Health, animal rights, environment: What’s convincing people to go vegan?
JAMES PURTILL: 'After years of being mocked as the diet of the 'weak, limp and weedy', veganism has recently become the on-trend lifestyle choice.…
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Who Are America’s Vegans And Vegetarians? [Infographic]
NIALL McCARTHY: 'Despite the green-eating hype, vegetarians and vegans are actually pretty rare in American eating circles today. A recent poll…
Meat isn’t just murder, it could mean Armageddon: Why you should become vegan now
CHAS NEWKEY-BURDEN: 'The meat and dairy industries kill 70bn animals every year – and a new report has found that they are on track to become the…
How veganism changes your body from day one
SOPHIE MEDLIN: 'A 2016 Roy Morgan poll found 2.1 million Australians (11.2 per cent of the population) followed a vegetarian diet, up from 1.7…
‘Vegan vacations’ are so popular now that even omnivores want in
RACHEL KRANTZ: 'With new vegan travel experiences sprouting up every day, it's easier than ever for the vegan, vegetarian, and vegan-curious eaters…
Do Anti-Meat Movies Actually Change Minds?
CHARLES BRAMESCO: 'Eating Animals and its brethren in the fight against factory farming — Super Size Me, Food Inc., Cowspiracy, the whole…
The Vegan Men Who Are Becoming the Voices of the Movement
SASCHA CAMILLI: 'A frequently asked question in the world of veganism is: “why are there so few vegan men?” And it’s a legitimate question: the…
Report: Germany leading the way for vegan product launches
MARTIN WHITE: 'Germany is the world leader for vegan product releases according to research from Mintel, as 15% of all global vegan food and drink…
Beyond Meat Opens State-Of-the-Art Vegan Innovation Center
ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA: 'The vegan food company Beyond Meat opened a new facility “The Manhattan Beach Project” in Los Angeles. The…
The vegans are coming: Why the end of meat could be closer than we think
DANIEL EB: 'First, the numbers. The British Vegan society cites a 360% rise in self-identified vegans over the last decade. More recent polling…
338 Wisconsin Dairy Farms Have Closed Down This Year, Amid Rise of Vegan Options
JEMIMA WEBBER: 'Wisconsin, which produces more dairy than any other state in America, is experiencing a steep decline in dairy farms. In June, 54…
Common myths about being vegan
STEPHANIE ASHE: 'Being vegan is a huge life decision that more and more Americans are making. There's been a rise in veganism from 1% of the US…
Dog-meat restaurant goes vegan
RAMA ARIADI: 'For a brief while, Kem Soksyna and Chom Dymong (also known as Mong), the owners of Sabay Vegilicious were a part of the dog-meat…
They smash-up butchers, attack farmers, and say milking a cow is the same as rape: Meet the ‘vegan mafia’
NATASHA WYNARCZIK: 'Attacks on farmers and meat industry workers have been on the rise as veganism balloons in popularity - with a 360 per cent…
Startup Creates Plant Based Eggs That Scramble Like the Real Thing
RICH DEMURO: 'A startup called JUST has been working on a new type of plant-based egg for several years now - and they think they have it. The eggs…
TTC green lights vegan subway ads after conflict with animal rights group
MOSES MONTERROZA: 'A series of ads promoting the vegan lifestyle are up in Toronto subway stations, months after an animal rights organization…
Global office-sharing company goes meat-free ‘to leave a better world’
THOMSON REUTERS: 'Global office-sharing company WeWork, which operates in 22 countries, is going meat-free and will ban staff from expensing meals…
Plant-based product claims up by 62 per cent in just four years
NEW FOOD: 'A report has revealed a 62 per cent surge in plant-based product claims between 2013 and 2017. Innova Market Insights‘ study showed…