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QSR: How to Improve Your Restaurant? “Invite Vegans”

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Vegan options are in demand, and restaurants and fast-food chains are taking note! For example: White Castle just served up a second vegan slider, and the world’s first 24-hour vegan drive-thru is coming right up. In fact, plant-based was named one of 2017’s top global food trends — and even the CEO of Tyson Foods has said plant-based demand is outpacing meat. …

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Consumers Asked, Taco Bell Responds By Rolling Out a Vegan Options Guide

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Taco Bell Introduces New Vegan Guide to Menu Successful campaigns by Animal Outlook have brought meatless and vegan meals to the fast-food mainstream, from Subway (the world’s largest restaurant chain), to Dunkin’, Pita Pit and more. As consumer demand for plant-based options grows, other food industry giants are taking note and making changes. Taco Bell recently released a hugely popular guide …

UberEats Makes Vegan Eating Uber-Easy!

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Thanks to the innovation of Uber, getting plant-based meals delivered to your door is now “uber”-easy! The transportation company’s newest endeavor — UberEats — allows users to order food via Uber driver, making vegan eating as simple as swiping your finger. Some orders can even arrive in as little as 10 minutes! The new service, which is a separate app …

Culinary Institute: Plants are the Future of Protein

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Plant protein is the future, says the Culinary Institute New York’s prestigious Culinary Institute of America has called on chefs to focus less on meat and more on plant-based protein sources. The school says “urgent public health and environmental reasons for a shift away from an emphasis on red meat and toward more plant-based foods, including plant proteins” are noted …

Plant-Based Veggie Grill is Set to Sprout Up Nationwide

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As Americans continue to clamor for more veg-strong options — and less meat and dairy — the West coast-based Veggie Grill is coming to the rescue. After much success and accolades, this popular vegan chain is now setting its sights on expanding coast to coast, according to Nation’s Restaurant News.  The largest, most successful vegetarian restaurant chain in the US, Veggie …

Campaign Update: Subway Widely Expands Vegan Menu in DC & LA!

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You’ve been asking for vegan options, and Subway is listening! Compassion Over Killing is excited to announce that Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain, is widely expanding its vegan menu: In the Washington, DC area, more than 300 Subway stores are in the process of rolling out a vegan menu that includes the all-vegan Malibu Garden and Black Bean sandwiches!  …

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Nation’s Restaurant News Names Vegan Café as “Breakout Brand”

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Considered one of the leading foodservice industry trade publications, Nation’s Restaurant News names ten “Breakout Brands” each year that it defines as “cutting edge restaurant concepts that are set to redefine foodservice” — and for 2015, the all-vegan restaurant chain, Native Foods made the list! Right from the get-go, the article establishes that meat-free eating is gaining momentum, even among meat-eaters: “Those …

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Campaign Victory: Dunkin’ Now Offers Almond Milk

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Dunkin’, the world’s largest coffee and baked goods chain, has more than 7,500 locations throughout the United States, including its first Los Angeles location that opened during Labor Day weekend. Yet, it’s one of the only national coffee chains that hasn’t offered dairy-free milk to all customers – until now, thanks to your requests. We’re thrilled to share this We …

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Campaign Update: Subway Testing All-Vegan Malibu Garden, Black Bean Subs

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Malibu Garden, Black Bean sandwiches now available at select Subway locations in Los Angeles The hearty and healthy Malibu Garden patty is chock full of whole grains such as brown rice and rolled oats, plus veggies, and comes topped with a creamy vegan fire roasted tomato sauce. The protein-packed Black Bean patty contains brown rice, corn, bell peppers, cilantro and …