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| 29.08.2025 | Next Level and Veggie Grill Launch Unified Menu, Will Combine Under One Brand | Last year, vegan fast-casual chain Veggie Grill faced financial distress following several operational decisions. However, it was rescued by plant-based burger chain Next Level Burger, which acquired the struggling company from VegInvest.
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| 24.07.2025 | Beyond Meat’s Plant-Based Steak Filet Makes First Entry into Traditional Steakhouse Setting | Beyond Meat has introduced its new plant-based steak product, Beyond Steak Filet, at all locations of BOA Steakhouse, a fine dining chain with outlets in West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, and Austin. The launch includes a new m... |
| 07.07.2025 | Oshi Plant-Based Salmon Secures National Distribution Through Sysco | Oshi has announced several key developments that mark significant milestones in its growth and distribution efforts.
The company revealed a new partnership with Sysco, a major distributor in the US foodservice market. Oshi’s plant-based sal... |
| 30.05.2025 | Hollywood Climate Summit to Feature Vegan Cuisine & Leading Voices From the Plant-Based Industry | The annual Hollywood Climate Summit is set to take place for the sixth time from June 2-4, 2025. It will be hosted at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The event will feature fully pla... |
| 08.01.2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Veganuary Launches, Hospital Caps & A Ted Talk | 6 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of launches for Veganuary, several plant-based brand c... |
| 23.10.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Holiday Meals, Cultivated Leather & Cheap Alt-Milk | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a new oat milk dessert brand, Next Level Burger’s holiday fea... |
| 26.08.2024 | German Researchers Uncover Flaws in Vegan Diet Plans by ChatGPT and Gemini | Researchers at the University of Hohenheim and the Max Rubner Institute conducted a study on the suitability of AI chatbots ChatGPT and Gemini (previously Bard) to create meal plans that meet the daily intakes of macro- and micronutrients f... |
| 14.08.2024 | Revving Up the West: The HOT ROD Power Tour Returns | The engines are roaring, and the excitement is palpable. The HOT ROD Power Tour West is back, set to take place from October 7 to 11, 2024. This is not just an event; it’s a celebration of automotive culture, a rolling festival of horsepowe... |
| 14.08.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Hi Chloe, Cards Against Humanity & Vegan Airports | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Chloe Coscarelli’s comeback to the restaurant world, vegan hi... |
| 13.08.2024 | Next Level Burger Acquisition Inspires Veggie Grill’s Menu Revamp | Fast-casual chain Veggie Grill by Next Level, now operating under the ownership of Next Level Burger (NLB), is launching a new menu on August 14, marking the most significant update since its acquisition in January 2024.
The updated menu fe... |
| 29.07.2024 | Next Level Burger Outshines Conventional Fast Food Chains, Landing #1 Spot in Awards Voted by Newsweek Readers | Next Level Burger (NLB), which refers to itself as “America’s first 100% plant-based burger joint chain,” announces it has received the title of Best Fast-Food Chain in the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards and winning against convention... |
| 26.04.2024 | A Vegan Restaurant Is Switching to Serving Meat, Saying Plant-Based Eating Isn't Enough to Save the Planet Several formerly all-vegan restaurants in Los Angeles have shifted to incorporating meat in r... | - |
| 23.04.2024 | Veganuary Launches ‘Choose Chicken-Free Week’ in the US With Nationwide Initiatives | Veganuary, the non-profit initiative encouraging plant-based diets, is initiating its “Choose Chicken-Free Week” starting next Monday, accompanied by a range of discounts and special offerings from various brands and eateries across the Uni... |
| 13.03.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Kraft Dinner, Falafalcinis & Oat Milk Reese’s | 7 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers nutrition wins for plant-based meat, a ton of alt-dairy annou... |
| 02.02.2024 | Fable Foods: “Reimagining Mushrooms by Improving Their Texture and Elevating Their Natural Umami Flavours” | Fable Food Co, based in Australia, creates sustainable meat alternatives with a focus on the shiitake mushroom to mimic the texture and umami flavours of meat.
