Entertainment giant Live Nation is adding vegan cheesesteaks to the menus of 40 of its venues following a request by and discussions with PETA about offering more vegan options, including nondairy cheese. You can take action now to call on more chains to add new vegan menu items.
Panda Express made its Eggplant Tofu, Chow Mein, Vegetable Spring Roll, and Super Greens dishes vegan following talks with PETA and action alerts that generated over 234,000 actions.
Following talks with and urging from PETA, Starbucks launched two vegan bottled Frappuccinos made with almond milk in Mocha and Vanilla flavors.
Restaurant chain 800 Degrees added vegan chorizo to some of its locations following a request from PETA for vegan meats in addition to the vegan cheese that it already offers for its pizzas. If your local location doesn’t have it, be sure to ask that it start offering it! You can also take action to … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, GRAMMY Awards organizer the Recording Academy has agreed to make this year’s after-party menu vegan-friendly! Attendees can expect to feast on a variety of delicious, plant-based dishes, including crisp salads using seasonal ingredients, spaghetti di zucca with mouthwatering zucchini blossoms, and vegan desserts.
Following discussions with and urging from PETA, Pieology has added three vegan Gardein meats: meatballs, chicken, and sausage. Pieology is one of the top fast-casual pizza brands, with about 150 locations.
After PETA reminded UncommonGoods that fish are sensitive and complex animals who, in the pet trade, suffer inside tiny, cramped bags or containers that bear no resemblance to their natural habitats, the online retailer banned the sale of fish tanks! The company’s CEO, David Bolotsky, told PETA, “I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 11-years-old, … Read more »
Einstein Bros. Bagels (the largest bagel chain in the U.S.), Bruegger’s, and Noah’s New York Bagels went nationwide with Daiya vegan cream cheese for a trial period at hundreds of locations. PETA has been urging the company to do this since 2015, including with a letter from actor Lisa Edelstein and a petition.
Following urging from PETA, Chobani has added a line of vegan yogurts.
Following ongoing talks with PETA about vegan options, Stumptown Coffee Roasters launched new vegan pastries at its Los Angeles location. Seasonally rotating hot and cold meal options include Vegan Roasted Carrots and Broccolini, Forbidden Grain Bowl, strawberry chia pudding, and Winsome granola. Chicago is now the only city in which Stumptown doesn’t offer vegan foods.
Panera has launched a new vegan soup: Ten Vegetable Soup. This follows ongoing engagement with PETA, which has been providing advice about vegan offerings, including encouraging the chain to have more consistent seasonal vegan soup options.
After urging from PETA and receiving a failing grade in our “The Best and Worst Burger Chains Ranked” feature, Carl’s Jr. is adding The Beyond Burger to its menu nationwide.
After discussions with PETA, Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of flavors and fragrances and the world’s largest manufacturer of certified food colors, has enacted a new policy banning all animal tests that are not required by law. Prior to this, in 2018, Sensient contributed to experiments in which 64 mice were injected … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, premium global chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has established a progressive public policy banning animal testing used to make health claims—which it did not previously conduct or fund—and posted the new policy on its website.
Grocery chain Hy-Vee has pulled its “humane” meat marketing claims after hearing from PETA that such terms mislead consumers into believing that animals are treated humanely—when in reality, all animals used for food are subject to painful mutilations and confined to disease-ridden, cramped housing before being cruelly slaughtered, sometimes while fully conscious.
