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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.
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He Turned the Met Gala Plant-Based. Now, Chef Marcus Samuelsson Teams Up With Pepsi to Spotlight Slutty Vegan.
In a new docuseries, Marcus Samuelsson takes viewers on a culinary journey of Black-owned restaurants in America, including vegan burger shop Slutty Vegan.
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This Brooklyn Vegan Restaurant Opened 2 Weeks Before the Pandemic. Now, They’re Booming.
Despite opening two weeks before New York City’s COVID-19 closures, Black-owned Ras Plant Based is Brooklyn’s newest rising star.
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Slutty Vegan Opens Second Location, Serves 1,000 Customers in One Day
The vegan business expands to a second location inside a former family residence in Jonesboro, where owner Pinky Cole plans to continue her community building efforts.
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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.
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Yelp Names Vegan Sushi Restaurant Number One Place to Eat in Las Vegas
Newly opened Chikyū took the top spot on the restaurant review platform’s list of Top 50 restaurants in Las Vegas.
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Lizzo Just Shared Her Vegan Food Diary with 12.8 Million TikTok Fans
Musician Lizzo gives fans a peek into the vegan food she typically eats in one day.
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Yelp’s Top Place to Eat in 2021 Is a Vegan Restaurant in West Virginia
The best place to eat this year, according to Yelp customers and the platform’s trend experts, is a women-owned vegan restaurant in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia that serves stacked burgers, JUST Egg omelettes, and jackfruit-stuffed tacos.
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Vegan Pepperoni Comes to Little Caesars Pizza In Major US First
Little Caesars is now offering vegan pepperoni made by Field Roast at hundreds of its locations nationwide, making it the largest chain in the country to offer a meatless version of pepperoni.
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Publix Just Launched Its Own Vegan Chicken Tenders in 1,200 Stores
To meet consumer demand for plant-based meat, Publix just launched GreenWise Chickenless Tenders, its first vegan chicken product.
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Budweiser Gives Ad Spot to Black-Owned Vegan Business During National Football Game
Bud Light spotlights San Francisco Bay Area pop-up—and soon-to-be food truck—The Vegan Hood Chefs, owned by best friends who want to “heal the hood” with plant-based food.
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Scottie Pippen Won Six NBA Championships. Now, He’s Building a Vegan Popcorn Empire.
NBA legend Scottie Pippen is behind new snack brand Husk which puts a vegetable-centric spin on vegan popcorn.