Welltodo Today: Investors Search For Next Peloton, Clean Beauty Brands Head To China, Reimagining The Spa

Today’s key global wellness news articles from around the world, impacting the industry and influencing the business of wellness.

How Nestlé-Owned Sweet Earth Is Feeding Growing Interest In Plant-Based Eating

Nestlé-owned Sweet Earth is on a mission to help consumers move forward in their journeys toward more plant-based eating by creating products for key occasions like barbecue season and snack time, and using feedback from fans to develop new and improved versions of its plant-based meat alternatives.

Investors are looking for the next Peloton, and indoor-rowing brands like Ergatta, CityRow, and Hydrow are competing to be the next at-home-fitness hit

Interest in indoor rowing – both connected machines and studio classes – is on the rise in the US. The global rowing-machine market is expected to hit $1.8 billion by 2031. Investors are taking note by pouring funding into brands like Hydrow and Ergatta. See more stories on Insider’s business page.

The war for your salad bowl: Is this Natalie Portman’s favorite kale?

Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman is investing in Bowery farms, as the famed vegan backs the indoor producer of kale and lettuce.

How The Well Has Reimagined Its Spa for 2021

The Well-a membership-based wellness mecca located in New York City’s Flatiron district-has long staked its success on community. In the days before the pandemic, the club, which offers an appealing mix of both Eastern and Western medicine, earned a cult following among self-care seekers and wellness devotees.

SMASH: 40 brands back manifesto to ‘make healthier food better business’

SMASH is an app targeting 13- to 24-year-olds. Its promise: to help them ‘save money and stay healthy’. It is available free on iOS and Android and includes a 20% discount ‘when making better choices at places they buy food and love to eat on the high-street’.

Why clean beauty brands are heading for China

Sign up to our newsletter for a truly global perspective on the fashion industry After the end of mandatory animal testing for cosmetics this month, international clean beauty brands are queuing up to expand in China. To receive the Vogue Business China Edit, sign up here .