Vegan First

Goa’s 100% vegan restaurant Bean Me Up now has an extension: The Bean Me Up Boutique! They’ve officially opened their doors with a nice mix of painstakingly curated goods, from clothing and accessories to vegan chocolate and handmade soaps. Bean Me Up Boutique Just like the restaurant, the vegan + local + organic theme extends here as well - much of the art showcased here is made by local artists from Goa, and they stock products that are vegan, ethical and sustainably sourced.

Nestle is known for all things dairy and all things chocolate, so it’s certainly good news to see them launch a plant-based alternative that caters to both categories. The company has come up with a vegan chocolate flavoured oat milk. Called GoodNes, the drink is made from oat milk and pea protein and was developed to be as close to the nutritional value of milk as possible. It contains 6 g of protein per serving along with 2g of dietary fibre.

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2020 RECAP: Innovation Despite Challenges... There is no doubt that the plant-based movement has gained traction post the Covid-19 outbreak. Consumers have become more aware of the food production system and its risks. People have also started looking at plant-based foods as regenerative or “healing” for both the body and mind.

You know it’s been a big week for the vegan business world when a global FMCG makes back to back investments. Unilever has acquired Dutch meat substitute company Vegetarian Butcher and at home in India, Unilever Ventures (the company’s funding arm), has invested in vegan beauty brand Plum Cosmetics.

One of the most popular cocoa malt health drink powders in the world and the most popular one in Australia - MILO, has released a vegan-version. An official news release by the owners of the Milo brand, Nestlé said, "The new Milo replaces milk powder with soy and oats. The core ingredients are the same as the original Milo – malt, barley and cocoa.

At a recent event at Kochi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh made a really interesting comment with respect to global warming. He suggested that the best way to combat climate crisis is through a change in diet. “If you want to do something for global warming, become a vegetarian. Because I think the beef industry has been a huge culprit in global warming.” He put emphasis on the fact that the beef industry in particular has the biggest impact. Further he explains that it’s two fold.

Oppo, the Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company launched its latest phone. Oppo Find X2 and X2 Pro in China and Europe launched in March and are going to launch it globally soon. Find X2 Pro comes in a classy orange vegan leather variant, in addition to a black ceramic option. Another grey vegan leather version is going to be released soon too.

JW Mitchell High School in Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, has become the first school in the world to introduce synthetic frogs for dissection earlier this week. Instead of preserved dead frogs, students will use a product called SynFrog, developed by Tampa-based company SynDaver. The company makes animal and human models for educational and surgical simulation purposes.

In response to a petition by animal rights activist Ms Gauri Maulekhi (co-trustee, PFA), a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar has issued a notice to the Animal Welfare Board of India, Civic bodies and the Delhi Government asking them for a response to the same. The petition claims that the well-being of cattle in the national capital is kept at stake for the sole purpose of catering to the dairy industry.