SHARE The UAE's vegan community is disappointed by what they deem as "false advertising" after Starbucks launched an expanded selection of "plant-based" offerings last week. This includes two sandwiches made using Beyond Beef, a vegan meat substitute, both of which include either cheese or labneh. The term "plant-based" is more commonly used to describe vegan food, rather than anything containing animal products, and so there was confusion over the inclusion of dairy. Why not make sure vegans can enjoy the new food launch, so that the brand is more socially inclusive? Ananda Shakespeare, founder of Dubai Vegan Days "Seriously?! Take a Beyond Meat product and add cheese to it!" wrote one user on the Facebook group Vegans take Dubai.