Your Vegan Weekly News Roundup – 22.01.20

1. Vegan Restaurant First To Receive Michelin Star In France

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Any vegans who live or have spent any great time in France will tell you it’s not an altogether easy feat to avoid meat or even dairy there, especially when it comes to fine dining. However, ONA, a small restaurant near Bordeaux has just received a Michelin star in recognition of their plant-based culinary wonders. Its owner and chef, Claire Vallée has said that she was shocked to receive the call and is incredibly proud of her team.

2. UK Hauliers Fueled On Vegan Sandwiches This Week

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Dutch officials confiscated ham sandwiches from hauliers recently at the border as they were deemed prohibited personal imports. Rising to the challenge, LoveSeitan and Simply Lunch have launched Operation Snack and plan to continue to distribute EU-compliant vegan sandwiches instead. 

3. Could Vegans Be Having A Better Time In Bed? 

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According to a study conducted by vegan dating app, Veggly, vegans might just be enjoying a noticeably increased libido after cutting out animal products. Pamela Anderson has even taken to Twitter backing up the claims. We’ll just leave this one here and let you read more at will. 

4. Results Of The Big Vegan Survey 2021 Are In

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Vegan Food & Living decided to follow up on their 2019 Big Vegan Survey in order to help companies learn how to serve the community better as well as gaining insights into our fellow vegans too. Insights showed a wide spectrum of data from whether people prefer the term ‘plant-based’ or ‘vegan’ to motivations, lifestyle and shopping habits. 

5. Oatly is Leading A Petition To Plant-Based Censorship 

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Oatly, Upfield and ProVeg International are some of the big vegan names behind the recent petition to stop Amendment 171 of EU law. The amendment sees the ban of dairy-related terms being used by plant-based alternatives. This extends to products being described as ‘like milk’, ‘buttery’ or even ‘creamy’ if they don’t contain dairy products. The vegan companies hope that by being allowed to continue using these terms it will allow consumers to make more educated and sustainable choices.