Now, more than ever, grocery stores are getting on board with offering plant-based options beyond tofu and old staples like Morningstar Farms and Boca Burgers. Its not just big chains like Whole Foods, which has always had a reputation for carrying (notoriously expensive) vegan options. Target, for example, not only carries its own in-house line of plant-based meat options, it also has an entire refrigerated section dedicated to just plant-based protein. Even Trader Joes has its own packaged, meat-free options, vegan mayonnaise, and vegan marshmallows. Regular grocery stores are so on top of their game in terms of carrying plant-based options that it may have had a hand in the worlds first vegan supermarket going bankrupt.

Still, we cant help but squee when a new, all-vegan grocery opens up because hey they inevitably end up carrying vegan products you wont find at the aforementioned establishments. And we can only imagine what kind of goodies will be available at the newest location of Australian vegan market chain, TheCrueltyFree Shop, when it opens the worlds largest vegan shop in Melbourne.

Are we jealous? Totally. According to recent research, 12 percent of Melbournes population eats little to no meat and with multiple plant-based restaurants and now, the worlds largest vegan market, the city is earning a name for itself as a vegan hotspot. But hey, New York isnt so bad in terms of vegan markets, either. At Riverdel, youll be overwhelmed, in a good way, by how many different brands of vegan cheese they carry. At Haymakers Corner Store you can pick up classic deli slices just like you would at the deli counter at the local grocery store and Orchard Grocer serves NYC Jewish classicsandvegan soft serve.

Okay,but we would be huge liars if we said that in spite of that, we didnt want to go to new The Cruelty Free Shop location on its opening day, April 12. Were always down for supporting new vegan businesses. Can somebody please mail us there?

Lead image source: The Cruelty Free Shop

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