Amie Hamlin is the Executive Director of the Coalition for Healthy School Food. Her efforts are focused on the noble cause of helping young people have access to plant-based foods each day in school. Amie, her team and her allies are working to maximize the short and long-term health of students’ bodies and minds so…
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CNN: New York City to Adopt Meatless Mondays Across All Public Schools
In a move that has already garnered mainstream media attention, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that all NYC public schools will adopt the Meatless Monday program. The decision is made in collaboration with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who has been working to introduce meatless meals and education surrounding plant-based eating throughout the…
MARKET WATCH: MorningStar Farms to Go Fully Vegan by 2021
The trend towards removing all animal products from foods that have traditionally contained dairy and eggs has made its way into the boardrooms of household food brands like Kellogg’s. The company announced this week that its entire line of MorningStar Farms products will be 100% vegan by 2021. Read the full article here: MorningStar Farms,…
FORBES: Landec Corp Shifts Attention to Plant-Based with Curation Foods Launch
Landec Corp. has certainly noticed the increased consumer demand for plant-based products, changing it’s food division’s name to Curation Foods to reflect it’s shifting ideology. Read the full article from Forbes here: The change followed Landec’s recent acquisition of Yucatan Foods, in a cash and stock deal valued at about $80 million. Yucatan makes the…
PLANT BASED NEWS: New Polls Indicates that Nearly Half of Young British Columbians are Veggie Eaters!
Plant Based News has reported that a new poll out of British Columbia, Canada is showing that nearly 40% of people under the age of 35 claim to be either vegan or vegetarian. Follow this link to read more about the poll results! This is a staggering statistic that does not seem to be slowing…
VEGNEWS: Cargill Joins Pea Protein Manufacturer on Mission to Produce Plant-Based Foods
VegNews reports that Cargill – The Animal Agriculture Supplier – has teamed up with PURIS – the largest pea protein manufacturer in North America. The partnership is only part of Cargill’s new investment strategy aiming to expand into the sustainable, plant-based food market.
Vanilla Bean App Comes to the Aid of Plant-Based Eaters
Vanilla Bean App joins Happy Cow in mobile services aimed at helping plant-based eaters find food!
FOODANDWINE: T.G.I. Fridays Introduces Beyond Burger at all 450+ Locations
2018 – the year plant-based foods go mainstream – is off to a hot start! Consumers can now find the Beyond Meat burger on menus at all T.G.I. Friday’s locations!