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#EatVeganCake. It’s that time of year again!

Wherever you go in the world, you will always find cake on the menu. From Tarte Tatin in France to Tres Leches in Mexico, cakes are a staple sweet treat across the globe.   Traditionally, cakes have been…

Bringing plant-based nutrition into mainstream medicine

During medical school in the UK, the amount of time spent on nutrition and the power of diet is sadly very low and given that many of our biggest health concerns can be tackled with diet alone, we at ProVeg are…

Can a plant-based diet boost your athletic performance?

What comes to mind when you think of Roman gladiators? Powerful, muscle-bound men? Yes. Fighting, with seemingly endless energy, tooth and nail to the death?  Yes. Plant-based? Wait, what? Do you feel the…

Dr Hannah Short on being a plant-based GP

As the world begins to acknowledge a whole-food plant-based diet as beneficial for individual and planetary health, the demand for plant-based health care practitioners is on the rise. Here in the UK, over the last…

Women in the global food movement

This Friday many countries around the world are celebrating International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, ProVeg highlights some of the remarkable women working in various sectors of the global food movement.   …

Bake the world a better place in 2019

What you eat can change the world. More and more people are choosing a plant-based diet, which has huge benefits for our health, the environment, and animal welfare. Celebrate everything that’s great about vegan…

On a mission to create slaughter-free meat: Prof. Dr Mark Post on food grown from cells

The Dutch food technology company Mosa Meat created the world’s first hamburger without slaughtering an animal. By using cell-culture technologies, the company grows cow cells to produce real meat that is not only…

World Day of Social Justice: Why do we need racial diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work?

Our vision is a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for humans, animals and our planet, with the overall mission of reducing the global consumption of animals by 50% by the year…

Looking back at 2018 – the year plant-based living went mainstream

Interest in plant-based living soared in 2018, with many more people choosing to reduce their consumption of animal products in a shift towards a more sustainable, nutritious, and animal-friendly diet.   While…

3 ways your buying power effects climate change

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently warned that humankind has only 12 years to take urgent action to avoid overheating the planet and causing irreparable damage. Although the report…

Europe’s first plant-based startup incubator: Innovation with a mission

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead   As a food awareness organisation, ProVeg International…

What happened in Parliament this week – and why we’re feeling positive.

On Wednesday this week, ProVeg UK went to Parliament! We were there for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism and Veganism to discuss whether public authorities have a duty to supply plant-based food.   We…

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