Following discussions with PETA in which we urged the company to offer more vegan options, Wolfgang Puck Catering’s menu for the Oscars will include, among other animal-friendly choices, Edamame and Black Truffle Pot Stickers; Tiny Taro Tacos with Spiced Eggplant and Lime Pickle; Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Pea Shoots and Mezze Flavors; Asparagus with Shiro … Read more »
After being contacted by PETA, Walmart-owned online retailer Jet.com, and a number of other U.S.-based companies—including eBay, Acupuncture Atlanta, Fresh Bites Basket, Grocery Grove, Magical Chefs, Maxnature, Stocked Farm,Chef Masterpiece, C. A. I. Corporation, Acu-Market, Good Price Appliances, VitaminLife, and HerbalShop—pledged to remove all products containing ejiao—a traditional Chinese “medicine” made from gelatin extracted from boiled donkey hides—immediately. Donkeys used for their skin … Read more »
Following talks with PETA about expanding its vegan offerings, Panera Bread introduced two new vegan broth bowls: the Vegan Lentil Quinoa Broth Bowl (organic quinoa and brown rice, lentil blend, tomato sofrito, fresh kale and spinach, with a lemon wheel in an umami soy-miso broth) and the Soba Noodle Broth Bowl with Edamame (soba buckwheat … Read more »
Following a request from PETA, Sun Basket started offering a vegan meal plan as one of its meal-kit delivery-service options. It includes deconstructed samosas with chickpeas, new potatoes, and peas; three-mushroom risotto with wilted greens and hazelnuts; and mu shu lettuce cups with braised tofu and wood ear mushrooms.
After learning from PETA that foie gras is made from the grotesquely enlarged livers of ducks and geese who’ve been force-fed, United Airlines quickly agreed to remove the dish from the menu at Classified, its invitation-only restaurant at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
This fall, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers—one of the fastest-growing burger chains in the U.S.—switched from a vegetarian burger patty to a vegan one. The company has confirmed that the bun is now vegan as well. PETA previously gave the chain a “C” grade in our burger chain rankings in order to encourage it to … Read more »
TGI Fridays launched the Beyond Burger at select locations, “with a national rollout date expected in early 2018.” In 2011, PETA began contacting the restaurant chain to encourage it to introduce vegan options, including vegan burgers specifically, and we’ve kept doing so through several leadership and ownership changes. Earlier this year, the company switched its … Read more »
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has introduced Califia Farms Almond Milk and Pacific Barista Series Coconut milk in all of its corporate stores and will slowly add them to its franchises, where you can still get the brand’s coconut-almond blend in the meantime. All the locations offer soy milk, so you’ll always have at … Read more »
After talking with PETA, OurHarvest—an online grocer and farmers’ market serving the New York City area—has added new vegan products to its range, including, but not limited to, Watermelon Road’s Watermelon Lemonade and Pineapple Mojito fruit snacks and Smoky Balsamic Eggplant vegan jerky; Pipcorn’s Sea Salt, Cheddar, Truffle, and Kettle mini popcorn; and KiiNOA’s Cheddar … Read more »
Following talks with PETA, Restaurant Brands International—the parent company to Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen—issued a new sustainability report stating, “RBI encourages the selective breeding of naturally polled cattle, as the best possible solution instead of dehorning.”
Red Mango introduced its new Fro-No line of vegan probiotic frozen treats, starting with two flavors: Caramelized Pineapple and Blood Orange. The frozen-yogurt chain already offers great vegan Skinny Sorbettos, and we had encouraged it to expand its vegan offerings.
