Plant-Based

SpiceBox launches second crowdfund ahead of third London opening

23-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Vegan curry house concept SpiceBox has launched a new crowdfunding campaign ahead of plans to open a third London restaurant early next year.

Clean Kitchen Club plots expansion following £1.4m seed round

16-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Plant-based concept Clean Kitchen Club is targeting nationwide expansion having recently raised £1.4m in a seed round.

Fears Daniel Humm could part company with Claridge's amid 'tense talks' over Davies and Brook going vegan

12-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

There are fears that Daniel Humm could part company with Claridge's in London's Mayfair amid strained discussions over turning the chef's Davies and Brook restaurant vegan.

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Tiffin(ity) and beyond – how SpiceBox is vying to become the UK’s biggest Indian restaurant group

01-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

While the pandemic may have delayed her plans, Grace Regan’s ambition to turn vegan curry house concept SpiceBox into the UK’s biggest Indian restaurant group remains undented.

Flash-grilled: Meg Greenacre

22-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

The group head chef at vegan restaurant group Erpingham House on her respect for Michel Roux Jr, a disastrous dessert incident, and why she'd ban animal products.

Flexitarian restaurant Plants & Grills makes Oxford debut

19-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Flexitarian restaurant brand Plants & Grills has opened its debut restaurant at Westgate Oxford shopping centre.

Neat Burger ramps up expansion following $70m growth valuation

19-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Lewis Hamilton-backed vegan fast-food group Neat Burger is ramping up its expansion in the capital following the completion of a funding round that valued the company at $70m.

Matthew Kenney to open plant-based restaurant in London Selfridges

12-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Chef and restaurateur Matthew Kenney will open a plant-based restaurant in Selfridges in London this December.

Neat Burger to open fifth London restaurant

11-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Lewis Hamilton-backed plant-based restaurant group Neat Burger will open its fifth site this week.

Restaurant and ‘plant-based hub’ Vetomeato to launch in Holborn

16-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Next week will see the launch of a plant-based restaurant that is aiming to become central London’s ‘vegan hub’.

McDonald's set to roll out vegan McPlant burger in UK

09-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

McDonald's is to launch its first plant-based burger in select UK restaurants later this month with a view to rolling it out across its entire estate next year.

Mildreds to open new restaurant Mallow in the capital this autumn

06-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Plant-based food restaurant Mildreds will unveil a new restaurant brand in the capital this autumn.

Neat Burger heads to Finsbury Park ahead of wider London rollout

11-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Neat Burger, the plant-based brand that counts Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton among its chief backers, is to open its fourth London restaurant in Finsbury Park next week.

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Heura: The Mediterranean Meat Successor

06-Aug-2021 By Heura

Rooted in Mediterranean culinary heritage, Heura is a plant-based start-up offering meats that are good for the planet, people and animals.

Ready Burger closes crowdfund after raising nearly £2m

05-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Fledgling vegan fast food brand Ready Burger has ended its crowdfunding campaign having successfully raised nearly £2m to help fuel its plans for 'rapid' growth across the UK.

Latest opening: Bad Vegan

25-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

The predominantly plant-based restaurant has opened in Camden.

Ready Burger smashes crowdfund target as it prepares for 'rapid expansion'

24-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Fledgling vegan fast food brand Ready Burger has smashed its £1.5m crowdfunding target within hours of launching the fundraiser.

Nobu Hotel London executive chef Michael Paul launches plant-based concept KOJO

22-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square's executive chef Michael Paul has launched a plant-based concept that is set to grow to at least three sites before the end of the year.

How I Got Here: Bryony Tinn-Disbury

09-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The co-founder of plant-based meat company Jack & Bry, which recently partnered with Prezzo to supply jackfruit pepperoni across the Italian chain's restaurant estate, reflects on her career to date.

Ready Burger opens promising plant-based food for the masses

07-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

A brand that is said to be the first value-driven, fully plant-based quick service restaurant in the UK has opened its debut venue in London’s Crouch End with more in the pipeline.

Clean Kitchen Club to launch first restaurant space

20-May-2021 By James McAllister

Vegan concept Clean Kitchen Club is to open its first restaurant space at Buck Street Market in London's Camden next month.

Vegan restaurant to launch at Knightsbridge's Urban Retreat

17-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

First time restaurateur Irina Linovich will open a plant-based restaurant within Knightsbridge wellness and beauty destination Urban Retreat early next month.

Alexis Gauthier: “For people to embrace plant-based we need to cover all levels of cuisine”

13-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The talented French chef that swapped foie gras for faux meat on his new ‘vegan cafeteria’ 123 Vegan at Mayfair department store Fenwick.

Stem & Glory to move to larger, more central Cambridge location

25-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Cambridge-based vegan restaurant brand Stem & Glory is moving to a new larger site in the city’s CB1 central development having outgrown its original venue.

