Vegan news and trends

Wielding B2B Payments Automation To Empower A Vegan Ecosystem
B2B Payments // June 08, 2020

With advanced programming interfaces (APIs) and the cloud, opportunities for organizations to implement third-party FinTech solutions continue to grow, with innovators lowering the barriers and reducing the friction points of adoption and automation. B2B payments technologies can be seamlessly integrated into businesses’ existing back offices...

Plant-Based Food Co. Impossible Foods Secures $500M In Latest Funding Round
Investments // March 17, 2020

A funding round from Impossible Foods rounded up $500 million, and the vegan-based food maker said it will use part of that amount to help with the global coronavirus pandemic. Impossible Foods, which specializes in vegan alternatives to popular foods like beef patties, said it...

Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
Retail // February 12, 2020

There is really no way to interpret a pork rind – the fried skin of a pig – as a healthy snack. Per serving, which is a single unit, a pork rind has 154 calories, 515 milligrams of sodium, 27 milligrams of cholesterol and 9...

Legal Woes Threaten To Ground Beyond Meat’s Stock
Investments // January 29, 2020

Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat is facing a lawsuit from former business partner Don Lee over fraud allegations, saying the company misappropriated its trade secrets and broke a contract. This could hurt its stock rates, according to CCN.com. Don Lee alleges that it helped Beyond...

Quick Reads
Target Seek to Grow Food Sales With Expanded Tabitha Brown Partnership

January 08, 2023
Target is targeting vegan consumers with its ongoing partnership with actor-author Tabitha Brown. Beginning Sunday (Jan. 8), shoppers can purchase a line of vegan food products, tableware, cookware and kitchen decor curated by Brown, Target said in a news release. The launch, dominated by products that sell for under $10, marks the third expansion of […]

Plant-Based Food Co. Impossible Foods Secures $500M In Latest Funding Round

March 17, 2020
A funding round from Impossible Foods rounded up $500 million, and the vegan-based food maker said it will use part of that amount to help with the global coronavirus pandemic....

Legal Woes Threaten To Ground Beyond Meat’s Stock

January 29, 2020
Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat is facing a lawsuit from former business partner Don Lee over fraud allegations, saying the company misappropriated its trade secrets and broke a contract. This...

Disney Expands Plant-Based Food Selections For Parkgoers

September 24, 2019
With an expansion of plant-based food selections at its U.S. parks, Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort will offer over 400 food items that don’t contain meat, eggs, honey or dairy...