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Joaquin Phoenix on Veganism, the Environment, and Social Justice: A VegNews Exclusive Interview

He is perhaps the most famous and coveted actor in Hollywood right now. But for outspoken vegan Joaquin Phoenix, his unparalleled platform is simply a vehicle for his passionate animal-rights activism.

by Jasmin Singer

Entrepreneurs

This Latina Restaurant Owner is Making Sure SoCal Vegans Outside of LA Aren’t Forgotten

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, VegNews spoke with local entrepreneur Laura Jardon to get the scoop on how she’s bringing veganism to her small town.

by Jocelyn Martinez

Interviews

This Pet-Food Tech Company Just Made Chicken … Without Chicken

CEO Rich Kelleman of Bond Pet Foods explains how pooches can get protein without the slaughter.

by Shriya Swaminathan

Black Lives Matter

How to Bring Vegan Options to Underserved Black Communities

From donating fresh produce to supporting grassroots initiatives, you can help make healthy, plant-based food accessible for communities who need it most.

by Cara Thibodeaux

Black Lives Matter

7 Ways Black Vegans are Destroying Vegan Stereotypes

From creating a new category of vegan restaurants to designing plant-based beauty products for their skin, Black vegans are defining what it means to be Black and vegan.

by Dyandra Raye

News

Veganuary Hits One Million Participants

The campaign is celebrating the milestone with vegan celebrities such as Jasmine Harman, Brian May, and Evanna Lynch.

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Vegan Racing Champ Lewis Hamilton Breaks All-Time Record with 92nd Grand Prix Win

The 35-year-old vegan athlete breaks the record previously held by legendary race car driver Michael Schumacher.

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This Black Entrepreneur Is Raising Funds to Bring a New Vegan Restaurant to Compton

Lemel Durrah, owner of Compton Vegan, seeks to raise $300,000 to open his first brick-and-mortar location in his hometown of Compton, CA.

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Alexandria, VA Gets a Celebrity Chef-Owned Vegan Burger Shop

Top Chef alum Spike Mendelsohn’s newest PLNT Burger location features a special oat milk-based milkshake created by Tracye McQuirter—founder of the 10,000 Black Vegan Women movement.

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Tabitha Brown Teaches Laverne Cox To Cook Vegan Food on New Target-Sponsored Series

The women prepared air-fried okra and Beyond Sausage with cabbage, bell peppers, and onions—the first meal that Cox has cooked in 10 years.

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Groundbreaking Program Will Grow Slaughter-Free Meat in Space and Other Planets

“When people will live on the Moon or Mars, Aleph Farms will be there as well,” says Didier Toubia, CEO of Aleph Farms—a company working to make cell-based meat in extraterrestrial environments.

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These Are the First Products You Can Buy in Bulk at “Vegan Costco”

Hawaii’s VEDGEco. is now ready to deliver vegan meats, cheeses, and more in bulk to the continental 48 states.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Impossible Foods Is Now Developing Dairy-Identical Milk from Plants

The startup is also doubling its research and development team to help meet its goal of replacing all animal-derived foods with plant-based alternatives by 2035.

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Vegan Fashion Showroom Opens in Los Angeles

Vegan Fashion Library is a new showroom—and accompanying online boutique—in downtown Los Angeles that offers innovative vegan clothing, shoes, and accessories to fashion industry professionals.

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Movado Launches Its First Vegan Leather Watch Line with Help from Meghan Markle’s Wedding Photographer

The new vegan collection was made in partnership with Alexi Lubomirski—a Polish prince, vegan activist, and world-renowned photographer—and a portion of sales will benefit humanitarian and animal-rights groups.

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Top Disney Exec Bob Iger Joins Board of High-Tech Vegan Dairy Startup

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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JUST Egg-Maker to Open $120 Million Protein Facility in Singapore

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Global Competition Is Searching for Vegan Women Entrepreneurs for $50,000 Prize

The Vegan Women Summit pitch competition will give one woman entrepreneur a $10,000 cash prize, $35,000 of branding services, a membership to WeWork office space, and more.

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New Investigation Exposes Horrific Cruelty at Dairy Farm Linked to School Lunch Programs

Animal-rights group Animal Outlook found workers at California dairy farm Dick Van Dam Dairy routinely abusing injured cows—so much so that their milk turned pink due to blood in their udders—and letting baby calves die alongside their mothers.

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Vegan Cowboys Will Pay $2.9 Million to Turn Grass into Vegan Milk

The Dutch startup is on a mission to find the right strain of fungus to create dairy protein without the cow—and they’re willing to pay big bucks for it.