Blog 6: Common Themes in Vegan Business

Introduction Spring had just arrived in the neighbourhood, and the trees and along the street seemed to be celebrating the occasion as their hues of blues and greens undulating delicately in the wind like a Van Gogh painting. To most eyes, those leaves would have been difficult to see, for they were mostly obscured by […]
Blog 4: My Vegan Neighbours

Vancouver is home to more than 40 vegan businesses, and many of them are located in the neighbourhoods of Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant (Happy Cow, 2022). The following is an introduction to twelve vegan businesses, or VBs, and their entrepreneurs (VEs) who consented to participating in my project and being featured in my blog series. […]
An Introduction to ‘Ben’s Vegan Vancouver’

Relevance In both popular culture and in academia, vegan philosophy is most often discussed within the context of animal rights and diet. These two subjects are important and merit research, yet the vegan philosophy is intersectional (Harper, 2011) and, therefore, is applicable to a myriad of other subjects, like business. In 2020, the global value […]
10 Vegan-Friendly Coffee Shops in the U.S. and Canada

Each venue mentioned is either 100% vegan or has multiple vegan options on their menu.
Kind Conversations: Jason Antony of MeeT Restaurants

An interview with Jason Antony, the Co-Owner of MeeT Restaurants
72 Hours in Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver is a stunning coastal city where you can see fog rolling into the bay, forests across the city, magnificent bridges spanning immense straits, and cherry blossoms that blanket the city in the springtime. It’s also an innovative city leading the way in plant-based cuisine in Canada.