Starting a vegan food manufacturing company: Using a co-packer
By Ed Coffin, RD Many vegans have the dream of starting their own food manufacturing company and offering their products…
Vegan Brunch Recipes!
By Aileen McGraw, VRG intern Breakfast and lunch: the two ingredients behind brunch, a well-loved culinary hybrid. This sturdy, satisfying…
Yard House Restaurants Offer Gardein™ Menu Options
By Jeanne Yacoubou, MS VRG Research Director Since January 2011, Yard House restaurants have offered gardein™, an all-vegetable, high-protein food…
Polyols (Sugar Alcohols): Sugar Substitutes Mostly Corn-Derived except Lactitol
By Jeanne Yacoubou, MS VRG Research Director An online reader asked us if maltitol was a vegan ingredient. Maltitol is…
Report from Natural Products Expo East 2012!
By Whitney Blomquist, VRG Intern In preparing to attend the 2012 Natural Products Expo, I had the opportunity to view…
Vegan Restaurants Around the U.S. and Canada
These vegan restaurants were recently added to our online restaurant guide. To find restaurants in your area, visit: http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php. Desert…
Vegan Restaurant for Sale in CA
Successful vegan restaurant is for sale in the Southern California resort town of Ojai. This completely turnkey establishment has a…
October 5th weekend is a great time to be vegetarian in Philadelphia!
If you're in Philadelphia in early October, be sure to sign up for these events sponsored by the Vegetarian Nutrition…
Glycerol and Mono- and Diglyceride Updates: Mostly Vegetable-Derived
By Jeanne Yacoubou, MS VRG Research Director Glycerol, (also known as glycerin or glycerine), is a common ingredient or common…
Smashburger’s Black Bean Burger is not vegan
A reader sent us this information from the burger chain Smashburger: Thank you for contacting Smashburger where we strive to…