Vegan-Friendly Airports Just in Time for Your Summer Vaca

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Airports aren’t known for their culinary choices. Most offer little more than convenience store snacks, coffee, and greasy fast food. But as Americans become increasingly conscious about what they’re consuming, edible options at our nation’s airports are improving — particularly in the plant-based space. Ranking the quality of our country’s current airport offerings, the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently released …

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 …

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Beyond Burger: Plant-Based Patty Meaty Enough for Meat Aisles

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Beyond Burger: To the mainstream and beyond The newest plant-based patty to hit the market is making headlines and bringing meat-free to the meat aisles. Beyond Meat, known for its 100 percent plant-based meats, is the California-based startup behind the Beyond Burger, which it calls the first veggie patty “that looks, cooks, and tastes like a fresh beef burger.” But that’s …

Women: Paving the Way for a Veg-Friendly Future

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Women are the future of food — a future powered by plants. Female entrepreneurs across the country are opening popular, fast-casual eateries big on fruits, veggies and a plethora of plant-based goodies, and consumers are eating them up. Literally. A recent article in QSR, a quick service restaurant industry magazine, highlighted 20 women running wildly successful chains — some of which …

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 …

Public Loves Vegan Butcher; Big Pork Calls it Unethical

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From Time magazine to the Huffington Post, the Herbivorous Butcher is popping up in media outlets everywhere. Started by brother sister duo Aubrey and Kale Walch, the all-vegan eatery in Minneapolis, Minn. held its official opening last weekend. Launch day saw lines down the block and two-hour wait times. Customers snapped up cruelty-free versions of Italian sausage, smoky BBQ ribs, pepperoni and lots of …

New Report: Meat, Dairy Alternatives ‘Could Take Over the Mainstream’

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Scanning the shelves of your average Safeway or Kroger, it’s obvious that vegan foods have made their way into the mainstream. From Gardein to Daiya to Silk, plant-based brands are creating products that even the most traditional of eaters enjoy. This change in attitudes about meat, egg, and dairy alternatives has earned attention in a new, international report from Mintel, a …

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We’re Cheesing about Follow Your Heart Vegan Cheese

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We just received some delicious samples from Follow Your Heart that are melting our hearts: slices of American, Mozzarella, Provolone, and Garden Herb. In addition to be 100% vegan, these cheeses are also free of gluten, soy, and GMOs. Diving in to taste each flavor, the samples didn’t last long in our office. From the smooth texture to unique tastes, …

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Wendy’s New Test Menu: Black Bean Burgers

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In another sign that vegan eating has hit the mainstream, Wendy’s, the third largest hamburger chain in the U.S., announced that its testing a new black bean veggie burger. Just days after Steve-O launched a petition on Change.org asking Wendy’s to offer a veggie burger, the Columbus Dispatch reported that two locations in Wendy’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio are currently …