Starbucks has launched a new iced peanut butter drink that can be customized as vegan — the Peanut Butter Cup Frappuccino.

Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 500 new vegan restaurants have opened around the world during this time. Data from online vegetarian and vegan food review service HappyCow has highlighted the boom in meat-free businesses.

Gen Z is setting the trends for food choices: They like to try new foods, eat healthy, convenient plant-based options. You don't have to be vegan to eat vegan.

"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that meat production—a decent proxy for consumption—dropped in 2019, and it forecasts a decline again this year," Bullard wrote. "Last year was only the second since 1961 in which production fell; two consecutive years of decline is unprecedented and could be the start of something durable."

Furniture giant IKEA is set to launch a vegan version of its popular meatballs. Although IKEA already has vegan meatballs on sale, the new dish has the “look and taste” of animal meat. From August 3, UK customers can enjoy the meatballs in IKEA bistros, priced at £1.50 for eight balls. Bags of the new product can also be purchased from the food market, priced at £2.75 for 500g. The meal will be on sale in IKEA restaurants from October 26.

Eating animals is natural, says Heather Alberro, but the mass exploitation of animals in factory farming is not

Vegetarianism and veganism are growing in popularity. In this Spotlight, we ask why these dietary choices can ignite rage in some meat eaters. The answer, it seems, is complex.

The Good Food Institute (GFI), a nonprofit trying to promote the evolution of alternative protein, announced today that it had awarded $4 million to 21 research projects to advance the study of plant-based and cultured meat. The money came from GFI’s donor-supported Competitive Research Grant Program, which thus far has donated over $7 million since it was founded last year.

JBS — the world’s biggest meat manufacturer — has launched a new selection of plant-based meat alternatives. The new vegan food range is called OZO and will be released by Planterra Foods, a subsidiary of JBS. The selection will include plant-based ground beef, burgers and meatballs.

KFC will sell Beyond Fried Chicken at over 50 restaurants in Southern California, the chain announced on Thursday in a press release emailed to Business Insider. The plant-based chicken will be sold in greater Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as Orange County, starting July 20. It will be available in six-piece or 12-piece packs or as part of a combo meal, while supplies last.

For the past couple decades, plant-based yogurt was a niche product—there were only a couple products on the market, and none had quiet nailed that thick and creamy texture and slightly sour taste associated with the common variety.

Psychological barriers to plant-based eating.

The vegan diet is low in – or, in some cases, entirely devoid of – several important brain nutrients. Could these shortcomings be affecting vegan’s ability to think?

According to the results of two preliminary studies, eating more protein from plant sources or dairy while reducing how much red meat you consume could help you live longer.

A new study finds a 3000% spike since 2004 in the number of people going vegan. 9.7 million Americans are now plant-based. vegan News | Vegnum

Disturbing evidence of pushback against people who do not eat meat.

Burger King has been banned from showing adverts suggesting its Rebel Whopper, which is cooked alongside meat and contains egg, is vegan-friendly. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the chain's claim that the burger is "100% Whopper, no beef" could be understood to mean it did not contain animal products. Burger King said it had been "clear and transparent" in its marketing. The Vegan Society said it was a "missed opportunity".

Dairy-based butter has long been a staple of the American diet – but appetites are rapidly changing.

Shoppers cut spending on ready-made meals and bought more fruit and vegetables, turning to healthier eating during coronavirus lockdowns, preliminary results of a research project showed. People forced to stay home also tried new recipes and threw away less food, the survey of nearly 11,000 shoppers in 11 countries, including Ireland, found.

Turning vegan helped me eliminate all those problems in my life,” and recently notes, I'm in the best shape ever. Eating plant-based and exercising proves that Tyson feels better now compared to when he was in his prime years of boxing, it's truly incredible.