Today's Best Vegan Interviews

Interviews

8 Inspiring Vegans Over 50

From hiking the Appalachian Trail at 69 to launching a vegan nonprofit, these vegan seniors show off their plant power.

by Jay Vera Summer

Black Lives Matter

Atlanta’s First Vegan Taqueria Is Woman-Owned (and Amazing)

Atlanta resident Christin “Chris” Hodge made history last summer with the opening of Chi Chi Vegan, the city’s first brick-and-mortar vegan taqueria.

by VegNews Editors

Restaurants

Sisters Close Salon After a Decade to Open Booming Vegan Business

After running a successful food truck, sisters and business partners Arvelisha Woods and India Pernell continue making waves with the recent opening of Mattie’s Foods’ brick-and-mortar restaurant.

by VegNews Editors

Recipes

Bon Appétit Just Hired Its First Vegan Chef—Here’s What She’s Making

From her famous garlicky mashed potatoes to vegan Jamaican rum cake, you’ll want to make every item on Chrissy Tracey’s holiday table.

by Tanya Flink

Interviews

Get to Know Chrissy Tracey—Bon Appétit’s First Vegan Chef

Chrissy Tracey dishes on bringing veganism not just to the mainstream media, but to a more accessible place for BIPOC communities.

by Tanya Flink

News

Brooklyn President to Biden: We Need a Dialogue on Plant-Based Nutrition

Eric L. Adams calls upon the Biden-Harris administration to promote plant-based diets to Americans and work to alleviate the scarcity of nutritional foods, particularly in communities of color.

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Next Level Burger Is Opening a Vegan Chicken Chain With Locations Across the Country

The vegan chain’s new concept, Next Level Clucker, will serve plant-based chicken sandwiches, wings, and tenders at locations nationwide.

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First Las Vegas Vegan Culinary School to Open This Spring

The Vegas Vegan Culinary School & Eatery will offer educational cooking classes, a deli counter, and a meal delivery service.

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Former Dairy Farmers Now Produce Vegan Oat Milk

Jay and Katja Wilde of Bradley Nook Farm—the subjects of vegan documentary 73 Cows—are now producing oat milk in reusable glass bottles.

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Paris Agreement Architect Joins Impossible Foods

Christiana Figueres will lend her decades-long expertise in climate change and collaborative diplomacy to the growing plant-based company in an effort to reduce global dependence on animal agriculture.

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BlueNalu Raises $60 Million to Bring Cell-Based Mahi Mahi to Market

The San Diego-based startup secured the largest financing to date in the global cell-based food industry and aims to start market testing its first products later this year.

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Joaquin Phoenix-Produced Film Gunda Makes Streaming Debut

The touching black-and-white documentary offers an intimate look at the life of mother pig Gunda and her piglets as a commentary on the human disconnect between the beings we love and the ones we eat.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

News

Vegan NBA Star Kyrie Irving Buys George Floyd’s Family a House

“He wanted to help George [Floyd]’s family and I let him know that a house was what they needed at that time and he made it happen in a heartbeat,” former NBA player and Floyd’s childhood friend Stephen Jackson said.

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Beyoncé Helps Vegan Black-Owned Business Raise $10,000

South Carolina’s Herban-Eats is the latest recipient of the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund grant, which has helped 715 businesses to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to date.

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Pamela Anderson Urges Piers Morgan to Go Vegan for Better Sex

After tweeting that vegans make better lovers, Anderson was invited to defend her claim on British show Good Morning Britain with host and vegan hater Piers Morgan.

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At Slutty Vegan’s First Vegan Cocktail Bar, the Drinks Sing

by Anna Starostinetskaya

News

Walmart Beef Supplier Breaks Ground on Plant-Based Meat Factory

by Anna Starostinetskaya

News

Katy Perry Plans to Go Vegan

“I’m 95 percent ready to go 100 percent vegan,” the musician said over the weekend adding that her dog Nugget will join her in the transition.

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A New Black Woman-Owned Vegan Café Is Coming to Alabama

After leaving a 10-year career as an engineer, Chef Adyre Mason cashed in her 401(k) to launch The Veggie, a vegan catering and meal delivery company.

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LA’s Popular Vegan Market Opens as Drive-Thru

The Vegan Exchange has pivoted to a drive-thru market, where customers can pre-order from their favorite vendors and pick up their purchases each Sunday.