Vegan Information of the Week: Kevin Hart's Summer time Lovin', Parmesan Shaker, and Extra

It appears that evidently each week on the planet of vegan meals information is extra thrilling than the final and this week isn’t any exception. For those who miss the sensation of shaking Parm throughout your pasta, Good Planet Meals has a brand new dairy-free answer. New England Cease & Outlets will provide a vegan breakfast choice with the launch of MingsBings dealt with pockets filled with Simply Egg. And Kevin Hart celebrates summer time with a brand new menu at his vegan chain Hart Home—which simply opened its first drive-thru location in Hollywood. Learn on for extra. 

1Vegan cheese shake-ups

Kraft has had the shelf-stable Parmesan market cornered till now: enter Good Planet Meals’ latest product, a vegan Parmesan shaker that’s excellent for anytime slightly sprinkle of cheese is so as. 

“We have been listening to from our prospects that they needed a vegan grated parmesan choice to prime their pastas, salads, and snacks like popcorn,” Good Planet Meals co-CEO Bart Adlam tells VegNews. “We additionally noticed that there wasn’t a shelf-stable choice obtainable so we made one. [It’s] actually versatile and simple so as to add taste to any recipe.” 

Good Planet Meals

Good Planet Meals’ revolutionary vegan Parmesan cheese shaker is now obtainable for $3.99 per container at Publix shops. 

And in the event you’re after meltier vegan cheese, Violife Skilled unveiled Simply Like American Slices Simple Soften at this week’s Nationwide Restaurant Affiliation commerce present. Which means foodservice suppliers can now provide meltier vegan cheese on burgers, sandwiches, wraps, and extra. 

2A greater sausage, egg, and cheese

Vegan firm MingsBings was created in 2020 by James Beard and Emmy award-winning chef Ming Tsai—who can also be an Iron Chef on the latest installment of the Meals Community collection. The corporate affords dips and “bings”—or handheld pockets filled with savory fillings.

The corporate lately launched a line extension of Breakfast Bings that every one characteristic Simply Egg in 4 varieties: Sausage, Egg, and Cheese; Egg and Cheese; Chorizo, Egg, and Cheese; and Veggie, Egg, and Cheese. 

MingsBings

This month, the MingsBings breakfast lineup is headed to The Large Firm, Large Meals, and Cease & Store, growing MingsBings’ retail footprint by greater than 550 shops within the East and Mid-Atlantic areas. It’s also the primary time {that a} breakfast choice will likely be obtainable at these New England shops. 

“MingsBings is an instance of true innovation in Handheld Frozen and we’re happy to supply them to Cease & Store prospects,” Joel Brissenden, Vice President, Class Administration at Cease & Store, mentioned in a press release. 

At The Large Firm and Large Meals, MingsBings will likely be provided in one other new taste: Cheesesteak Bing, made with plant protein, vegan mozzarella, and onions. 

Tsai developed the vegan bings when his spouse Polly transitioned to a plant-based food regimen after being recognized with Stage 4 lung most cancers. As such, a portion of gross sales from MingsBings are donated to most cancers charities Household Attain and Dana-Farber Most cancers Institute.  

3Depraved Kitchen acquires second vegan seafood firm 

Derek and Chad Sarno are the chef brothers behind Depraved Kitchen, which is already a serious vegan meals firm in the USA and its birthplace, the UK, with all kinds of merchandise from ice cream to comfort meals to sauces and extra. And the corporate is rising with new acquisitions, together with Good Catch Meals—a vegan seafood firm developed by Chad Sarno.

Present Meals

This week, Depraved Kitchen reeled in its second plant-based seafood acquisition with Present Meals, a San Francisco-based firm recognized for its sashimi-perfect fish. Launched in 2019, the corporate creates next-level vegan tuna and salmon from plant components corresponding to pea protein, bamboo fiber, and potato starch as moral and sustainable options to conventional seafood. 

“Present Meals is an ideal match for Depraved as a global-impact model with the identical mission and complementary merchandise,” Depraved Kitchen CEO Pete Speranza mentioned in a press release.

“With this deal and the Good Catch acquisition, we’re uniquely positioned as shoppers frequently study in regards to the environmental impression realities on sea life,” Speranza mentioned. 

Final yr, Depraved penned a take care of occasions organizer ASM International to turn into its unique plant-based meals supplier, that means its merchandise could possibly be on menus at 350 prime arenas. This got here on the heels of its partnership with  NBA and WNBA groups Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx which resulted in a brand new vegan concession stand at their dwelling area, Goal Middle in Minneapolis. 

Present Meals

The acquisition of Present Meals will permit Depraved to extend its meals service choices to incorporate sashimi-grade vegan fish, a game-changer for the form of meals obtainable at massive occasions. 

“Depraved continues on our mission to disrupt the meals area with plant-based culinary-forward options for shoppers,” Chad Sarno mentioned in a press release. “This synergistic alternative to carry Present into the household, solely amplifies the impression we will have as we proceed to push ahead in bettering ocean well being and all that decision it dwelling.”

4Scharffen Berger will get into oat milk chocolate

We are going to by no means get sufficient chocolate choices, significantly once they are available in creamy oat milk varieties. This week, craft chocolate firm Scharffen Berger bought within the recreation with a brand new “breaks” line of vegan oat milk chocolate bark.

“It’s been a whirlwind of a yr, with a lot innovation and thrilling new alternatives to modernize this nice and revered chocolate model,” JP Mackey, President and Chief Gross sales Officer for Scharffen Berger, mentioned in a press release. 

“We have now invested closely in getting new merchandise in the proper package deal codecs with on-trend components, like plant-based oat milk, coconut and maple sugars, and inclusions, up and working,” Mackey mentioned.

The corporate begins with a 43-percent oat milk chocolate, provides coconut sugar, and a wide range of mix-ins to create snackable vegan treats in 4 flavors: Salted Almond, Coconut and Quinoa, Salted Sunflower Seed, and Gluten Free Pretzel.

Scharffen Berger

“Breaks is an ideal instance of how now we have been re-thinking this model and the place it may carry worth for our retail prospects whereas delivering on end-user shopper tastes,” Mackey mentioned. 

We’re packing all 4 of those vegan oat milk barks for all our summer time tenting journeys. 

5Summer time lovin’ at Hart Home

Kevin Hart is all in on vegan quick meals. When he first introduced the opening of his idea Hart Home final yr, the comic was very critical about making the vegan chain as ubiquitous as McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King. 

Hart Home

In truth, the person who put the Inconceivable Whopper on the menu at Burger King, chef Mike Salem, is working with Hart to ensure his vegan meals turns into a sensation, too. 

The menu at Hart Home focuses on single or double burgers, hen sandwiches, a curated number of sides, and milkshakes. 

Beginning this week, Hart Home is celebrating the season with a particular “Summer time Lovin’” menu which options three new gadgets: Smokey BBQ Burg’r, Hart Home lemonade, and Nashville nuggets.

Jakob Layman

The brand new summer time lovin’ menu is out there at Hart Home’s three Los Angeles space areas, together with its newly opened drive-thru on Sundown Boulevard. 

“For the reason that inception of Hart Home, it’s all the time been about creating a brand new choice inside quick meals which is why I’m so excited to carry Hart Home to Hollywood,” Hart mentioned in a press release. 

“At Hart Home, we’re within the enterprise of creating folks really feel good and I’m so happy with how briskly we’re rising and may’t wait til there are Hart Home eating places all throughout the nation,” Hart mentioned. 

True to his phrase, Hart is continuous the enlargement of the vegan fast-food chain to a fourth location close to the USC campus this summer time.