32 Vegan Business Ideas to Ignite Your Passion
When you have a passion for living a vegan lifestyle and want to share it with the world you may be wondering how you can turn it into a business. Typically, the first thing people automatically think of when they hear the words vegan business is a vegan food business. Many people don’t realize there are a vast amount of vegan businesses that don’t fall in the food category.
While there are some locations where vegan goods and services are easier to access, there are still many that are desperately lacking. It would be so nice and help more people with making the transition to living a vegan lifestyle and maintaining it much easier.
In this list of vegan business ideas we will explore vegan food businesses, but let’s open up our minds a little more and explore other vegan business options too. Here is a list of a variety of vegan business ideas to help spark your passion and empower yourself and others!
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Vegan Food and Beverages
The vegan food industry has seen enormous growth over the years and it’s still increasing. It’s easy to see why entrepreneurs are focused on starting a vegan business in the food and beverage category.
More people are choosing to live a vegan lifestyle and now some non-vegan restaurants are adding vegan options and even vegan menus. With that said, even though the vegan world is growing we still have a long way to go to make vegan goods and services easily accessible to everyone.
Let’s take a look at some vegan food business ideas.
1. ) Vegan Food Truck
Share your passion for preparing vegan food with a huge group of people. With a vegan food truck, you can change your location regularly and offer booking options for a variety of events.
2. ) Vegan Pet Food Company
The vegan pet food market is rapidly growing. This is a great time to explore this avenue. Nowadays people are more concerned about the health of their beloved pet family and want to do what they can to improve their quality of life and prolong it.
3. ) 100% Vegan Grocery Store
It would be incredible to be able to shop at a 100% vegan grocery store that sells eco-friendly products and is also waste-free. This idea excites me because you wouldn’t have to be as meticulous about analyzing the ingredients. You would spend less time in the store and that would allow you more time to do other tasks.
4. ) Vegan Bakery
We need more vegan bakeries! You can start a vegan bakery that offers a variety of baked goods or you can start a specialty vegan bakery, such as a vegan cheesecake shop or a vegan pie shop.
5. ) Vegan Cafe
Having a nice hangout spot at a sustainable vegan cafe with an intimate setting where you can enjoy small vegan meals and beverages while spending time alone, with friends, or even doing some work sounds great.
To have a full menu of vegan items to choose from instead of only having one or two options — one of them probably being a plain salad makes my heart sing! Salads can be great, but I need more than that. What can I say? I love to eat!
6. ) Organic Vegan Baking Mix
Having an easy and quick alternative to baking vegan treats, such as vegan cakes, cookies, and muffins for when life gets busy or when you don’t feel like baking from scratch would be a game changer.
7. ) Vegan Catering
With vegan catering, you can offer delicious food that is not only nutritious, but has less impact on the environment and helps to reach the goal of a sustainable future.
8. ) Vegan Sushi Restaurant
Vegan sushi has grown in demand. It’s a creative interpretation of Japanese-inspired cuisine. Plus, it can be sustainable too.
9. ) Vegan Winery
You would think all wine is vegan, but because of the fining process, many wine companies use animal-derived fining agents turning the once vegan wine into non-vegan.
Many wine enthusiasts who have transitioned to a vegan way of life want to be able to enjoy a nice glass of wine without compromising their vegan values.
10. ) Vegan Vending Machines
Have you ever been at work and needed a little mid-day snack to keep your energy up, but forgot your lunch and had to leave the building to get vegan food?
Well, help fellow vegans by starting a vegan vending machine business, so they can enjoy the convenience of getting a quick vegan snack like their non-vegan colleagues without having to leave the office or building.
I can see it now. Mmm. . .!
11. ) Vegan Bed and Breakfast
Offer vegan accommodations, so guests can come to enjoy guided tours, outdoor adventures, and even a romantic getaway without having to always deal with finding a place that serves vegan food and has complimentary vegan products, such as mini vegan shampoo, conditioner, body soap, and lotion.
12. ) Vegan Bar or Lounge
To not have to go into a bar or lounge and meticulously look over the menu for a drink that is vegan-friendly is a dream. You can focus on having a great time out instead of worrying about the menu.
13. ) Vegan Private Chef
If you are passionate about creating vegan meals and sharing them with others, then this may be a great business idea for you.
14. ) Vegan Ice Cream/Gelato Shop
Here’s a fun idea! Focus on creating delicious and creamy vegan ice cream or gelato recipes, then open a shop.
Getting the right recipe can draw in vegans and non-vegans too! You’ll be surprised at how many non-vegans will enjoy it and return to treat themselves, family, and friends before going to a conventional ice cream/gelato shop.
15. ) Vegan Baby Food Company
Vegan parents would love if you started a vegan baby food company, so they can get help with starting their baby off with food that is full of the proper nutrients to ensure their healthy development.
Vegan Wellness
Wellness is an important aspect of life. To maintain or achieve a holistic balance you should look at a variety of areas: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational, environmental, and financial.
16. ) Vegan Yoga Retreat
Help yogis/yoginīs relax, embrace nature, and get in touch with their inner selves while offering vegan food and beverages throughout their entire stay.
Vegan Home Decor
Your environment can shape you. Creating vegan home decor that is ethically sourced, cruelty-free, and sustainable can create a peaceful home environment to enjoy. Let your mind be at ease!
17. ) Vegan Candle Company
Vegan candles are more eco-friendly and sustainable than traditional candles. They are made with plant-based waxes, such as soy or coconut, use natural wicks, typically made from cotton or wood, and use essential oils to develop scents.
More people would benefit from you starting a vegan candle company because you would be helping by exposing them to non-toxic vegan candles that have a clean burn. This is less likely to trigger allergies they may have.