Fable’s product portfolio includes items like plant-based braised beef, designed... |
| 11.01.2024 | Next Level Burger Leads Veggie Grill Out of Financial Distress With Company Aquisition | Plant-based burger chain Next Level Burger (NLB) has announced the acquisition of vegan fast-casual chain Veggie Grill from VegInvest.
The agreement comes as a rescue mission for Veggie Grill, which faced financial distress in the wake of v... |
| 24.10.2023 | Portland Ranked America’s Most Vegan-Friendly City | Portland, Oregon, has emerged as the most vegan-friendly city in the United States, according to a recent study by WalletHub. The study, which compared the 100 largest cities in the country across 17 key indicators of vegetarian- and vegan-... |
| 26.07.2023 | Yo Egg Partners with Veggie Grill for First US National Launch of Plant-Based Whole Eggs | Israeli startup Yo Egg announces its award-winning plant-based whole eggs are launching at all Veggie Grill locations across the US, marking the company’s first nationwide launch.
“This collaboration with Veggie Grill exemplifies our missio... |
| 28.03.2022 | TEXAS GIANT WILLIE'S GRILL & ICEHOUSE LAUNCHES CHEAPER THAN A GALLON OF GAS SPECIAL: FOUR ICE-COLD COCKTAILS & BREWS FOR $3 | HOUSTON, March 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willie's Grill & Icehouse is offering Texans delicious relief from soaring gas prices with the Cheaper Than a Gallon of Gas special. For a limited time at all 19 locations throughout the state... |
| 12.07.2021 | Veggie Grill Launches Limited-Edition Crispy Buffalo Chickin’ Sandwich | US vegan chain Veggie Grill has become the latest restaurant to launch a vegan fried “chicken” sandwich. The limited-edition Crispy Buffalo Chickin’ Sandwich will be available from now until July 27.
The sandwich contains fried plant-based ... |
| 20.05.2021 | What Is The Future Of Fast Food? Four Plant-based Founders Weigh In | The Future of Fast Food: Kim Anderson of Plant City and Plant City X, Seth Goldman of PLNT Burger, Eat The Change and Beyond Meat, Zach Vouga of Plant Power Fast Food and TK Pillan of Veggie Grill and Stand Up Burgers join consultant Elysab... |
| 11.03.2021 | Stand-Up Burgers: Veggie Grill To Debut Second Plant-Based Dining Concept Due To Consumer Demand | 4 Mins Read
Leading plant-based fast-casual eatery Veggie Grill has announced that it will open its second food concept, Stand-Up Burgers, a plant-based burger restaurant owing to increasing consumer demand for animal-free foods.
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| 27.11.2020 | Q&A w/ Veggie Grill’s T.K. Pillan “Awareness Of Vegan Diets Today A Quantum Leap Forward” | 9 1
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In 2006, T.K. Pillan co-founded Veggie Grill as a fast-casual eatery in California serving only 100% plant-based food. Now, today is it the largest vegan restaurant chain in the United States with 37 locations acr... |
| 02.08.2019 | PowerPlant Ventures partner: ‘The plant-based milk market didn’t take off until they solved the taste issue; the same applies to plant-based meat’ | Speaking to FoodNavigator-USA after the plant-centric venture fund – an early investor in Beyond Meat - closed a $165m fund (four times the size of its original fund), partner and co-founder Kevin Boylan said next generation products had ... |
| 15.03.2019 | Veggie Grill and Sodexo Partner to Grow Presence on US College Campuses | Veggie Grill,the leading plant-based restaurant group in the United States, announces its partnership with Sodexo Inc., a global provider of food and facilities management. As consumers, specifically college students, continue to seek more ... |
| 20.09.2018 | JUST Egg Accepted onto Amazon Launchpad | ©JUST
JUST Egg, the second product due to be introduced from the controversial company formerly known as Hampton Creek, has been accepted into Amazon Launchpad. This latest news from the Silicon Valley startup means that their long-awaited ... |
| 20.09.2018 | JUST Egg Accepted onto Amazon Launchpad | JUST Egg, the second product due to be introduced from the controversial company formerly known as Hampton Creek, has been accepted into Amazon Launchpad. This latest news from the Silicon Valley startup means that their long-awaited liquid... |
