Italy has joined the list of countries moving to restrict labels on plant-based “meat” products. The lawmakers proposing such labeling rules — which include banning terms like “burger” or “sausage” — argue that using traditional meat-related terms for plant-based foods could mislead consumers.

On January 4, global fast-food chain McDonald’s will roll out a new Double McPlant in all restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The move comes after a successful launch of its original plant-based burger, the McPlant, last year.

Nearly half of global consumers predict that plant-based food will be the norm within a decade, new research indicates. Almost 30,000 people, across 31 countries, provided data to research firm GlobeScan. Surveys were conducted in partnership with non-profit EAT, which advocates for a sustainable food system.

The former head of culinary innovation at Burger King, Chef Mike Salem, put the Impossible Whopper on the menu. Now, he is working with Kevin Hart to turn his Hart House vegan concept into the future of fast food with a “plant-based for the people” ethos.

The study, titled Plant-based diet for obesity treatment, was published in this months issue of the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, and was epublished by the National Library of Medicine. It was conducted by researchers at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam in Brunei.

Korea’s Better Meats just launched in the US with SPAM-style vegan canned ham, along with cold cuts, meatballs, and sausage patties.

An analysis of studies linking diet to cancer shows that meat-free vegetarian diets reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.

Burger King has announced one of their restaurants will go 100% plant-based for an entire month. It didn’t take long for meat-lovers to rally outside the restaurant to show their anger toward this decision.

About 10% of Americans over the age of 18 consider themselves vegan or vegetarian as of January 2022. That’s the main finding of an online survey we administered to 930 Americans, selected to be representative of the U.S population in terms of gender, education, age and income. The margin of error is plus or minus 2%.

Oxford University research also finds pescatarians have 10% reduced risk compared with those who eat meat regularly

Yum Brands Inc's KFC restaurants will start selling plant-based fried "chicken" from Beyond Meat Inc across the United States on Jan. 10 for a limited time, KFC said on Tuesday.

Nearly half of Europeans are actively eating less meat, according to a new survey. ProVeg International and Innova Market Insights teamed up with experts from the University of Copenhagen and Ghent University to conduct the research. The EU’s €10 million Smart Protein project helped fund it.

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The soup market in North America is on an upswing as consumers opt for healthier food choices and, premium, clean-label and novel flavors. Moreover, a major factor driving the growth of the soup market in Canada and US is the increasingly busy lifestyle of people who want the convenience of ready-made meals.

New study shows a surprising link between vegetarian diet and depression

It depends on which ones you're consuming, health experts say.

When there’s only space for one meat-free option on the menu, chefs often now ditch dairy for vegan alternatives. Is this the end of veggie dining?

Singapore regulators in December approved in vitro cultured chicken, giving the world’s lab-developed meat industry its official commercial start. The company behind the poultry product, Eat Just, has since sold more than 200 servings of the poultry to 1880, a club in Singapore, and plans to expand to other restaurants on the island nation this year.

The plant-based seafood company Gathered Foods, maker of Good Catch vegan tuna and crab cakes, just got an investment of over $26 million in its most recent round of funding. The company has seen steady growth as the demand for plant-based seafood is on the rise.