Food giant Nestlé continues to moo-ve in the plant-based direction: After last month’s announcement of a vegan cheddar to pair with its Awesome Burger, the company is now working on plant protein from microalgae! Tell it to keep churning out dairy-free options by offering vegan Edy’s and Dreyer’s ice cream: Submit a polite comment TODAY!
As Nestlé scrambles to keep up with the sizzling demand for vegan products, it recently launched the Awesome Burger and then announced that vegan chicken, sausage, and bacon were on the way, confirming to Compassion Over Killing that this decision was made in large part due to COK’s campaign. Then, last month, it made the monumental move of unveiling plans for vegan cheddar, marking the brand’s first step in addressing the curdling demand for cow’s milk since the release of our investigation.
The company will be selling the bacon, cheese, and burger trio to restaurant and foodservice customers to provide an entirely vegan meal--a landmark step at a time when many fast food chains are still pairing Beyond and Impossible burgers with animal-derived cheese or mayo.
Now, the food giant is teaming up with ingredient company Corbion to explore further plant-based innovations with microalgae. According to Nestlé Chief Technology Officer Stefan Palzer, “We are actively exploring the use of microalgae as an alternative protein and micronutrient source for exciting plant-based products. Through the partnership with Corbion, we will be able to use great-tasting, nutritious microalgae-based ingredients to innovate across our different product categories.”
Despite this landmark progress over the last couple months, our work isn’t over for the more than a million cows languishing in Nestlé’s supply chain every year. Our recent investigation exposed hot irons being burned into calves’ flesh to permanently destroy their horns and growth tissue in a cruel process known as “dehorning” or “disbudding” -- and so far Nestlé has failed to address this systemic cruelty or to commit to providing cruelty-free plant-based alternatives across all its dairy brands.
Help keep fueling progress for cows TODAY: Send a quick, polite comment to Nestlé’s Edy’s and Dreyer’s brands, urging them to churn out vegan ice cream!