Mission possible: how Neat Burger will become the biggest plant-based chain on the planet

25-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

When it launched in late 2019, Neat Burger set its sights on becoming the world’s biggest plant-based chain. Eighteen months and one pandemic later, the strategy has changed, but its plans for global domination remain undented.

Root chef Rob Howell on his veg-centric cookbook

05-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Rob Howell’s debut book showcases his creative approach to vegetable-led cookery and is packed with tips for those looking to put veg centre stage.

Multi-faceted vegan venue headed for Leeds

05-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

First time restaurateurs Will Habergham and Pj Gardner are to launch a plant-based restaurant and rooftop bar in Leeds this summer.

Rosa’s Thai Veggie to return

05-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Rosa’s Thai Cafe is to bring back its vegetarian spin-off Rosa’s Thai Veggie in the form of a virtual brand in London Fields with ambitions to open further delivery-only sites as well as explore bricks and mortar opportunities.

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Walnuts: a key ingredient for plant-based

02-Mar-2021 By California Walnuts

With health foods on the rise and meat-replacement recipes more in demand, now is the time to get cracking on plant-based dishes.

More than 80% of customers set to order delivery more often than before pandemic

26-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

More than eight in 10 consumers (85%) will order delivery more often or the same as they did before the pandemic, according to new Deliveroo report,

Neat Burger set for five openings in six months as it accelerates expansion

14-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Neat Burger, the plant-based fast food brand that counts Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton among its chief backers, is to open five new London restaurants in a six-month period.

Flower Burger to bring rainbow burgers to London this spring

12-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

Italian plant-based burger brand Flower Burger will make is London debut this month with the opening of a site on Charlotte Street.

Plant power: vegan online food orders up 163% on previous year

07-Jan-2021 By Cameron Henderson

UK demand for plant-based food is exploding as Veganuary 2021 kicks off.

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It's time to harness plant-based power

01-Dec-2020 By Unilever Food Solutions

With more than one in five consumers cutting back on their meat consumption during lockdown, isn’t it time you shook up your menu to give it a more plant-based focus?

Oowee Vegan doubles up in London

10-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Bristol-based restaurant chain Oowee Vegan has opened its second London site in Brixton Village.

Neat Burger launches second London site

18-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Neat Burger, the plant-based fast food brand that counts Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton among its chief backers, has opened a second London restaurant in Camden Market.

Clean Kitchen Club to turbo charge expansion with multiple sites planned

12-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Youtube personality Mikey Pearce's vegan burger concept Clean Kitchen Club is to open its first delivery kitchen in London next week, with further sites planned across the UK.

Coqfighter to launch vegan fast food concept

30-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

London-based fried chicken brand Coqfighter is to add a second sister concept to its portfolio with the launch of vegan fast food brand Mercy Burger this weekend.

Clean Kitchen Club to launch in Brighton

19-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Youtube personality Mikey Pearce is to launch a vegan burger concept in Brighton later this month, with aspirations of it becoming the 'fastest growing plant-based delivery-kitchen brand in the UK'.

Oowee Vegan opens first London site

11-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Bristol-based restaurant group Oowee has opened its first permanent London location in Dalston.

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Downtime Development: Plant-based

27-May-2020 By Nestle Professional

The pandemic has given the trend for plant-based eating a significant boost and as a result Nestlé Professional is offering chefs inspiration with a series of innovative plant-based recipes.

Good To Go secures second site

10-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Plant based grab-and-go concept Good To Go is to open a second London outpost on Charing Cross Road later this month.

Some plant-based meals revealed to contain more salt 'than eight McDonald’s hamburgers’

10-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

The industry has come under fire for the amount of salt that some of the plant-based meals served in restaurants contain.

Erpingham House to open Brighton restaurant next month

14-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Vegan restaurant Erpingham House is to open its second UK outpost on the former Canna Kitchen site on Brighton’s Duke Street next month.

Humpit Hummus to triple its estate in five years

11-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Hummus and pita bar concept Humpit is planning to open a further 30 sites across the UK and beyond in the next five years.

Flower Burger planning UK roll out

10-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

A Milan-based vegan burger chain has signed a master franchise agreement to bring the brand to the UK with a view to opening more than 40 sites.

Dirty Bones to grow plant-based offering following launch of first Dirty Vegan site

03-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

New York-inspired restaurant group Dirty Bones is to broaden its Dirty Vegan spinoff by converting its Soho site to the concept every Monday from next week (10 February).

Generation Next: how Halo hopes to conquer the plant-based burger market

31-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Having launched Halo Burger in POP Brixton in 2018, Ross Forder has opened his first bricks and mortar site in Shoreditch. And now he plans to take the brand global.

Wulf & Lamb to open second site

23-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Fast casual vegan restaurant Wulf & Lamb has secured a second London location on Chiltern Street in Marylebone that's set to open next month.

Let them eat veg: the rise of plant-based cuisine

20-Jan-2020 By Restaurant magazine

Restaurant and Reynolds hosted a discussion on the rise of plant-based cuisine and how the industry is evolving to cater for customers who want to eat fewer animal products