Carvel is testing dairy-free ice cream again in select stores now partnering with the brand Klimon, a 100% plant-based, vegan, and dairy-free frozen dessert brand. This marks the latest evolution of the chain’s plant-based dessert offerings following its Oatly collaboration in 2024 that quietly fizzled out. After a day spent […]
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Beyond Meat Changes Name, Breakfast Sausages and Possibly Direction
If you’ve been in the grocery frozen aisle recently you may have noticed something new in the breakfast section. Beyond Meat just rolled out a completely reformulated Beyond Breakfast Sausage lineup and it just landed in stores. The new lineup has three products: Original Patties, Spicy Patties, and Original Links. […]
Vegan Kentucky Chocolate Walnut Pie
If you love my Vegan Pecan Pie recipe, this is its richer, fun cousin. The base is the same filling, but toasted walnuts, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and a splash of optional bourbon take it somewhere entirely different. Where the pecan pie is caramel and vanilla, this one is bittersweet and […]
Is Yves Veggie Cuisine Coming Back?
For those who enjoyed Yves veggie dogs and deli slices and were saddened when they shuttered, there may be reason for cautious celebration. Trademark filings show that Maple Leaf Foods (the Canadian parent company that also owns Lightlife and Field Roast) has quietly acquired the Yves Veggie Cuisine brand. Here’s […]
Vegan Pepperidge Farm Coconut Cake (Copycat Recipe)
There are a handful of foods from childhood that live in a fond memory space and for me, Pepperidge Farm’s coconut cake is one of them. That soft layer cake, with a pillowy frosting and tender crumb felt like a special occasion every time it appeared. Of course, going vegan […]
What Happened to Whole Foods? How Amazon Changed Everything
I don’t just shop at Whole Foods, I used to work there. From 2004 to 2018, I worked at the Whole Foods Market in downtown Sarasota, FL as a Store Graphic Artist or SGA in company shorthand. I was part of the original opening team. I made signs, chalkboards, marketing […]


