Evidently each week on the planet of vegan meals information is extra thrilling than the final and this week is not any exception. There’s an enormous honking meatless bulgogi sandwich at Ike’s Sandwiches (and its meaty filling is eerily just like that bulgogi we are able to’t cease fascinated with at Dealer Joe’s). DoubleTree Lodge by Hilton is preserving its 50-year-old custom of cookies at check-in alive and nicely with a brand new choice for vegan visitors. And Cher simply launched a gelato truck with a jaw-dropping vegan choice that may make you imagine in life after love.
1Vegan bulgogi sandwiches at Ike’s
When you’re something like us, each single journey to Dealer Joe’s begins with a fast examine on vegan bulgogi shares within the freezer aisle—and possibly choosing up a field or 5 to replenish your personal provides. Now, that meaty goodness is offered in a brand new format: an enormous ol’ meatless bulgogi sandwich at California chain Ike’s Sandwiches, which operates 100 places.
Ike’s Sandwiches
Referred to as the “Floryn,” it options Nasoya’s PlantspiredPlant-Primarily based Steak, which comes seasoned with genuine Korean BBQ taste and char-grilled to make sure an optimum style and texture.
The sandwich additionally consists of purple slaw and pickle havarti, together with Ike’s distinctive Asian BBQ sauce, delivering a concord of candy, spicy, and smoky flavors. The gourmand Floryn ($21)—which could be custom-made to be totally vegan with dairy-free cheeses and sauces—is offered completely for Ike’s Rewards Members and for a restricted time solely.
“Generally I’m a vegetarian, and I’ve lots of mates who’re vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian,” proprietor Ike Shehadeh mentioned in a press release. “I present my love for them by creating plant-based sandwiches which are wonderful and filling.”
“Floryn is essentially the most ultra-premium plant-based sandwich I’ve ever made,” Shehadeh mentioned. “The Plantspired Plant-Primarily based Steak we use for the vegan bulgogi is one thing meat lovers and vegans will each love.”
Since Dealer Joe’s personal labels objects, there isn’t a actual strategy to actually pin down which firm produces its vegan bulgogi—however in the event you ask us, Plantspired’s steak tastes strikingly just like TJ’s.
2Stacked Past Burgers
Plant-based meat firm Past Meat is increasing its product vary with the debut of the Past Stack Burger—its reply to smash-style burgers, which have grown in reputation on menus by 720 p.c within the final 4 years.
Now accessible at choose Kroger shops nationwide, this revolutionary burger—a companion to the foodservice model, Past Smashable Burgers, the corporate not too long ago launched—is designed to supply a style and texture even nearer to beef.
Past Meat
Early opinions laud its succulent style, distinctive crumble, and crisp exterior, that efficiently mimic the enchantment of conventional beef burgers.
“The brand new Past Stack Burger displays our dedication to relentlessly innovate till our merchandise are indistinguishable from animal meat in style, texture, and taste whereas being extra nutritious and sustainable,” Dr. Dariush Ajami, Chief Innovation Officer at Past Meat, mentioned in a press release.
“We’re thrilled to develop our retail product portfolio with this newest providing which builds upon the current launches of the latest iteration of Past Sausage and our groundbreaking, heart-healthy Past Steak,” Ajami mentioned.
In tandem with the launch of the brand new burger, Past Meat additionally invitations shoppers on a journey of transparency with its “There’s Goodness Right here” marketing campaign. The multi-pronged marketing campaign goals to rejoice and demystify the method behind the creation of the corporate’s plant-based meats.
The marketing campaign begins with its American Coronary heart Affiliation-approved Past Steak, comprised of fava beans sourced from eco-friendly farmers in Munich, ND and punctiliously created with different sustainable proteins utilizing non-GMO components like peas, rice, and wheat.
3Pork-free bratwurst is greatest
TiNDLE Meals simply rebranded from its Subsequent Gen Meals identify and is engaged on some thrilling launches below its new moniker that develop upon its vegan rooster merchandise.
This broadened TiNDLE Meals platform will facilitate the event, manufacturing, and gross sales of its present TiNDLE Rooster product line in addition to novel plant-based meals that now embrace different meat options corresponding to plant-based sausages in Bratwurst, Italian, and savory breakfast varieties.
