This Fort Sill, Oklahoma dining facility has taken the lead in offering soldiers fully plant-based offerings every meal. Read the full article here and learn about how this simple menu shift has yielded exciting results! “We began testing items in February 2018 and were fully operational with labeling and an option at every meal by…
Category: Food Service
Disrupting the Seafood Industry with Chad Sarno
This month, TPBW had the pleasure of chatting with Chad Sarno, Co-founder and VP of Culinary for Good Catch Foods. In this conversation Chad tells the story of Good Catch and offers valuable advice for his colleagues in the culinary space as consumers continue to shift towards healthier, more sustainable foods. Last month we featured…
NATIONS RESTAURANT NEWS: Beyond Meat Launches it’s Biggest Quick Service Partnership
Carl’s Jr. has started the year by taking the plant-based leap, introducing the Beyond Meat burger across the United States. Nation’s Restaurant News reports on the recent menu addition, which comes on the heals of similar moves by White Castle, A&W and Del Taco which all added plant-based options in 2018. The fast-food industry’s experimentation…
FOOD NAVIGATOR: Plant Based Chicken Nuggets Concept Raises $1 Million
Chicken nuggets are among the most accessible food out there. Imagine the impact on human health, sustainability and animal welfare if even a small percentage of chicken nugget consumption was shifted to plant-based nuggets. Startup Seattle Food Tech is thinking about just that: Seattle Food Tech raises $1m, starts delivering plant-based chicken nuggets to schools,…
MARKET WATCH: Sodexo Rolls Out Plant-Based Menus Across the Nation
Food service giant Sodexo has announced its launch of 200 new plant-based recipes to be implemented in dining halls across the United States. Check out the full article reported by Market Watch: GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — According to a Nielsen global survey, 39% of American consumers are working to incorporate more plant-based foods…
THE SPOON: Beyond Meat and Del Taco Team Up for On-The-Go Plant-Based Mexican Food
Exciting news in the quick service restaurant space, as Beyond Meat has teamed up with the Mexican food chain Del Taco to offer it’s plant-based substitute for all meat options. According to this article from The Spoon, the Beyond Taco will be available in limited California locations and depending on its reception could be rolled…
EAT FOR THE PLANET Podcast with Ben Davis of Plant Based World
Ben Davis, Content & Communications Director of Plant Based World Conference & Expo, recently sat down with Nil Zacharias of One Green Planet and Eat For The Planet to discuss PBW and the mission to bring the plant-based movement to a mainstream audience. Click Here to Listen to the Full Conversation About Ben Davis Ben developed the…
FORBES: Umami Burger Announces Impossible Burger on All Menus
The popularity of the Impossible Burger continues to grow as gourmet burger chain Umami Burger announces that the plant-based patty will be served at all it’s locations. In another recent win for plant-based eaters, gourmet burger chain Umami Burgerhas announced that the internet famous “bleeding” Impossible Burger will now be the exclusive plant-based burger served at all of its 22…
FOOD & WINE: Plant-Based Meats Disrupting the Food Industry
This article from Food & Wine discusses how plant-based alternatives are infiltrating the mainstream food culture. The recent addition of the Impossible Burger to Air New Zealand’s LA to Auckland flights is the latest push in the global expansion of plant-based meat. Two years ago, Impossible Foods launched the meatless burger, now stocked by more…