Food & Nutrition

In a bid to boost food security and cut waste, some of the UK's biggest supermarkets and charities have joined forces to form a surplus food distribution body. Tesco, Sainsbury's and M&S are among 15 organisations that have come…
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Welcome to Volume 3 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 2 …
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Welcome to Volume 2 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 Headlines You…
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Scientists suggest that if rich countries make small reductions in meat production, the climate benefits would be massive. While scientific consensus calls for sharp reductions in livestock farming to lower emissions and battle climate…
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The world's richest man and Donald Trump's "first friend" has disregarded the impact of beef on climate change, hinting at a red meat renaissance in the US. What do you get if you elect a McDonald's fanatic who also happens to be a…
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Welcome to #COP29 – watch the opening ceremony here. In our Green Queen COP29 Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. It’s…
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Reducing portion sizes has been the most effective strategy to reduce meat intake in the UK, a new study has found. Meat consumption fell to its lowest levels in the UK last year, driven by the cost-of-living crisis and a growing…
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The company's Director of Sustainability talks to Green Queen about working towards a more sustainable food and ag value chain in Asia Pacific. Earlier this year, ADM, a global leader in innovative solutions…
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Reaching the UK food system's climate goals isn't possible without a reduction in red meat and dairy consumption, industry leaders say in a new report. Food sector leaders in the UK have come together to produce a net-zero transition…
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Soon to be the EU's farming commissioner, Christophe Hansen has called meat "part of a balanced diet", but admitted that we're "massively underproducing" plant proteins – not in the way you think, though. In three weeks, Christophe…
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Donald J. Trump is president-elect again. Based on his track record and policy proposals, his election promises a rocky period for the US food tech sector. America has just elected a climate change denier as president. In his first…
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Amid the rise of gut health and GLP-1 drugs in the UK, Potina is making high-fibre banana oat milks for improved children's nutrition. As the UK pushes back against junk food advertising and begins embracing GLP-1 drugs to combat the…
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As climate disasters intensify, Big Meat and Dairy are ramping up efforts to divert attention from their major role in climate change. Agriculture stands as the largest source of methane emissions – a potent greenhouse gas that traps…
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A new study shows a range of health benefits for women who follow a plant-rich "nutritarian" diet, including significantly slower biological ageing. In yet more evidence of the positive effects of plant-based eating on human health, a…
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Popular chain Smoothie King has introduced a GLP-1 Support Menu for customers on drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, but the lack of plant-based options is a big miss. As Ozempic continues to reshape the food industry, Smoothie King is…
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Americans should eat less red meat and more plant-based protein, according to scientists advising the US government on its upcoming update of dietary guidelines. If you follow the EAT-Lancet Commission's Planetary Health Diet, you'd…
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UK universities could benefit from massive cost and emissions savings if they switched to 100% plant-based catering, a new study has found. If British universities transitioned to a fully vegan catering menu, they could save up to £1.5M…
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Singapore's Umami Bioworks, which is working on commercialising cultivated fish products, has launched a pathogen detection tool for the seafood industry. Here's why. Umami Bioworks, a pioneer in the cultivated seafood world, is taking…
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Plant-based meat pioneer Impossible Foods has launched a Health Hub to battle misinformation about the industry, and has attained a new health certification for its Lite Beef. In recent months, Peter McGuinness has been very vocal about…
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UK deep tech startup MicroLub has closed a £3.5M ($4.5M) funding round to replace fats and oils with its plant-based microgels. Oil and water may not go together, but who says they have to? For one British startup, water can…
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Plant-based meat and egg alternatives in India meet the government's standards for 'high-protein' products, a new analysis has shown. In a country where food attitudes are driven as much by health as they are by religion, and four in…
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