Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Manchurian Candidate) penned a letter to the CEO of Kraft Heinz. She urged him to offer families a healthier and more compassionate BOCA Foods (a Kraft Heinz brand) by dropping dairy. In 2010, our campaign prompted Kraft Heinz to remove eggs from its meatless BOCA line. Though that is a promising …
Jessica Carter, Compassion Over Killing’s Vegan Food & Lifestyle Coach, creates unique, flavorful, and easy-to-prepare vegan recipes! Perfect for summer, here are her new, original Caribbean-inspired dishes — from soul bowls to sliders. Click the recipes to try them on TryVeg.com, plus scroll down to see Jessica sharing them on WJLA’s Good Morning Washington! Caribbean Soul Bowl with Jerk Jackfruit: Packed …
Dairy-free is in demand! In fact, as more and more shoppers opt for plant-based products, market research finds that dairy-free foods and beverages are topping the trend. In a recent report, Nielsen found that as 39% of US consumers are actively trying to eat more plant-based foods, dairy-free cheeses and yogurts have had the most growth in sales, increasing by …
New market research by Nielsen finds that 39 percent of Americans are “actively trying to eat more plant-based foods,” and last year these veg products made up nearly 20 percent of the money U.S. consumers spent on foods and beverages last year. Leading the way are dairy-free foods, especially cheese and yogurt whose markets grew by 45 percent and 31 …
BOCA vegan falafel hits shelves, but many products still contain dairy Kraft Heinz is getting on board with more vegan options with their newest BOCA product: Plant-based falafel. This new line contains no egg or dairy ingredients and is made from non-GMO chickpeas. It comes in two flavors: Original and chipotle. This is great news for animals and vegans alike, …
Dairy: It’s not natural for humans to drink cow’s milk This June you’ll be more likely to find us celebrating Pride month than Dairy Month. The Dairy Alliance spends this month (and others) marketing milk to families as the beverage of choice. The industry encourages consumers to buy milk, citing health benefits despite the large amount of studies to the …
Thousands of people are asking Starbucks for vegan foods, and the company is responding by pouring out options to meet the demand and even to boost slumping profits. In March, Compassion Over Killing prompted an announcement from Starbucks at its annual shareholder meeting: a new line of vegan foods at it US stores, already rolling out with the addition of …
Pride Month: Commemorating the Stonewall Uprising that some consider to be the spark that lit the fire of gay liberation Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the …
Friday was National Pizza Party Day, and we celebrated vegan-style! Pizza lovers nationwide joined us by telling Little Caesars to take a slice out of cruelty to cows and offer dairy-free cheese. As plant-based foods take the world by storm, Pizza Hut UK, Domino’s Australia, and several major US pizza chains are dishing up vegan cheese. Yet, Little Caesars continues …