Victories: Vegan

In the U.S., Pret A Manger stopped charging extra for almond milk and introduced its new oat milk without a surcharge following a request from and talks with PETA. Ask Starbucks to follow suit by ending the extra charge for vegan milk!

Victory! The sale of foie gras, a dish made from the diseased, fattened livers of ducks or geese who’ve been force-fed and then slaughtered, has been banned in New York City. From our first foie gras farm investigation decades ago to our recent, nearly year-long effort in which we sent out e-mail alerts and attended … Read more »

Following talks with and recommendations from PETA, Denny’s launched the Beyond Burger in Los Angeles and will go nationwide with it in 2020.

Dunkin’ is going national with the Beyond Sausage sandwich on November 6, making it available at over 9,000 locations. Both the patty and the biscuit are vegan. PETA has been working with Dunkin’ and its sister brand Baskin-Robbins on vegan options for over five years, and we hope to see even more from the brands … Read more »

After talks with PETA about the suffering that millions of cows and other animals endure in the leather industry, Redfora—the company selling The Earthquake Bag—has agreed to a replace all leather gloves with durable synthetic options.

Following talks with PETA, Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria—which already offers Daiya vegan cheese—launched three new dishes made with Beyond Meat: the One Step Beyond Pizza featuring Beyond Meat sausage along with roasted red bell peppers, red onions, and wild baby arugula; Orecchiette Pasta with house-made Beyond Meat sauce; and Beyond Open-Faced Sloppy Joe Sliders, which … Read more »

Following talks with PETA—including specific recommendations on adding a vegan meatball sub and possibly using Beyond Meat as a supplier—Subway is testing a Beyond Meatball Marinara sub at nearly 700 locations.

Following a campaign by PETA, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION), and Brooklyn-Queens Animal Save that included spirited protests, testimonies at town board meetings, an urgent letter to town officials, and more, the Islip Zoning Board of Appeals denied a “special exception” application to establish a poultry slaughterhouse in Islip, New York. This victory means … Read more »

Following talks with PETA, Uno Pizzeria & Grill is planning to launch a new vegan menu this fall featuring the Beyond Burger and two pizzas made with Daiya nondairy cheese. The new menu is already available at select locations.

Following talks with PETA, fine-dining chain Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse is adding a new vegan entrée to its menu: Roasted Heirloom Cauliflower Steak, made with a roasted slab of cauliflower served with ginger-soy maitake mushrooms, farro, charred asparagus, cilantro chimichurri, and tomato vinaigrette. It will be available on the lunch and dinner menus beginning … Read more »

Following talks with PETA and a couple of years of planning, Baskin-Robbins has released its first two vegan ice cream flavors, made from almond butter and coconut oil: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Extreme

Following talks with PETA, Dunkin’ is testing the meat-free Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich at 163 locations, with plans to roll it out nationally. It can be ordered vegan by asking for it without eggs or cheese and comes on an English muffin.

Following talks with PETA, Stewart’s Shops added pints of its first vegan ice cream—Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, made with coconut milk—to all of its 335 locations.

Blue Apron has added the Beyond Burger to its offerings after talks with PETA, which had requested that it do so.

After nearly a year of discussions with PETA, Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (Nissui Group)—Japan’s second-largest fish-seller and the owner of U.S. maker of “Fish Sticks” Gorton’s Inc.—has established a new policy against using laboratory tests on animals in order to make health claims about its food products and ingredients for marketing purposes. From 2016 to … Read more »