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Vegan baby formula heads to Canada and India

Posted on June 1, 2020

Israel’s Else Nutrition (reported here previously) has just been granted approval of patent applications for its plant-based formulation for infant and toddler populations in both India and Canada. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/else-nutrition-announces-expansion-intellectual-120000643.html

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A thousand vegan chefs

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israel’s Vegan-Friendly and the nonprofit Meatless Monday held a culinary innovation conference at Tel Aviv Port to showcase vegetarian and vegan food trends and developments to over 1000 chefs, catering companies, restaurateurs and food service professionals in Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/vegan-roastbeef-nuggets-to-be-showcased-at-tel-aviv-confab/ https://plantbasedpro.co.il/

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Vegan 3D-printed cellulose burgers

Posted on February 2, 2020

Israeli hamburger restaurant group Burgus Burger Bar (BBB) has partnered with Israeli 3D cellulose hamburger printing startup SavorEat (formerly Chef-It see here). Once SavorEat’s vegan burgers are ready to market, BBB will exclusively pilot the burger – planned for mid-2021. … Continue reading →

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Vegan meat wins award in London

Posted on December 29, 2019

Three Israeli food-tech initiatives were among 15 startups to pitch groundbreaking, sustainable solutions for the food and agriculture industry at FoodBytes by Rabobank in London. Redefine Meat won the People’s Choice Award, one of the three top prizes. https://www.israel21c.org/israels-redefine-meat-wins-award-at-foodbytes-in-london/

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Vegan honey

Posted on November 17, 2019

Students at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed synthetic honey that has never been near a bee. They manipulated the bacterium Bacillus subtilis in the lab to produce the same enzymes that occur in the bee’s stomach. Their innovation won gold … Continue reading →

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New vegan baby formula

Posted on October 27, 2019

Israeli startup Else Nutrition develops an almond and buckwheat-based baby formula designed to serve as another alternative (see here) to the familiar cow milk and soy-based formulas. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3772008,00.html

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Vegan substitute for eggs

Posted on October 16, 2019

One of the Israeli startups exhibiting at Tel Aviv’s FoodTechIL was Zero Egg, with its plant-based alternative for eggs. It tastes, looks and functions like a real egg. It can be used to make omelets, “scrambled egg”, cakes, pasta and … Continue reading →

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Big Vegan success

Posted on September 8, 2019

Just two months ago (see here) McDonald’s launched its new Big Vegan burger in 18 Israeli outlets. It has now expanded this to 40 of its 186 branches in Israel. The Big Vegan is produced by Osem-Nestle subsidiary Tivoll. McDonald’s … Continue reading →

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A global ecosystem for vegans

Posted on September 8, 2019

Israeli startup Vegan Nation is building the world’s first global marketplace for vegans. Its e-commerce platform includes its own digital currency, the VeganCoin (VCN) for businesses, service providers and consumers. It has a vast social network for messaging, sharing content … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Big Vegan

Posted on July 7, 2019

McDonald’s Israel is launching a pilot of its “Big Vegan” burger at several branches in Tel Aviv – “the vegan capital of the world”. The hamburger is made of wheat and soybeans. https://worldisraelnews.com/mcdonalds-israel-introduces-the-big-vegan/

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