Month: June 2023

A Dutch startup, first mover in the space of animal based butter alternatives, says to have made the best ingredient to replace butter in traditional pastry-making, improving taste and flavour of croissants, scones and cakes. It’s a low processed plant-based and pastry-chefs are buying into it. Dutch but Barcelona-based Be Better My Friend started its

It’s been a week since the official first day of summer, and you’re probably SO rosé-ready. Fortunately for you pink drinkers, there’s never been more of a selection of quality wine with varying characters, flavors and structure to take you from a simple quaff on the beach to serious pairing with dinner. Every summer I

Less than a year after announcing that it would be ceasing operations due to losing funding, Haus, the low-alcohol spirits company that was a social media darling, has been acquired and is being relaunched. At its heyday, the startup beverage company, founded in 2019 in Sonoma County, was held up as the poster child for

Vegan cheese may sound like an oxymoron, but plant-based products are growing exponentially, dairy replacements included. Plant-based food sales have grown trifold (that includes everything from veggie burgers to oat milk soft serve), though plant-based cheese is lagging behind. Plant-based cheese typically lacks the taste, texture and variety that consumers are looking for in vegan

While the USWNT’s equal pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation was a monumental victory in 2022, the fight for equality in sports, and in particular women’s soccer, marches on. Lately, more investors, broadcasters, brand partners and fans are seeing the value in supporting women’s soccer as the playing field gets closer to being level.

As National Ocean Month ends, momentum toward proper stewardship of our marine resources keeps growing, as companies partner with fisheries and scientists to ensure we take only what we need and replenish what we take. Once dismissed as cheap, low quality fare, tinned seafood is all the rage now, and the popularity of these products

Want to try the world’s best wines? What about the world’s best whiskey? Well, then get ready to pay A LOT of money. But if you want to try some of the world’s best beers, you’ll be paying much less, sometimes under $10 a bottle. And here’s the bonus—most of these beers are easy to

A random wrap up of the month’s not so serious news in wine and spirits Crain’s New York reports that with a mostly remote or hybrid work force in place, many drinking establishments have changed their happy hour habits. Now Tuesday through Thursday are the more heavily trafficked days, and many establishments are seeing patrons

Beyoncé has donated £8,000 ($10,168) to a Nigerian tapas restaurant as part of a million-dollar pledge to bolster black-owned businesses globally. Chuku’s, which has positioned itself as the world’s first Nigerian tapas restaurant, was selected as one of ten small businesses in London to receive £8,000 in funding from BeyGOOD, the singer’s charitable initiative. Despite

FȲTA (pronounced as “fight-ah”), a new sports and active nutrition company founded by James Wilks, the famed producer and star of vegan documentary “The Game Changers,” has officially gone live this week. Starting with easy-to-mix protein powder available in three different flavors: creamy chocolate, café latte, and caramel vanilla, FȲTA utilizes a proprietary protein blend

What’s all the Listeria about some of the frozen fruit sold at Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Aldi’s and AWG? Well, these stores have been selling frozen fruit products that have being voluntarily recalled by Sunrise Growers, Inc., a subsidiary of SunOpta, Inc. The recall is due to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier