1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogerichttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/eric/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Tk0YbCDEMu"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/ecovegan-mock-meat/">ecoVegan mock meat</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/ecovegan-mock-meat/embed/#?secret=Tk0YbCDEMu" width="600" height="338" title="“ecoVegan mock meat” — HappyCow" data-secret="Tk0YbCDEMu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ecoVegan.jpg600146While at the recent ExpoWest Natural Foods Expo in Anaheim, CA, we met with a new mock meat provider called ecoVegan.  Aside from doing an amazing job of imitating meat (even too close to the real thing for some!), this vegan owned company also produces these products in an exclusively vegan facility, so there is no chance for cross-contamination. Great to know, especially after such investigations like “Operation Pancake” done by QuarryGirl in 2009/10.  What follows is a short interview with Sharon Lu (EV) , Vice President, and Business Development of ecoVegan.  HC) Please share a little about the history and founding of EcoVegan. Also, where did the name “EcoVegan” come from and what does it mean to you? EV) ecoVegan is not just a brand to us, but it also represents what we stand for, our philosophy and belief. I and my co-founder are both vegans and are also ecologically friendly, thus “ecoVegan”. We believe that people need to eat more sustainable right now. We already know that global warming is real and happening; our products serve as a venue for us to encourage people to be more compassionate and adopt a healthy and sustainable lifestyle by providing something […]