Bringing the latest in the plant-based, sustainability world! Get your biweekly news digest covering the latest vegan product launches, sustainability trends, and industry updates from around the globe.
🏆 Vegan Wins Worldwide
Celebrate the victories worth sharing—inspiring progress in veganism, sustainability, and the positive changes creating a kinder world.
Germany's First 100% Vegan Supermarket Proves Plant-Based Retail Works
After just 6 months since launching, REWE's fully plant-based supermarket in Berlin is thriving with 5,500 weekly customers and over 2,700 vegan products—success that even earned them PETA's 2025 Vegan Award for "Best Vegan Variety." Customers love the convenience of shopping without checking labels.
Bonus: The store also serves as a testing ground for new vegan products that later roll out to REWE's 3,800+ conventional stores across Germany. It's proof that dedicated vegan retail isn't just viable—it's the future of grocery shopping.
⚡️ Plant-Based Product Pulse
Discover which brands are going vegan, what's launching near you, and the sustainable innovations expanding in your region.
Game-Changing Plant-Based Sneaker Ditches Petroleum for Sugar and Seeds
Holzhausen just dropped the Ripple Shoe—the first sneaker made entirely from their Liquidplant™ material using renewable inputs like sugar and seeds. This biodegradable, plastic-free alternative performs like premium polyurethane while being completely plant-based.
It's exactly the kind of innovation we love seeing: proof that sustainable materials can match (and beat) traditional options without compromise!
📰 Industry News Digest
Stay ahead of the trends and developments shaping the plant-based and sustainability sector—from breakthrough policies to game-changing moves by industry leaders and rising startups.
Asia-Pacific Teams Up to Fast-Track Lab-Grown Meat Approvals
Two major cellular agriculture organizations just joined forces to accelerate cultivated meat approvals across Asia-Pacific. While Europe struggles with regulatory delays and some US states ban lab-grown meat entirely, Asia is positioning itself as the global leader
Singapore is already approving sales with South Korea potentially following this year. This collaboration could reshape where your future plant-based proteins come from.
This MOU isn’t just a document – it’s a reflection of the collective vision for a more sustainable, secure, and equitable food system - Pete Yu, programme director of APAC-SCA.
