December 2024
3 reasons vegans are going back to meat
The shift piqued my interest. Does this represent a growing trend, and if so, what does that mean for efforts to nudge people towards more plant-based diets?
October 2024
Are plant burgers better than beef? Here’s how to decide
Are burgers made from plants really better for you than real beef burgers? Scientists have found that in most cases, plant-based meat substitutes can improve your health.
September 2024
REA mulls $8.5b bid; Vegan chain collapses; Shemara’s next big move
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Vegan chain collapses amid lack of appetite, Rich Lister dispute
Flave, started by Stuart and Samantha Cook in 2020, wanted to bring plant-based meat to the masses with a chain of vegan restaurants, but it struggled to attract customers.
July 2024
How to nail the 30-plants-a-week meal challenge
A major study found that the greater number of plants a person ate, the healthier they were. So we had a crack at it.
April 2024
I hesitantly went vegan to improve my heart health. Here’s how it went
In the second week, I tried some plant-based cheese, and the bottom fell out of my soul – but by the end of the month, I had some surprising news.
December 2023
How we overcooked the vegan business boom
Consumer tastes are changing – back to a weekly steak as more vegans understand the importance of protein – but have we really lost our appetite for fake meat?
August 2023
Meet the Australian restaurateurs taking on Copenhagen
The Danish capital is famous for its extraordinary restaurants. But that hasn’t stopped two east coast surfers from staking claims on its dining scene.
July 2023
Why being ‘veganish’ will lower your cholesterol
It doesn’t have to be all or nothing when it comes to what you eat – there is an 80:20 approach to eating meat.
March 2023
The real reasons you’re not losing weight
From nodding off in front of the TV to your smartwatch addiction, here are the surprising habits that are sabotaging your diet goals.
January 2023
The big problem with plant-based meat - the ‘meat’ part
The plant-based food industry has slumped now the novelty factor has worn off, it needs to work on making its products delicious not virtuous.
October 2022
HK billionaire backs Aussie fake animal fat start-up in $45m round
Nourish Ingredients is the latest Aussie company in a burgeoning group of local alternative meat start-ups to score backing from high-profile investors.
June 2022
These two former Goldman bankers now run a vegan chocolate business
Kushal Choksi and his wife, Alak Vasa, were vice presidents at Goldman Sachs. Their Elements Truffles products are in 2000 stores and bought by Australians.
Can a vegan diet actually make you (and the world) worse?
Despite what the documentaries tell you, a plant-based lifestyle isn’t better for your health and it certainly won’t save the planet.
March 2022
Is potato milk really about to upend a coffee shop near you?
Made from a blend of the tuber plus pea protein, a new non-dairy drink from Swedish company Dug Drinks is being sold in Europe and spreading worldwide.
February 2022
‘Not chicken at all’: Senators warn of plant-based meat confusion
A parliamentary committee wants mandatory labelling rules for plant-based meat products because of what they say is consumer ‘confusion’.
Why vegan meat is the worst junk food of all
Just because something edible is plant-based doesn’t mean it isn’t as highly processed as the carnivore equivalent.
November 2021
This famous chef is serving 3D-printed food. I tasted it.
After Marco Pierre White announced he would begin dishing out manufactured, plant-based ‘meat’ cuts, I decided I’d better put them to the test.
An elite hotel just got rid of its famed chef over his vegan plans
The owners of Claridge’s in London have saved Daniel Humm’s lavender-glazed duck from his plant-based fixation that’s already upended Eleven Madison Park.
Impossible Burger lands in Australia
American manufacturer Impossible Foods has started offering its much-hyped plant-based patties at 150 Grill’d locations across Australasia.