Food & Nutrition

There are so many reasons to adopt a plant-based diet, whether it is to reduce your carbon footprint, save animals or for your health. But going plant-based doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on a delicious Christmas dinner. Here are…
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In the quest for increasingly realistic meat alternatives, one particular item has remained frustratingly out of reach: the filet. We've conquered burgers, mince, and sausages to a large extent. Bacon is getting there, though there is…
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Lab-grown, cultured, cell-based – all these terms refer to cultivated meat, whereby animal flesh or byproducts are produced without any animal killing. And no, we aren't talking about plant-based alternatives such as Beyond Meat or…
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A newly-released report details the environmental footprint of global food production and suggests diet impact is dependent on geography. A new report authored by Benjamin Halpern, executive director at the National Center for…
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Christmas is just around the corner, and you might be planning a dinner party or ten (!) during this season of eating, drinking and being merry. While we often make a huge effort to organise and host a memorable soiree, many of us forget…
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Vegan food is great. Finding new vegan recipes to try is even better. As more cuisines lend themselves to easy plant-based substitutions and reimaginings, global palates are opening up. So, step away from the ready meals and press pause on…
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Is climate candy set to be the next food niche? LA-based PurePlus says yes. The startup launched its first consumer brand, Faves, in 2021 as a sustainable alternative to Starburst. Today, each packet of chews contains one serving of fruits…
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An interview with Chloe Sorvino, financial journalist, Forbes Food & AG editor and author of Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat, a new book that takes an in-depth investigative look into…
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Like many professional athletes, football players are turning to plant power to stay in top form. With the FIFA 2022 World Cup upon us, we dish out some of the vegan food staples fuelling the tournament’s star players, from Lionel Messi to…
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New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has a new plan aimed at holding large factory farms accountable and improving animal welfare. Can he get it passed? Under Senator Cory Booker's Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act, the Democrat…
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Food's climate problem is getting worse and yet, we're more stuck than ever. Why is it so hard? COP27 ended on a bittersweet note, with some achievements but mainly with a growing sense of frustration. For once, food and agriculture…
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A German vertical farming startup has grown wheat without soil in an indoor vertical farming operation—and it's potentially more efficient than open-field growing. Vertical farming is no longer just for salad greens and strawberries.…
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Alternative protein has a naming problem. As a burgeoning global population gets hungrier and hungrier for meat, do we need to reframe the industry's identity? I've been covering the alternative protein industry for over 6 years. At…
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Environmentalist and writer George Monbiot joins climate activists on a new manifesto that lays out a sustainable future where all of the world's food can be grown in an area the size of London. According to the United Nations, the…
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Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement – a new opinion column by Irina Gerry Images of happy cows on pasture hide the ugly truth the dairy industry doesn't want you to know: dairy production can never be sustainable.…
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A new study finds a number of countries are failing to provide adequate dietary guidelines about the benefits of a plant-based diet for human health and the health of the planet. According to recent findings published in the…
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Brooklyn-based Cresilon has developed an innovative hemostatic gel for wound treatment in animals. With its $25 million Series A funding, the company is working to bring the life-saving tech to humans. Cresilon's plant-based gel…
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A new report suggests limiting meat consumption to no more than two times per week to help reduce methane emissions and slow the impact of climate change. But despite multiple calls for reducing methane emissions, countries are falling…
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The FDA is issuing new guidelines on food products claiming to be 'healthy.' But new research finds a growing number of food companies are failing to make food healthier, despite pledges to do so. Any food claiming to be healthy on…
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Beanless coffee pods for your Nespresso machine? Northern Wonder is brewing just that: an innovative, alternative coffee product made sans beans to combat deforestation. Coffee Free Coffee? Northern Wonder, a European food…
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Israel-based Grace Breeding says it can improve grain yields by 18 percent and biomass by 16 percent, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizer and the environmental impact of conventional farming methods. If Grace Breeding's Nitrogen…
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