Daiya Is Making Vegan Cream Cheese Mainstream

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Mornings just got tastier, as leading vegan cheese brand Daiya churned out its deliciously dairy-free cream cheese in popular coffee and bagel chains Einstein Bros., Noah’s New York Bagels, and Bruegger’s Bagels! This delicious shmear is vegan, gluten free, and oh-so-tasty on a hearty bagel. Daiya and its partners are setting a great example in the vegan breakfast space, while …

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There’s No Catch: This Vegan Tuna is Amazing

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Vegan tuna has finally arrived.  Now hitting shelves nationwide at Whole Foods Market and Thrive Market, Good Catch Foods’ vegan tuna is available in three flavors (Naked in Water, Mediterranean, and Oil & Herbs) and provides protein and omega-3 without the suffering behind every serving of fish. All the flavor and no mercury or plastics? Yes, please. As Good Catch …

New Ben & Jerry’s Vegan Flavors as Company Reduces Carbon Footprint

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Two new flavors just served up bring Ben & Jerry’s vegan ice cream to a sweet eleven options! Ice cream lovers can now enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster without the cruelly produced dairy. In an interview with VegNews, new Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy said that Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is a fan favorite, making …

Ben & Jerry’s Adds More Vegan Flavors as Company Reduces Carbon Footprint

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Two new flavors just served up bring Ben & Jerry’s vegan ice cream to a sweet eleven options! Ice cream lovers can now enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster without the cruelly produced dairy. In an interview with VegNews, new Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy said that Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is a fan favorite, making …

8 Vegan Snacks to Serve on Game Day

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Whether you’re watching the World Cup, World Series, Super Bowl or Puppy Bowl, there are certain foods that just scream “game day.” Pigs in a blanket, buffalo wings, sliders–these are all snacks heavily laden with animal products. But do they have to be?  More and more people are going vegan–including successful athletes powered by plants–and that means a growing selection of …

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COK and Students Show Dunkin’ How Easy a Vegan Donut Would Be

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Compassion Over Killing teamed up with University of Central Florida student group, Knights for Animal Rights, to show Dunkin’ just how easy and tasty vegan donuts can be — with a vegan donut feed-in right outside of Dunkin’! Dunkin’ has confirmed to COK that it’s testing vegan donut recipes, so we showed the chain how simple this menu addition would be! …

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McDonald’s Launches Vegan Happy Meal in UK

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In response to growing demand for compassionate and accessible vegan fast-food options, McDonald’s has launched a brand new vegan Happy Meal in UK stores. Working with the Vegetarian Society and a group of mothers wanting an option for vegetarian and vegan kids, the fast-food chain developed a new wrap filled with lettuce and red pesto goujon. It can be paired …

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The Economist Says 2019 is the “Year of the Vegan”

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In its annual look into the new year, The Economist declares that 2019 will be “the year of the vegan.” In light of recent victories for animals and the quickly expanding vegan foods market, we think they might be right. According to John Parker’s article, veganism is going mainstream in 2019, especially among millennials. Already, at least 25 percent of …

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Jillian Rose Reed Tweets Little Caesars: Vegan Cheese, Please!

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Over a half million cows languish on dairy farms, forcibly impregnated and separated from their babies, to churn out milk for Little Caesars’ cheese supplier Leprino Foods. Meanwhile, vegan cheese sales are sizzling–and Domino’s France recently followed in the footsteps of its New Zealand and Australian counterparts in churning out dairy-free pizza on its menu. This vegan victory with Domino’s …