat in 1834 and initially dipped its toes into the plant-based category in 2014, is now the German market leader in meat alternatives, and... |
| 24.06.2022 | Planted meat from a spit | Our portolio startup planted launches a new product for barbecues. Vegconomist.com has all the details. |
| 22.06.2022 | Katjes Vegan Candies Enjoying Sweet Success in USA | Last year, Katjes – the largest plant-based gummies brand in Europe – launched its vegan candies in the US for the first time after enjoying huge popularity in the its home country of Germany.
“Our brands challenge the industry giants”
This... |
| 09.03.2022 | Deutsche Bahn offers two Planted dishes | Our portfolio startup Planted has signed a deal with Deutsche Bahn (DB). You can order two of Planted's vegan dishes when traveling on trains of the biggest German railway company. Vegconomist, booster Magazine, utopia.de and many more news... |
| 08.03.2022 | Introducing Nadja Schulte, New Head of Sales and Media Solutions | It’s time for a review: vegconomist has seen tremendous growth since its inception in the summer of 2018; more than 14,000 articles in four languages (at our German, French, Spanish platforms as well as here in Global) are online and can be... |
| 27.01.2022 | Upton’s Naturals Arrives in South Africa With Plant-Based Bacon And Chorizo | US-based plant-based meat pioneer Upton’s Naturals, best-known for introducing the first seasoned seitan and kick-starting the jackfruit food trend, just announced a cooperation with Africa’s premier go-to-market platform Infinite Foods to ... |
| 26.01.2022 | There will be many exciting collaborations at Planted in 2022 | After a turbulent and strong 2021, Planted Foods aims to continue its success in 2022. Read more about our portfolio company on vegconomist.de
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| 09.11.2021 | Luya Foods closes seed funding round to launch its plant-based meat alternative | Luya is the tasty plant-based alternative to meat that doesn’t try to be meat. Luya Foods is saving organic okara from waste: Okara is a byproduct of tofu and soy milk production. More than 14 million tons of okara are wasted worldwide each... |
| 08.11.2021 | Chocolate Giant Ritter Sport Releases New Vegan Bar as Vegan Boom in Germany Continues | From January, German chocolate brand Ritter Sport is adding a new variety to its vegan product range — the ‘Vegan Pure Without Moo’ — in time for Veganuary 2022, for German consumers, who are increasingly shifting to a plant-based diet.
Rit... |
| 23.08.2021 | The Very Good Food Company: a Plant-Based Success Story | Canada’s Very Good Food Company recently announced that it is significantly expanding its production capacity at its facility in Rupert, Vancouver, and is close to starting production at its facility in California. The news marks the latest... |
| 09.08.2021 | German Brand Happy Cheeze Announces Rebrand to Dr. Mannah’s | As of now, Dr. Mannah’s Happy Cashew vegan cheese and co-chocolate alternatives, known as Happy Cheeze from 2012, can be found under the new name Dr. Mannah’s.
The German producer previously had to rename its brand from Happy Cheeze to Happ... |
| 06.08.2021 | Lidl Continues at Forefront of Plant-Based Grocery as it Rolls Out Budget Vegan Range | German supermarket Lidl has launched a new budget vegan range of 17 plant-based products to UK stores. The plant-based range, called Vemondo, including vegan fish fingers, vegan burgers, and dairy-free ice creams, launched yesterday (Aug 5)... |
| 21.05.2021 | Vegconomist Reports Continued Success | We are very happy to announce that this week vegconomist surpassed 20,000 followers on LinkedIn. In recent months, we have seen strong growth on the business network. When analysing the followers, we see that they come from all parts of the... |
| 14.04.2021 | Vegconomist Proudly Announces the Launch of French Language Platform | Vegconomist is pleased to announce its continued rapid growth. Launched in 2018 with the initial German platform, then shortly after the global English platform, we now also have Spanish, Chinese, Simplified Chinese and now French (April 20... |
| 12.02.2021 | Vegan Dating App Veggly Celebrates Over a Million Matches | Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Veggly, the world’s leading dating app for vegans and vegetarians, is celebrating over a million ‘Veg-Matches’ and predicts this number will surpass two million by mid 2021. The founder of the app also reve... |
| 16.12.2020 | ProVeg: 11 Reasons Why the Plant Sector Has Triumphed in the Year of the Pandemic | ProVeg, the international organisation promoting a plant-based lifestyle worldwide, has published a report that gives 11 reasons why the plant-based food sector has been so successful in a year when many companies have suffered as a result ... |
| 09.11.2020 | Vegconomist Now Available in Chinese Languages as Plant-Based Asia Continues to Thrive | We are proud to announce that vegconomist is finally live at our newest platforms vegconomist.cn and vegconomist.hk, opening up our reach into Asia and bringing all the latest vegan business news to readers of Traditional and Simplified Chi... |
| 07.10.2020 | Researchers Say Not Enough Cheese, Egg & Fish Alternatives Exist But Anticipate More Diversified Plant-Based Future | The EIT food communication project ‘The V-Place’, coordinated by Germany’s University of Hohenheim, intends to improve acceptance and reach of plant-based alternatives in Europe. Its recent research reveals insufficient levels of diversity ... |
| 20.05.2019 | Magnum Vegan Almond Plus Other Vegan Products at Aldi Süd Germany | © Magnum / Unilever
Aldi Süd Germany has to date sold more than 160 different products in its vegan range. From this Friday, May 24, the range will be complemented by Magnum Vegan Almond and ice cream line “Made with Luve”.
The Magnum Vegan... |
| 15.05.2019 | Beyond Burger Exclusively in German Retail at Lidl | The Beyond Burger will be available exclusively at Lidl Germany in calendar week 22, starting May 29. However, it is only a promotional product. Accordingly, the offer is only valid while stocks last. One package (227 grams) with two pattie... |
| 13.05.2019 | German Hypermarket Chain Kaufland Expands Vegan Range | The German hypermarket chain Kaufland expands its vegan range under their own brand”K-Take it Veggie. New products include six vegan and organic drinks, among others spelt, oat and coconut based. They are not only suitable for drinking, but... |
| 26.04.2019 | Berlin University Opens First Vegan Canteen | Berlin University opens the first purely vegan canteen, which is being built in the capital’s Technical University. The student union announced that the facility would officially begin operations on 23 April. Due to the increasing demand fo... |
| 24.08.2018 | British Meat Industry Launches Initiative to Save Market Share | The proportion of the global population that prefers a vegan or vegetarian diet has been increasing significantly for some time. Young consumers in particular are consuming much more consciously and sustainably and are increasingly avoiding... |
| 08.06.2018 | USA – Ben and Jerry’s Offers Free Tastings | Ice cream manufacturer Ben and Jerry’s is organising tasting sessions in all its scoop shops in the USA. The new vegan flavours “Cinnamon Buns” and “Peanut Half Baked” will be offered. These do not contain any animal ingredients, as almond ... |
| - | Planted.pulled Miso launched | NenadMlinarevic was named "Chef of the Year" by Gault&Millau in 2016.With his Zurich restaurant Neue Taverne, he received the first Michelin starfor plant-based cuisine and was named "Best Plant-Based Restaurant" in2... |
