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Yannick Haldenwanger

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Hi, I'm Yannick. Meat has been off my plate since I was six, and I have lived vegan for more than ten years. Animal protection has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I have always stood up against injustice, whether it hits people or animals. Guilt-tripping was never my approach. I would rather show how well vegan works day to day. At the same time I stay honest and show what happens behind the scenes of the industry. With This Is Vegan and the Plantbased Podcast I want to make animal protection, veganism and environmental protection visible, so that more people get started themselves.

Beans Instead of Meat: New US Survey Shows How Open Most People Are

Schuessel mit gekochten schwarzen Bohnen, daneben frische Zutaten auf einem Holztisch

A Harris Poll survey for Humane World for Animals finds that 57 percent of US meat-eaters would swap meat for beans at least once a week. We break down the numbers and explain why the humble bean is so underrated.

Preisschilder in einem Supermarkt, guenstiges Fleisch neben teurerem Gemuese

6 min

Why Meat Is Kept Cheap and Vegetables Feel Expensive

A new UN report explains why 2.7 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. One reason is buried deep in the system: how governments subsidise farming.

Familie sitzt gemeinsam an einem festlich gedeckten Tisch und teilt Essen

5 min

It Was Never About the Taste: Why Nostalgia Keeps Us Eating Meat

A University of Stirling study finds that memories of childhood and family gatherings tie people to meat more strongly than taste does. The fix: veganise the dish, keep the ritual.

Cremiger Haferdrink wird in eine Tasse Kaffee gegossen und bildet feinen Schaum

5 min

The Scientist Who Made Oat Milk Actually Work Just Won a European Award

Greek-Swedish food scientist Angeliki Triantafyllou won the European Inventor Award 2026 for the enzyme process that turned gritty oat mush into the creamy barista drink in your coffee.

A stack of fresh chapati flatbreads on a cloth

5 min

Is Chapati Vegan? Usually Yes, With One Thing to Check

Chapati is just wheat flour, water and salt, so it’s usually vegan. The one catch is ghee. How to tell, and why chapati is a safer bet than naan.

Die Mainstage von Tomorrowland 2026 mit gelben Pyro-Fontänen vor blauem Himmel und riesiger Menschenmenge

4 min

Tomorrowland Goes Plant-Forward: 70% Meat-Free Food by 2030, and PETA Wants More

The world’s biggest EDM festival wants 70 percent of its food meat-free by 2030. PETA is pushing for fully vegan from 2027. How plant-based Tomorrowland already is.

Festivalbesucherin beißt in einen Biscoff-Keks in Medaillen-Form bei Tomorrowland

4 min

Are Biscoff Cookies Vegan? Yes, and Here Is Exactly Why

Biscoff cookies are vegan, and so is the spread. Which Lotus products contain dairy, what about the sugar, and why the Tomorrowland medal edition is safe too.

People at a climate and animal-rights demonstration in evening light, photographed from behind

3 min

Vegan Survey 2025: Community Leans Secular and Politically Left

The people behind a plant-based diet rarely match the cliché that gets pinned on them. A recent analysis of the 2025 vegan survey run by the information portal vegan.eu lands…

Vitamin D supplement capsules next to a bright window

5 min

Is Vitamin D3 Vegan? Usually Not, Unless It’s From Lichen

Standard vitamin D3 is made from lanolin, the grease in sheep’s wool. Here’s why most D3 isn’t vegan, how vegan D3 is different, and what to look for on the label.

Sticks of imitation crab meat arranged on a plate

5 min

Is Imitation Crab Vegan? No, and It’s Not Even Vegetarian

The name says imitation, so it must be fake, right? Imitation crab is real fish, usually with egg white too. Why it isn’t vegan, and the plant-based versions that are.

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