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How to Order Vegan at El Pollo Loco
Isn’t it incredibly exciting when a fast-food restaurant adds a plant-based product? The vegan community can now celebrate not one, but TWO chickenless options available at El Pollo Loco. While we’re still waiting for KFC to expand their Beyond Fried Chicken beyond California, it’s great to know that at least part of the country can…
Panera Bread Drops Plant-Based Milk Surcharge…Will Starbucks Be Next?
The decline of the widespread (and widely hated) upcharge for plant-based milk options at food and beverage establishments around the world has finally begun! Casual bakery-cafe chain Panera Bread has announced that it will drop its surcharge for substituting dairy milk with more sustainable, ethical, and healthier plant-based milk options. This practice is common to…
EU Urged To Place a Tax on Meat
We have some exciting news for you! It’s not always easy to be excited when it comes to political developments, but this one could have a big impact in the vegan world! In what would be a huge step in the right direction, the European Union is being urged to adopt a “sustainability charge” on…
The Rise of Oatmilk in the Land of Dairy
This article was generously sponsored by our friends at Happy Planet, makers of super-delicious oatmilk! They are one of the awesome companies working to bring more oatmilk to the people and contributing to the rise of oatmilk around the world. I’m a big fan, and we’re so honored to collaborate! Soy milk. Almond milk. Cashew…
Animal Place Sanctuary Buys All-Vegan Store in Berkeley
Animal Place, one of California’s oldest and largest farmed animal sanctuaries, purchased Berkeley’s vegan specialty store, Republic of V, one of only eleven such stores in the United States. Renamed Animal Place’s Vegan Republic, all profits will fund the organization’s sanctuary, rescue, and outreach efforts. The store is a win/win for human and nonhuman animals:…
Bringing Community Voices to the Table: Challenges to Accessing Healthy Vegan Foods
“To keep oneself healthy requires a lot of money.” “They have almost no produce. The produce they do have is rotten.” “I believe diabetes, like every other illness, is not only individual. It’s collective.” These are the voices of residents in San José as they spoke out for healthy food access in Food Empowerment Project’s…
Beyonce Launches “22 Days” Vegan Meal Delivery Service
Beyonce and Jay-Z made waves in the news when they embarked on a 22-day vegan challenge back in 2013. Well, just over one year later, Beyonce has teamed with her trainer Marco Borges to launch a completely vegan meal delivery service with the company 22 Days Nutrition. The concept behind this company is brilliant. The…