Germany McDonald’s restaurants have launched their first ever all-vegan menu item: a “bleeding” vegan burger called the “Incredible burger,” made by Nestlé. This is the first vegan option for the chain in Germany, but around the world, McDonald’s has been beginning to slowly roll out vegan and vegetarian options. Everywhere, it would seem, but the United States. Meanwhile, the fast-food …
This year, vegetarian brand MorningStar Farms took a big step and announced that it would be transitioning its frozen meat replacement line to become fully vegan! Though the company began reducing its usage of eggs in 2008 after urging from Compassion Over Killing and Vegan Outreach, Vegan Outreach’s continuing campaign has convinced the company to ditch eggs entirely. The line …
Until this week, Tyson Foods held a 6.5% stake in plant-based meat producer Beyond Meat, but the meat industry leader just sold it to an unknown buyer (or buyers). This news came just ahead of the burger company’s plans to begin selling shares publicly, reaching for a market value of more than $1 billion. It is not yet known …
Starting on May 28, Qdoba Mexican Eats will offer plant-based protein Impossible meat in 730 locations nationwide. After testing in Michigan, the fast-casual chain decided to go full steam ahead in Brooklyn, Denver, and Los Angeles this April, with plans to expand across the country in May. Qdoba’s Impossible protein is seasoned Mexican-style with a blend of spices including tomatoes, …
Tyson Foods has just pledged that more plant protein news is “coming very soon” at a food innovation forum at its Chicago office–yet it continues to ignore the extreme cruelty Animal Outlook has documented in its supply chain. At the “New Disruptors in Consumer Products: Incubators, Accelerators & Entrepreneurs” forum at Tyson’s Chicago office last week, Animal Outlook volunteer Sandi …
What a calf sees: The cruel cycle of suffering that puts dairy products on our plates Your birth is unceremonious–you are one of many coming into this world to be used and discarded. Your mother is likely just about 2-3 years old but already nearly halfway through her truncated life. She has been bred to produce large amounts of milk, …
Calves’ horns burned off, cows hung and pushed by tractors, shot in the head April 4, 2019 — Working inside Martin Farms, a dairy factory farm in Chambersburg, Penn. supplying one of the nation’s top ice cream brands — owned by Nestlé, a Compassion Over Killing (COK) undercover investigator documented senseless and violent abuse of mother cows and their defenseless …
UPDATE: After a successful trial in St. Louis, Burger King now plans to roll out the Impossible Whopper nationwide this year. By 2020, Impossible Whoppers should be available in all 7,000+ restaurants. After vegetarian line MorningStar Farms announced that it would go fully vegan, there was a lot of speculation over whether Burger King, which currently carries a MorningStar burger …
Compassion Over Killing is proud to present VegWeek 2019! The week of April 22nd, we’ll be celebrating Earth Day by sharing vegan eating with VegWeek pledges and recruiters for one week (and hopefully beyond!). With 52 weeks in a year, why not make at least one week vegan? It’s easy: simply pledge now and you’ll get free recipes, product coupons, …