Most read vegconomist news in July

Here are the vegan business news highlights for the whole month of July.

✒ The sensory gap

Report discusses the sensory gap between plant-based and animal foods and ways for food producers to close it.

✒ Müller enters plant-based space

Müller launches plant-based corner yogurts and rice puddings in the UK.

✒ World's first vegan, electric airline

On-board fuel cells will produce electricity by mixing hydrogen with oxygen from the air, producing only water as a byproduct. This will generate the same power output as conventional aircraft, but with a one-hundred percent reduction in CO2 emissions.

✒First cultivated meat tastings in Europe

The Netherlands became the first European country to allow cultivated meat and seafood tastings, even before an EU novel food approval

✒ Quorn Joins PBFA UK

Quorn joins the PBFA in the UK as it works to prevent the adoption of new draft trading standards guidance which would prevent plant-based products from using dairy-like descriptor terms for plant-based foods.

✒ New IKEA PLANT HOTDOG

The new option is described as a modern “evolution” of the original animal-based hot dog, which has been offered for over 40 years.

✒ PlantX Chicago is announced

Chicago’s largest vegan food hall, the XMarket Vegan Food Hall will feature a multi-concept, 6,500 sq. ft space and is scheduled to open in early September.

✒ Vegan Kit Kat in Australia

"KitKat Plant Based is one of our most requested products and we are so excited to be able to bring this vegan-certified treat back for everyone to enjoy for a limited time.”

✒ The plant-forward trend

“Plant-forward eating is one of the most significant mega-trends underway in America and global foodservice,” said speakers at the Global Plant-Forward Culinary Summit