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vegconomist is the global vegan business magazine. With daily news on new products, market reports, investments and exclusive interviews we provide the world's decision makers with information to let their vegan businesses thrive. At utopia.org you’ll find selected articles that are of interest to non-business readers as well.

Beyond Meat Burgers Will Soon be Sold at Select Costco Locations

by Vegconomist | December 9, 2019 As reported by Reuters, Beyond Meat recently announced that its Beyond Burger would soon be available at participating Costco locations throughout Texas, Florida, and New York. As the demand for plant-based meat ramps up, this announcement comes just days after Costco began selling Nestle’s Awesome Burger. Read more

Reebok Announces Launch of Its First Plant-Based Performance Running Shoe

by Vegconomist | December 6, 2019 This week, Reebok announced the Forever Floatride GROW, its first sustainable, plant-based performance running shoe. The new sneaker is built using castor beans, algae foam, natural rubber, and eucalyptus tree and will be available to consumers in Fall 2020. Read more

Joaquin Phoenix, George Monboit and Others Join Veganuary Campaign

by Vegconomist | December 5, 2019 Veganuary today releases passionate personal messages from climate-conscious celebrities urging everyone to ‘Join the New Year’s Revolution’ and sign up to the 31-day plant-based pledge. The urgent call to action marks the launch of Veganuary’s 2020 campaign and is backed by Hollywood actors, and high profile environmentalists and athletes. Read more

Million Dollar Vegan’s Offer to Trump: Go Vegan for January & Veterans Will Receive $1M

by Vegconomist | December 3, 2019 Million Dollar Vegan, a nonprofit organization, has publically asked President Trump to help “Make America Healthy Again” by going vegan for one month via a New York Times Ad. Read more

HappyCow Reveals Top Ten Vegan Friendly Cities in the World

by Vegconomist | December 2, 2019 HappyCow is the world's largest vegan and vegetarian restaurant guide. Now, the platform has revealed the results for its annual ranking of the top 10 vegan-friendly cities in the world. Read more

F.A.K.E. Movement Launches its Ethical Fashion Events Globally

by Vegconomist | November 29, 2019 F.A.K.E. Movement, the new platform dedicated to promoting vegan and ethical designers, is launching its first global event in December. Read more

Consumption of Plant-Based Protein to Double to 16 Billion Tonnes by 2025

by Vegconomist | November 28, 2019 According to a key speaker at Global Grain Geneva last week, the consumption of plant-based protein is expected to double between 2019 and 2025, from 8 billion tonnes this year to 16.3 billion tonnes in 2025, saying that the “message is: this is a strong market and it is growing.” Read more

Tesla’s Vegan Model 3 Approved For Use as New York Taxi Fleet

by Vegconomist | November 27, 2019 The Tesla Model 3, which is 100% leather-free including even the steering wheel, has been approved by New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission to join the famous city fleet. This will be the first electric car approved for the fleet, and it has also been approved for use as Uber and Lyft. Read more