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Plant-Based Foie Gras Debuts at LinkedIn Headquarters
For one week, LinkedIn employees will be getting a taste of the first legal foie gras in the state in years, thanks to the alternative protein company The Better Meat Co.
These New Konjac Root Vegan Eggs Are Taking on Japan’s Egg Industry
Japanese startup Umami United is using konjac powder and enzyme technology to offer a sustainable, cruelty-free solution for the third-highest egg consuming country in the world.
Starbucks Launches its First-Ever Vegan Fall Beverage in the U.S.
The Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato is a creamy combination of Fall flavors, including apple, cinnamon, and oats swirled with oat milk and Blonde espresso.
Burger King Debuts Plant-Based Chicken Sandwich
Following on from the chain’s popular Impossible Whopper, Burger King’s Original Chicken Sandwich is the latest menu item to receive a plant-based makeover as part of a limited-time trial.
This Startup is Making Fungi-based Biomaterials to Replace Both Animal Leather and Meat
The former Hyundai spin-off company Mycel has raised $10 million to develop its groundbreaking mycelium biomaterial that can be used to replace animal products across various industries, including food, fashion, and cosmetics.
Could This Microalgae Oil Protect Orangutans from the Palm Oil Industry?
Scientists have created a healthier, more sustainable substitute for palm oil that doesn’t destroy the tropical rainforest habitat of endangered orangutans.
World’s Largest Vegan Grocery Store Has Just Launched in the U.S.
PlantX is striving to make sustainable, plant-based eating more accessible with the opening of its 6000-square-foot superstore located in Chicago.
Europe’s First Cultivated Fish Products Have Arrived
Bluu Seafood's fish fingers and fish balls, produced without slaughtering a single animal, are Europe's first market-ready cell-based seafood products.
This 3D-Printed Vegan Turkey Burger is Grilled by an AI Robot Chef
Meat-free brand SavorEat is taking the future of food to the next level with the launch of their latest 3D-printed vegan turkey and pork burgers that are catered to the diner’s cooking, protein, and fat content preferences by a robot chef.
NASA is Testing this Vegan Fungi Protein Bioreactor in Space
The novel bioreactor will grow Fy, Nature’s Fynd’s nutritional fungi protein, which was born out of research conducted for NASA on microbes with origins in Yellowstone National Park.
“Normal, or With Meat?”: Burger King Austria Makes Meat-Free Burgers The Default
The provocative new campaign makes meat-free versions of the brand’s classic menu items the ‘new normal’, with customers now having to specifically request meat.
Eye-Opening New Documentary Warns of “The End of Medicine”
Executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, the new feature-length film explores the link between our treatment of animals and the dangers of antibiotics and future pandemics.
11 Wild Horses Including a Four-Month-Old Foal Die During Bureau of Land Management Roundup in Nevada
353 wild horses also lost their freedom as part of the BLM’s relentless efforts to remove at least 22,000 federally-protected wild horses and burros this year from public lands to make way for animal agriculture.
Chicken Supply Chains Across Europe Linked to Indigenous Rights Abuses, Investigation Reveals
Leading supermarkets, fast food outlets, and pet food companies are buying chickens fed with soy produced on a 23,000-acre farm built on Indigenous ancestral land, from which communities were violently displaced.
These Food Tech Trends are Disrupting the Food System
As industrial agriculture continues to grow, animals, the environment, and people are paying the cost. These innovative food production methods could be the answer to creating a more ethical food system.
U.S. Federal Government Violated the Endangered Species Act by Failing to Protect Right Whales from Lobster Industry, Judge Rules
The North Atlantic right whale is critically endangered with just 336 individuals remaining. By far the biggest threat facing the animals is the fishing industry, with 86 percent of known right whales having been entangled in fishing gear at least once.
Beyond Meat is Launching Vegan Steak This Year, Says CEO
The California-based company famed for its plant-based burgers, sausages and meatballs is diving into the world of whole-cut meats with its latest product: vegan steak.
3D-Printed Vegan Salmon Fillet will be in US Grocery Stores Next Year
To help perfect the fibrous texture of animal-based seafood, Revo Foods developed the plant-based salmon fillet using 3D food printing technology.
Seaweed Could be the Answer to Creating Sustainable Fish-Free Seafood
Scientists are teaming up with chefs at a Michelin-starred restaurant to develop a new seafood substitute by fermenting seaweed on fungi.
Hundreds Of Wild Mustangs Are Being Rounded Up To Make More Land For Animal Agriculture
Governor Jared Polis has urged the Bureau of Land Management to delay the wild horse roundup and search for ‘more humane’ solutions after 142 died in a federal facility in Cañon City.