As Plant-Based Meat and Dairy Picks Up Speed, a Labeling Fight Heads to Court

September 9, 2019 Aliza Abarbanel, Yahoo

Plant-based food companies like Just, Impossible Foods, and Beyond Meat have collectively racked up over $1 billion in funding, according to TechCrunch. But now lawmakers, backed by influential meat and dairy industries, are pushing back on the burgeoning industry by controlling the packaging language they’re allowed to use.

Kroger’s Simple Truth Brand Launches Plant Based Collection

September 6, 2019 The Kroger Co.

he Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced today a new collection: Simple Truth® Plant Based. The collection will include fresh meatless burger patties and grinds as well as plant-based cookie dough, pasta sauces, sausages, deli slices, dips and other items.

MALK Organics Debuts New Organic Plant-Based Creamers Packed with Oats and Nuts

September 4, 2019 MALK Organics

Consistent with MALK’s original family of plant-based milks, MALK Creamer is cold-pressed and made without oils, gums, phosphates, thickeners or emulsifiers.

Meat Companies Aren’t Worried About Demand Amid Vegan-Burger Boom

The top executives at Brazil’s JBS SA and BRF SA say global demand for animal proteins will continue increasing for decades, buoyed by rising income levels and population growth in developing nations such as China and India.

Whole Foods CEO on Plant-Based Meat Boom: Good For the Environment but not For Your Health

August 22, 2019 Jade Scipioni, CNBC

Mackey, who has been a vegan for more than 20 years, isn’t sold on the health benefits of plant-based meats.