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21 Vegan Father’s Day Gifts That Are Better Than a Mug

From somewhat kitschy Cookie Monster socks to an urban farmstand, these vegan Father’s Day gifts will make Dad’s day.

by Tanya Flink and Rachel Krantz

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Singapore Becomes First Country in the World to Allow Sale of Cell-Based Meat

After a thorough approval process, Singapore will allow the sale of chicken bites made with Eat Just’s cultured meat, setting a precedent for other countries to “divorce meat production from industrial animal agriculture,” according to Good Food Institute Executive Director Bruce Friedrich.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Texas-Style Vegan Jerky Launches at Whole Foods

Urban Cowboy’s mushroom-based jerky is made with the help of artificial intelligence to replicate the meaty texture of old-fashioned beef jerky.

by Nicole Axworthy

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Chile’s High-Tech Vegan Milk Makes US Debut at Whole Foods Nationwide

The Not Company uses artificial intelligence to create vegan approximations of animal-derived foods, including its “NotMilk”—the first of its products to hit US shelves.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Walmart to Cut 60,000 Pounds of Plastic Annually with One Simple Change to Its Cucumbers

By switching to plastic-free Apeel English cucumbers—which feature a plant-based, life-extending “peel”—the major retailer is eliminating the equivalent of 85 million plastic straws.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Dominique Crenn, the First Female US Chef to Get Three Michelin Stars, Now Aims to Be the First to Serve Lab-Grown Chicken

Dominique Crenn was the first US female chef to get the coveted three Michelin stars. Now, she’s poised to become the first US chef to serve lab-grown chicken on the menu at her San Francisco mainstay Atelier Crenn—where meat from slaughtered animals has been off the menu since 2018.

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We Can Slash Carbon Emissions by 90 Percent by 2035. But Government Subsidies for Animal Agriculture Must End First.

A new report by RethinkX says we need to remove barriers that favor carbon-intensive industries, like government subsidies for animal agriculture, so that disruptive technology can take over and reduce carbon emissions.

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Beyond Meat Files for 100 Trademarks for Vegan Milk, Bacon, Eggs, and Seafood

Vegan brand Beyond Meat is looking to make more than beef and pork, according to more than 100 trademarks the company filed for terms such as Beyond Milk, Beyond Crab, and Beyond Shrimp.

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Want to Eat Vegan and Fight Food Waste? There’s An App for That.

Too Good To Go is fighting food waste by partnering with local restaurants to sell discounted excess food that would otherwise go to waste.

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Questlove and Lewis Hamilton Join $235 Million Investment in Vegan Meat and Dairy Brand NotCo

NotCo will use the new $235 million investment—raised with the help of musician Questlove and racing champ Lewis Hamilton—to expand its AI-powered vegan burgers, ice cream, and mayo into North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Robert Downey Jr. Says This Vegan Cheese Startup Puts the “Eco In Queso”

Actor Robert Downey Jr. is backing female-led startup Nobell Foods, which makes dairy-identical cheese by “milking” crops instead of cows.

Lightlife Targets Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods in a Full-Page <i>New York Times</i> Ad. Here's Their Response.

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Lightlife Targets Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods in a Full-Page New York Times Ad. Here’s Their Response.

After publishing an open letter, Lightlife Foods faces criticism from Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and consumers.

by Jocelyn Martinez

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Will Vegan Meat Replace Animal Meat The Way the Cell Phones Replaced Landlines? This is What Beyond Meat’s CEO Says.

“We just came up with a better technology,” Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown says about the creation of vegan meat.

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Nestlé Is First Major Food Company to Get Behind Lab-Grown Meat. Is That a Good Thing?

Swiss food giant Nestlé is reportedly in talks with Israel’s Future Meat Technologies to use its lab-grown meat in upcoming products, which could spark a shift in the food system away from traditional animal agriculture for good.

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The World’s First Lab-Grown Sushi Bar Is About to Open in San Francisco

Aquaculture startup Wildtype will soon serve slaughter-free, sushi-grade salmon at its pilot facility in San Francisco, which is capable of producing 200,000 pounds of lab-grown fish per year without destroying the ocean.

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Billionaire Jim Mellon Predicts End of Meat and Dairy Farming Is Near

by Nicole Axworthy

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This New Vegan Egg Is Made From A Legume You’ve Never Heard Of

by Nicole Axworthy

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Vegan “Dairy-Identical” Cheese Made From Animal-Free Casein Will Launch In 2023

Startup New Culture has found a way to create animal-free casein using a precision fermentation process that gives its dairy-identical vegan mozzarella the traditional color, melt, and stretch.

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Jay-Z Just Invested in $250 Million Plant-Based “Tesla of Chicken” Brand SIMULATE

Music legend and entrepreneur Jay-Z is now backing startup SIMULATE, which recently raised $50 million to make next-level plant-based chicken nuggets and patties.

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This Startup Just Made the World’s First Edible Vegan Collagen. Here’s How They Did It

Developed by biodesign startup Geltor, PrimaColl collagen is made using functional proteins and microbial fermentation instead of animal bones, skin, and cartilage.