Lola, a French bulldog rescued from a puppy mill, is eagerly queuing up for her fourth sample of Wild Earth kibble. She’s one of several ‘taste-testers’ for this new brand of dog… Read More
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How to find an investor for your vegan business
More individuals and companies are looking to back vegan and plant-based enterprises than ever before, but how do you find them and pitch them? Here’s a list of vegan and… Read More
Why this Dragon’s Den contestant turned down a deal for her vegan snacks brand
Fifteen minutes before she was due to go on camera 12 months ago, Rimi Thapar was still nervously practicing her pitch in the green room behind the scenes at Dragons’ Den,… Read More
The Vegan Ladyboss network founded by Smarties co-president Liz Dee aims to help women in business
Two years ago, in between her work as then executive vice-president of her family’s candy business Smarties, Liz Dee had an idea: To connect and empower vegan women to get… Read More
This former livestock agent started an international vegan food business
Wally Fry had just finished building an industrial piggery. He was proud of the work he’d done on the project with his construction firm in his native South Africa and… Read More
Meet the vegan powdered food brand that’s set to turn over $45 million just three years after launch
In 2015 serial entrepreneur Julian Hearn launched Huel, a powered food product that he lauds as being “nutritionally complete”. The UK-based company – a portmanteau for ‘human fuel’ – came about… Read More
Fast food: The future is vegan
In August this year, a former Burger King restaurant in Encinitas, California, was taken over by another company which continued to serve burgers, fries and shakes via the drive-thru window…. Read More
Luxury shoes are going vegan at last
It’s no secret that vegan food products are a massive growth market. Even the US’s largest meat producer is jumping on the plant-based protein bandwagon. But the food industry isn’t the… Read More
Here’s why vegan initiatives in corporate workplaces are good for business
Nearly three decades ago, Philip Wollen left his position as vice-president of Citibank in Australia after an experience that changed him forever. The merchant banker visited a client’s premises, which… Read More
Banning terms like ‘meat’ for vegan products is a dangerous precedent and hypocritical
This week a law came into effect in Missouri which bans the use of ‘meat’ terminology to describe any food products that haven’t come from a slaughtered animal. It means that vegan… Read More
Vegan vacations are in high demand: Here’s how the travel industry is responding
In 2004 travel firm VegVoyages launched, offering three trips in one country. Fourteen years later, the company, which specializes in vegan adventure tours in Asia, now runs up to 23 trips a… Read More
