McDonald’s takes a bite out of the vegan market with new Veggie Dippers

The product will be made of rice, red peppers, tomato pesto, split peas and breadcrumbs

McDonald’s unveils its own plant-based burger

The meat-free ‘Plant, Lettuce, Tomato’ is now being trialled at 29 restaurants across Ontario, Canada

Walt Disney World takes a sustainable ride with vegan meal announcement

In total, more than 400 new plant-based dishes will be launched across the firm’s theme parks in the US

University of Cambridge slashes emissions with dietary switch-up

The university said its implementation of measures such as removing beef and lamb from the menu in 2016 has had a signficant effect on its carbon footprint

KFC trial sells out of meat-free ‘chicken’ in just five hours

The fast-food giant trialled Beyond Meat products at one of its restaurants in Atlanta

Vegan takeaways coming in hot! Meat-free meals quadruple since 2016

The British Takeaway Campaign says the popularity of animal product-free takeaways grew by 388% between 2016 and 2018

Animal Rebellion springs up to tackle dietary side of climate emergency

The new activist group has launched to call on the government to drive a shift to more environmentally-friendly vegan diets

Have you got beef with a greener planet?

We headed out into the streets of London to ask the public what they thought of banning beef and whether they would consider adapting their diet to tackle climate change

Burger King does the impossible and brings meat-free burger to all US branches

The fast food chain is to start selling the vegetarian Impossible Whopper in every one of its US branches next week

Veggie sausage and burger terms ‘not misleading’

The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee said an EU ban on the use of these words to describe foods that don’t contain meat would risk reducing consumer clarity