Tindle Meals
Leveraging the current acquisition of vegan dairy startup Mwah!, the corporate additionally goals to reinforce its R&D capabilities and experience in dairy-free product improvement, resulting in the rollout of quite a lot of new plant-based milks and the extension of its gelato line.
John Seegers, the CTO, and his group with substantial expertise in plant protein and product improvement, will play a pivotal position in diversifying the product vary past rooster.
“The brand new TiNDLE Meals marks a major milestone in our journey in offering ridiculously good meals experiences that may assist speed up the transition to a extra sustainable meals system,” Andre Menezes, CEO and Co-Founding father of TiNDLE Meals, mentioned in a press release.
TiNDLE Meals, named after Nineteenth-century Irish physicist John Tyndall, has a mission to reduce our dependence on animal agriculture and make planet-saving efforts fulfilling and attractive. The corporate has raised $130 million in funding and efficiently expanded its plant-based rooster merchandise to hundreds of eateries and grocery shops globally.
“As we develop into new product classes and improve our capability to make the best-tasting meat and dairy merchandise—a number of the most beloved meals in our society—we’re now capable of get nearer and nearer to discovering viable and scrumptious options to assist save our planet.”
4DoubleTree’s vegan chocolate chip cookies
This week, checking into the DoubleTree Lodge acquired even sweeter for vegans and the 32 million folks in the US with meals allergy symptoms. That’s as a result of the Hilton-owned chain simply partnered with vegan cookie model Partake to proceed its 50-year-old custom of giving out cookies to visitors at check-in.
DoubleTree by Hilton
“We wish each visitor to really feel at house after they enter the doorways of a DoubleTree by Hilton, and we acknowledge that touring with meals allergy symptoms, sensitivities, or restrictions could be difficult,” Shawn McAteer, world model chief, DoubleTree by Hilton, tells VegNews. “This new allergy-friendly chocolate chip cookie will not be solely vegan but in addition freed from the highest 9 allergens, permitting us to increase DoubleTree’s signature hospitality to much more vacationers.”
Now, everybody can partake on this little little bit of hospitality, with a vegan chocolate chip cookie that’s all about inclusion and comes individually wrapped to keep away from cross-contamination.
“We hope that introducing this new cookie, alongside our authentic cookie, underscores the nice and cozy welcome that has develop into an indicator of the model and reaffirms our dedication to fostering hospitality for each visitor, each go to,” McAteer says.
DoubleTree by Hilton
Entrepreneur Denise Woodward based Partake to ensure her younger daughter, who has a number of meals allergy symptoms, may get pleasure from candy treats. “As a mum or dad of a kid with meals allergy symptoms, I do know firsthand how restricted choices are for these with allergy symptoms and dietary restrictions when touring—everybody deserves to have a way of assurance and luxury when they’re away from house,” Woodward tells VegNews.
“We’re proud to increase Partake’s mission of inclusivity to DoubleTree by Hilton resorts throughout the US, and are thrilled to work with such an iconic model to create a extra inclusive welcome for his or her visitors at check-in,” she says.
Outdoors of DoubleTree, Partake presents quite a lot of vegan cookies and treats, accessible at retailers nationwide, together with Dealer Joe’s, Goal, and extra.
5Cher’s new gelato truck
We at all times like a great portmanteau however didn’t have “Cherlato” on our 2023 bingo card. What does combining Cher and gelato truly imply? It’s the identify of a brand new gelato truck roaming Los Angeles, a collaboration 5 years within the making between New Zealand ice cream firm Giapo and the 77-year-old musical artist.
And in the event you want a vegan taste, she’s acquired you, babe.
Cherlato
The choice is named “LA, I Love You” and is a love letter to the town that contains a base made with flax milk (from native firm Malibu Mylk) that’s folded with vegan white chocolate chips and pluots (one other portmanteau of plums and apricots).
And if this taste—the one one within the line-up that’s free from the highest 9 allergens—doesn’t pique your curiosity, the entire thing is served below an edible cloud.
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Anna Starostinetskaya is the Senior Information Editor at VegNews and is at all times keeping track of all issues vegan in her house metropolis of San Francisco, CA and all over the place else.
