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This Black-Owned Food Truck Makes Some of the Best Vegan Burgers in LA

After slinging vegan burgers for the likes of Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams, LA’s Black-owned Vurger Guyz has become a star of its own.

by VegNews Editors

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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

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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

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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

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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

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There’s Now a Virtual Reality Museum Dedicated to Vegan Milk

Milk Future is a month-long virtual museum that includes interactive exhibits, cooking workshops, and a gift shop.

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Matthew Kenney Launches Vegan Chocolate Brand and Bonbon Shop

Matthew Kenney aims to elevate vegan chocolate bars, truffles, and pralines to the level of fine wine with the launch of CASSE-COU chocolaterie.

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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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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

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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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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.

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

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Walmart Beef Supplier Breaks Ground on Plant-Based Meat Factory

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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This Black-Owned Vegan Grocery Store to Open Locations in Every Major US City by 2024

Vegan Fine Foods founder Steven Smith is hosting another equity crowdfunding raise in an effort to expand the gourmet grocery store across the country.

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This Incubator Is Helping More Vegan Restaurants Open in 2021

The Plant Food Lab Incubator aims to be a space to test out new menus and restaurant ideas, starting with vegan burger shop Bubbie’s Plant Burgers.

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Seasoned Vegan: How This Mother-and-Son-Run Vegan Restaurant Has Become a Harlem Mainstay

A decade after opening its doors to hungry New Yorkers, Seasoned Vegan continues feeding the likes of Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, and Lenny Kravitz, and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.