OLASTEO (our lives as seen through each other) is excited to announce its end of year fundraising campaign, “OLASTEO Dough Day,” happening on Friday, November 20, 2020! Contributions on #OLASTEODoughDay, or #ODD2020, will have an immediate impact on students in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts. The initial goal is to raise $20,000, which will fully fund OLASTEO’s December 2020 Winter Virtual Experience and remaining Embracing Differences Speaker Series events through May 2021.
The global opportunities for growth among the plant-based industry are ripe. Over the past two years, sales of plant-based offerings that directly replace animal products grew 29% to $5 billion. More specifically, plant-based seafood accounts for only a small fraction of this total, creating opportunity for Good Catch to bridge this gap in the market.1 Good Catch’s new frozen entrees and appetizers are the result of the rising consumer interest for quick and delicious plant-based meals the whole family can enjoy.
V-planet, a leading international vegan dog food company committed to providing 100% plant-based products, now offers its line of nutritious and delicious vegan dog treats for customers and their canine companions in 11 countries around the world.
When it comes to appreciating good food, Modern Family actor and upcoming cookbook author, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, knows firsthand what it takes to deliver something that is abundantly flavorful. To celebrate the 2020 launch and expansion of Planterra Foods’ first line of plant-based protein offerings – OZO™ – Ferguson is partnering with the rising Colorado-based start-up to share his favorite plant-based dishes. In addition, Planterra Foods is announcing a generous donation of $1 million of OZO plant-based protein products to help families in need across the country.
Earlier this month North America’s most favourite vegan creator, Lauren Toyota, announced details surrounding her second cookbook — hot for food all day. Scheduled for release on March 16, 2021, hot for food all day is a collection of simple, tasty recipes, making it the perfect follow up to Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face, Toyota’s first bestseller.
As demand for alternatives to animal products is at an all-time high among omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans alike, Zero Egg, is cracking the U.S. market by boldly taking over the decades-old traditional World Egg Day on October 9 to introduce the first plant-based egg replacement that tastes, looks, and functions like an ordinary egg, but is entirely made with plants.
Celebrities share simple lifestyle actions to reduce cancer risk in a new PSA running throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Uprise Foods’ NOOCH IT! plant-based cheese product has become America’s first fair trade certified vegan cheese alternative. Ben Taylor, Uprise Foods founder, said, “We’re delighted that Uprise Foods is the first certified fair trade cheese vegan cheese company, and we hope that other companies will follow our lead.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1, 2020 /vWire/ — Vegan Women Summit™, a media and events organization dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering rising female-identifying leaders to bring compassion to their career and industry, will continue to transform the food tech industry with the world’s first founder summit and pitch competition dedicated to female-identifying founders building the future of plant-based innovation.
NEW YORK (September 15, 2020) vWire — Lavva, the plant-based foods brand known for its rich Pili nut yogurt, is expanding into the milk alternative industry, which is expected to reach $21.52 billion by 2024.
