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Vegan egg company receives $1M investment from the Founder’s Fund

Kathy — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Hampton Creek Foods is a startup that wants to move the world away from animal-based foods by creating alternatives that are genuinely tastier, healthier, and cheaper, and the Founders Fund is bankrolling those efforts.

Interest in veganism doubles in UK, Germany, and Romania

Kathy — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:20 +0000

Google Trends reveals the dramatic growth in veganism is not confined to the UK and USA. The vegan diet trend is now officially a worldwide trending phenomenon.

Major healthcare company encourages a plant-based diet

Kathy — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:05 +0000

Kaiser Permanente’s peer-reviewed medical science journal tells physicians to promote plant-based diets to patients.

Salt levels in foods still dangerously high

Kathy — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:57 +0000

The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

A look at the raw food craze

Lindsey Hall — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Nature’s Food Market owners say their raw food and juicing business has more than tripled since the beginning of 2013.

Bill Gates creates new website promoting plant-based options

Lindsey Hall — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:15:04 +0000

“If we shift our thinking about what we eat, and how it gets to our plates, we’ll be more open to the food innovations that are out there,” explained Gates.

Son of Dr. T. Colin Campbell launches new plant-based nutrition program

Lindsey Hall — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:56:04 +0000

Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s son, Nelson Campbell, has recently launched the Wholevana Community program for individuals committed to the empowering ideas of a plant-based diet.

Tyson Foods experiences 43 percent fall in net income

Lindsey Hall — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:00:39 +0000

According to Tyson CEO Donnie Smith, the company has experienced more than a 40 percent decrease in net income due to dwindling demand and rising feed prices.

California-based Living Light Culinary Institute highlights benefits of raw food diet

Lindsey Hall — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:59 +0000

The gourmet raw food school is now offering a comprehensive series of certification courses on the science of raw food nutrition in order to help improve general health.

Silver Diner releases new menu full of vegan options

Lindsey Hall — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Chain restaurant, Silver Diner, has started serving nine new vegan dishes, from a Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad to Black Bean Hummus to a Vegan Milkshake.