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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.

Pizza Chains Around the World Increasingly Adding Vegan Options

by Vegconomist | October 29, 2019 Over the past six months, several pizza chain giants have expanded their menus to make them more inclusive to vegans and vegetarians alike. Here we take a look at some of the recent vegan additions by chains and smaller companies who have increased their plantbased offerings. Read more

milkadamia buttery spread at whole foods

Trending Brand Milkadamia Launches Macadamia Nut Butter in Whole Foods

by Vegconomist | October 25, 2019 milkadamia has launched milkadamia Buttery Spread, which is palm oil free and 100% plant-based, created with macadamia nut oil. The salted spread rolls out across 500 Whole Foods stores in the US this month.. Read more

Pizza Hut tests plant based pizza with Incogmeato

Pizza Hut Trialling Garden Specialty with Incogmeato Italian Sausage

by Vegconomist | October 25, 2019 Pizza Hut has announced it is introducing a limited-time test of a plant-based pizza: the new Garden Specialty Pizza topped with Incogmeato Italian sausage which is made by Kellogg's Morningstar Farms. The pizza comes served in a new round compostable pizza box. Read more

Ben & Jerry’s Celebrates Free Happy Hour Giveaway on World Vegan Day

by Vegconomist | October 23, 2019 Across the US, Ben & Jerry's will celebrate World Vegan Day Happy Hour on November 1st. Vegan and don-Dairy customers are invited to visit their local Scoop Shop between 4 – 8 pm for a free scoop of vegan ice cream. Read more

Study: Plant-Based Diets up to 84% More Environmentally Friendly than Omnivorous Diets

by Vegconomist | October 22, 2019 One of the main reasons why many consumers want to become vegan is the comparatively high eco-friendliness of a plant-based diet. A new study published in “The Lancet Planetary Health” shows that this argument is supported by scientific evidence. Read more

Meatless Farm Continues its Success, Appoints Former Coca-Cola Executive Lone Thomsen

by Vegconomist | October 22, 2019 The Meatless Farm Co, producer of meat-like vegan burgers, ground and sausage products, recently announced the appointment of Lone Thomsen as new Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Mark Cook as VP of Sales, North America. Read more

Big Meat & Dairy to Surpass Oil as Biggest Pollutors

by Vegconomist | October 21, 2019 An new study analyses emissions from 35 of the world’s biggest meat and dairy companies, and asks how they are addressing these effects to avoid climate catastrophe. “The short answer: These companies are pursuing growth strategies that will actually increase their emission”. Big Meat and Dairy are Heating up our Planet. Read more

Lewis Hamilton Says Go Vegan to Save Our Planet

by Vegconomist | October 21, 2019 Sky News has published a rather critical piece about vegan athlete Lewis Hamilton, who recently said on Instagram that adopting a vegan diet is the “only way to truly save our planet”, and that animal agriculture is the number one cause of climate change. Here we provide the data to back him up. Read more