VEGAN MEANS BUSINESSEmbracing Plant PowerDATE: Thursday, August 9, 2023LOCATION: VirtualTIME: 5-6:30pm ET Did you know that vegan menus are driving business growth in the restaurant industry? From Eleven Madison Park to Chipotle, restaurants around the world are embracing plant power, and here’s why: Growing Demand: Vegan diets are on the rise, with a 600% increase … Continue reading
UPDATE! This has been postponed until November – see Christina’s Instagram. For Earth Day, Saturday April 22nd, the American Vegan Center is pleased to welcome back Emmy-award-winning TV chef Christina Pirello. The longtime host of Christina Cooks on PBS, she is also the author of the classic Cooking the Whole Foods Way and other popular … Continue reading
HipCityVeg is celebrating Pride Month with a colorful shake that celebrates gay pride and supports local LGBTQ+ organizations. Available during Pride Month in June, The Love Shake is a lil’ old strawberry shake topped with shimmery rainbow sprinkles and garnished with a rainbow straw. Five percent of all sales of The Love Shake will be donated to local … Continue reading
HipCityVeg is celebrating 10 years since opening its first store in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia next week. Since then it has opened 10 more stores in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, and in Washington, DC, and New York City, with more on the way this year, including in DC’s Navy Yard. It’s hard running a successful business, let … Continue reading
Starting today, Banza will begin rolling out its chickpea pizza crust to guests at Oath’s 50+ restaurants, beginning with one of its Philadelphia-area locations in Ardmore, PA at 59 St James Place. This is a strategic decision made by Oath, whose consumers have been asking for a pizza that is both gluten-free and vegan — … Continue reading
PLNT Burger, a plant-based burger and milkshake chain, will open its newest Philadelphia-area location inside of the Whole Foods in Jenkintown this Friday at 11 a.m. This will be the second Pennsylvania location of the DC-area-based company started by celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn. The first area location is inside of the Whole Foods in Wynnewood. … Continue reading
Over 10% of the population has an allergy, and an even larger portion follow a diet. For most, finding suitable dishes at restaurants is a frustrating process. The lack of options means settling for the same tiring dishes like garden salads, veggie burgers or plain rice. A new start-up is helping anyone with a dietary … Continue reading
Seeing how much I love chili, Manolo’s Best Farmstand Chili reached out to me to see if I’d like to sample some of its uniquely spiced 100% plant-based chili. Of course, I said yes. I’m an equal opportunity chili lover, after all. Founder Mitch Wolinsky delivered it himself. Though, I feel his days of home … Continue reading
This article was submitted by reader Shannon Mahoney. Nearly a year ago, I was frequenting a small vegan café (Milo) on Conrad Street in East Falls every weekend while looking to purchase a home in the neighborhood. This local vegan joint was not part of the reason I chose the East Falls neighborhood, but it … Continue reading
The American Vegan Society and Vance “V for Veg” Lehmkuhl are pleased to launch citywide voting in the 2019 Philly Vegan Awards (PVA) at VeganBallot.com. Greater Philadelphia food lovers, vegan or not, are invited to vote, and to nominate their favorite venues in categories including “Best New Vegan Restaurant” and “Best Philly-Made Vegan Cheese.” This second biennial extravaganza, which … Continue reading