Vegan Beauty and Cosmetics
More people are becoming concerned about not only what they put in their bodies, but what they put on them too. It’s a great idea to be mindful of this because a lot of the ingredients in conventional products are harmful.
Your skin is your largest organ, so you would think that all companies would be concerned with putting healthy, natural, organic, and eco-friendly ingredients into their products to help nourish people’s skin and prevent illness.
There is a high demand for vegan beauty and cosmetics. Help more people protect and nourish their largest organ while having them experience the same luxurious feeling that they would get with conventional products.
18. ) Vegan Body Lotion
Create a luxurious experience with a vegan body lotion full of plant extracts, antioxidants, and no harmful ingredients.
19. ) Vegan Lip Gloss or Lip Balm
Help people moisturize and nourish their lips while maintaining their vegan values. You shouldn’t have to choose between looking and feeling good and sticking to your values.
20. ) Vegan Nail Salon and Spa
Many vegans wish they could go into a nail salon and spa, kick back, fully enjoy the experience, and know that all the products are vegan.
Vegan Fashion
Some of the common fabrics that are used every day to make clothing, especially luxury items, are made out of silk, wool, and leather. There are natural, animal-free fabrics that can be used for high-quality vegan fashion too while being eco-friendly, ethical, and sustainable.
If you are concerned with the risk or cost of creating a vegan fashion brand there are alternative ways to go about it than the traditional method. You can create one design and test it out before creating a large quantity by utilizing a crowdsourcing platform.
Remember there are always risks in everything you do, so why not do something you are passionate about? You won’t know what will happen until you at least try, right?
21. ) Vegan Dress Shoes or Sneakers
Design some affordable vegan dress shoes or vegan sneakers, so other vegans can look stylish without having to wear materials from animals or with animal by-products.
22. ) High-Quality Custom Vegan Suits
It can be a challenge to find a high-quality vegan suit located near you. Traditional suits can have silk lining, wool shoulder pads, and horn buttons, which are made of animal horns and sometimes hooves.
Vegan Services
The offering of vegan services is a category that is truly lacking. To many people being a vegan is living a lifestyle that doesn’t include consuming animals or animal by-products and buying vegan services. Some vegan services are often overlooked ideas.
Imagine being able to easily find any vegan service you want. I would love that and I’m sure you would too!
23. ) Vegan Personal Trainer
Have you ever had a session with a personal trainer and when they started to recommend a meal plan you felt discouraged or frustrated because all you heard were the words chicken breast, salmon, lean beef, eggs, milk, whey protein, and Greek yogurt?
Imagine having a different experience with a vegan personal trainer who works with you on your fitness while recommending a balanced vegan diet. Hearing the words lentils, beans, quinoa, avocado, tofu, oat milk, vegan protein powder, and vegan coconut yogurt would sound better and you would probably feel hopeful and motivated to achieve your fitness goals.
You would probably feel more understood and less pressured because you had someone who could relate to you, could automatically recommend vegan meals, and knows it’s possible to meet your fitness goals while following a vegan diet.
24. ) Vegan Nutritionist
Becoming a vegan nutritionist and offering your services would be beneficial. You would have the knowledge and a better understanding of what vegan foods will help provide the nutrients a body needs to thrive and what vegan supplements to recommend to help provide a well-balanced vegan diet.
25. ) Vegan General Store/Discount Department Store
Finding everyday vegan products, such as cleaning supplies, toothpaste, and vitamins can be a challenge to get a hold of. Online stores are great, especially when the store isn’t local, so you can still have an opportunity to purchase the vegan goods that you need.
It would also be helpful to have local vegan stores for when you need something immediately that you can easily walk into a store and buy what you need.
26. ) Vegan Postpartum Doula
Did you know some Vegan Postpartum Doulas cook for their clients and families? As a Vegan Postpartum Doula, you could offer vegan cooking services and teach them how to maintain a healthy vegan lifestyle after pregnancy.
27. ) Vegan Childcare
When you and your family follow a vegan lifestyle it would make life easier if the childcare center that your child attends provides vegan snacks and other goods.
It would be great to have a consistent carryover with the morals and values you try to instill in your child at home and during the time they spend at childcare.
28. ) Vegan Veterinary Clinic
At a vegan veterinary clinic, you wouldn’t use any products that are made from animals or have animal by-products in them.
Vegan Media
Get the discussion rolling about vegan ideas and the connection to ethics. Share your unique perspective on vegan topics!
29. ) Vegan Filmmaker
You can create vegan documentaries to help educate people on a greater scale or create films that have vegan characters and promote vegan values, so more people get a better understanding. Plus, current vegans can feel seen and relate more to the characters or the theme.
Vegan Education
Share your support for vegan-inclusive education, whether it’s inside or outside schools.
30. ) Vegan-Friendly School
Having a school that properly trains food service employees on what vegan means and how to properly prepare vegan food while providing them with proper compensation can help accommodate vegan children and staff.
31. ) Vegan Cooking Classes
It would be helpful to new vegans who just transitioned to a vegan diet and even to people who have been vegans for years to help improve their cooking skills.
They wouldn’t have to worry if they need to omit non-vegan ingredients from a recipe they are making in a cooking class. They would be able to relax and enjoy the entire experience.
Vegan Technology
Vegan technology doesn’t only have to deal with creating vegan eggs and vegan chicken. It can focus on other areas too.
32. ) Vegan App
You can create a vegan app that helps people by providing substitutes for ingredients to turn a non-vegan recipe vegan.
Conclusion
Hopefully, this list of vegan business ideas helps give you some ideas of what type of vegan business to start. Follow your passion, set goals, and go after your dream!
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