| 07.07.2018 | Just Egg: Plant-based scrambled egg hits Veggie Grill, gets green light from Wegmans, Gelson’s Market | One of the first - but most challenging - products JUST founder Josh Tetrick started working on at the San Francisco-based firm (formerly Hampton Creek), four years ago, Just Egg is made from water, mung bean protein isolate and canola oil ... |
| 13.12.2016 | Veggie Grill Introduces the Beyond Burger | Veggie Grill, the largest veggie-centric, premium fast-casual brand in the U.S., announced today that the highly anticipated Beyond Burger™ will be available on Wednesday, December 14 at all of its 28 locations. Created by Beyond Meat, the ... |
| 27.10.2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Habit Raises $32m from Campbells Soup for DNA Testing Nutrition Kit, Eaze Raises $13m Series B, more | Habit, a personalized nutrition startup set to launch in 2017, received a $32 million investment from Campbell’s Soup Company, making the food giant the company’s sole investor. Based in San Francisco, Habit will use data from an at-home te... |
| 26.10.2016 | Veggie Grill Raises $22 Million in New Equity Round | Veggie Grill, a premium fast casual brand, sought-after for its modern veggie-centric cuisine, has announced the completion of a round of equity funding. The $22 million capital raise included investments from Brentwood Associates, a privat... |
| 26.10.2016 | Veggie Grill Raises $22M in Equity Funding | Veggie Grill, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based fast casual brand known for its veggie-centric cuisine, raised $22m in equity funding.
Backers included existing shareholder Brentwood Associates, Powerplant Ventures, a venture capital firm founde... |
| 06.09.2016 | FOODABLE LISTS VEGGIE GRILL AS TOP SOCIAL MEDIA BRAND | Portfolio Company: Veggie Grill
Foodable’s Fast Casual Top 100 Social Brands 2016 Report highlights up-and-coming fast casual superstars and is the ultimate view on how fast casual brands are perceived by consumers in the digital landscape... |
| 10.08.2016 | Powerplant Ventures Raises Largest Animal-Free Food Fund to-date with $42m Close | Powerplant Ventures has closed a $42 million fund aimed at funding plant-centric companies. The fund’s goal is to leverage technologies that tap into plants’ benefits and various applications to support what it describes as the “next wave o... |
| 03.08.2016 | Powerplant Ventures closes $42 million fund to back “plant-centric” food and tech startups | In recent years, venture capital has poured into food companies, from meal kit and grocery delivery services to the makers of environmentally sustainable, or health-promoting food products.
Now, investors and entrepreneurs from tech, food a... |
| 28.07.2016 | Which consumer brands are the most innovative? CircleUp picks the top 25 for 2016 | The CircleUp25 list of winning companies was first published in Forbes on Thursday with all comments in italics below from Ryan Caldbeck, founder and CEO of CircleUp, an online marketplace that connects investors with consumer and retai... |
| 28.01.2013 | Veggie Grill Raises $20M in Private Equity Funding | LA Times, Fortune, Yahoo! News, and other media outlets sharing the news about Veggie Grill |
| 28.01.2013 | Veggie Grill Completes $20M Fourth Equity Funding | Veggie Grill, a West Coast restaurant concept known for craveable, plant-based food, has completed its $20m fourth equity funding round.
Backers included both current shareholders and new investors. A large part of the capital came from pri... |
| 28.01.2013 | Veggie Grill Raises $20 Million | - |
| 06.10.2011 | Veggie Grill Completes $11M Third Equity Funding Round | Veggie Grill, a Southern California-based restaurant brand, has completed a $11m third equity funding.
Backers are current shareholders as well as new investors, including California-based private equity firm Brentwood Associates, which has... |
| 06.10.2011 | Veggie Grill Raises $11 Million from Investors | Portfolio Company News: Veggie Grill |
| 06.10.2011 | Veggie Grill Raises $11 Million from Investors | - |
