Anthony Martinelli

Anthony Martinelli is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Vegan Herald, which launched in 2015 as a daily vegan news and information website.

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Nestlé Launches New Animal-Free Milk and Chocolate Milk at Select U.S. Locations

Startup Perfect Day has announced that after months of research and development Nestlé has begun testing its first animal-free milk product, Cowabunga, in select Safeway stores in San Francisco. The milk is made with Perfect Day’s fermented whey protein, and is the first collaboration between Perfect Day and Nestlé, and comes after Nestlé created the …

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Report: There’s Been a 2,800% Increase in Plant-Based Menu Items Since 2018

Items with a “plant-based” label on restaurant menus has increased by 2,800% in less than five years, according to a new report conducted by the research firm Dataessential. The report found that “plant-based” is the top growing trend in restaurant menus, seeing a massive increase since 2018. To determine this, Dataessential used a complex algorithm. …

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Report: Plant Based Snacks Market Worth $40 Billion, Will Double By 2029

A new report by Data Bridge Market Research has found that the plant-based snacks market is worth over $40 billion, but will roughly double within seven years. The report analyses that the plant based snacks market was valued at $40.96 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach $79.60 billion by 2029, registering a compound …

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Vegan Bacon to Become Permanent Option At All UK Burger Kings

UK Burger Kings will begin offering vegan bacon at all of its locations starting January 4th to coincide with Veganuary. La Vie Foods has announced it has sealed an exclusive partnership with Burger King UK to offer their award-winning vegan bacon across the country starting 4th January. The timing of the release purposefully coincides with …

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For First Time Air Canada Will Offer Vegan Meals, Snacks and Desserts on Their Menu

Canada’s largest airline Air Canada has announced its first-ever offering of vegan meals, snacks and desserts on their in-flight menu. The new items will be available to Economy Class passengers traveling within North America or to the Caribbean. Although Air Canada has offered some limited vegan items in the past, it was only by request …

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Makers of Plant-Based Lamb Raise $12.3 million to Expand Operations

Food technology startup Black Sheep Foods has raised $12.3 million in a Series A funding round to scale production of plant-based meat alternatives. The company has raised a total of $18.05 million since its founding in 2019, with this new round of funding being by far their biggest boost yet. According to a press release, …

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Study: Vegan Protein Sources Associated with Better Health Outcomes Than Animal-Based Protein

The consumption of vegetable protein sources “is associated with better health outcomes overall (namely, on the cardiovascular system) than animal-based product use”, according to a new study published by the journal Nutrients. The study, which was also epublished on the National Institute of Health’s website, was conducted by researchers at the University of Padova in …

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Odd Burger to Open 50 New Locations in the U.S. and Europe

Odd Burger Corporation, one of the world’s first vegan fast-food chains and the first to go public, today announced a plan to develop 50 new Odd Burger restaurant locations in the State of Florida and in the combined territory of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (the region of “DACH”) over a period of 8 years. In a press release the Odd Burger …

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