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80% of Groceries Controlled By 5 Multinational Food Corporations, Report Finds
A new investigation by the Guardian and the Food & Water Watch reveals the monopoly big food corporations have on our grocery baskets.
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GFP To Develop Responsibly Sourced Supply Chains In Asia With Cage-Free Eggs
In Asia, Global Food Partners is helping the food industry develop and maintain a responsibly sourced cage-free egg supply chain.
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Study: Ending Livestock Farming Would Offset 70% of CO2 This Century
Ending livestock farming would offset 70% of CO2 by this century, according to a new paper co-authored by Impossible founder Patrick Brown.
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England to Slash Meat Intake by 30% Under New Food Strategy
People in England should cut their meat consumption by 30%, the new food strategy says. The advice is part of the second instalment of the government-commissioned National Food Strategy. Led by Henry Dimbleby, the founder of British!-->…
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Your Next Grocery Haul Will Have These New Eco-Score Food Labels
Next time you go to the supermarket, you might find "traffic light" style eco-scores on food products to indicate its environmental footprint.
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50% Shoppers Think About Sustainability When They Buy Food, Poll Shows
Consumers are considering sustainability more than ever before when it comes to their food and drink purchases, a new poll has found.
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Nearly Half of Chinese Consumers Want to Shop Healthier. But Are the Prices Too High?
Nearly half of China's consumers want to shop healthier but price and information access are proving to be barriers.
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With New Biotech R&D Hub, BrightFarms Increases Indoor Farming Innovation Tenfold
BrightFarms set up an R&D hub for biotech research and increasing yields thus developing next phase solutions for its indoor farming.
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25% Global Harvests At Risk From Climate Change Within Decades, Scientists Warn
Climate change is set to put a quarter of global harvests at risk by the end of this century, scientists warn in a new study.
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This New ‘Zero Foodprint’ Dish At Just Salad Helps to Boost Regenerative Farming
Just Salad has launched a new 'zero foodprint' menu item with the focus of supporting regenerative agriculture efforts.
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AgTech VC Omnivore To Raise US$150M To Help Indian Farmers Boost Yields and Profitability
Agtech VC Omnivore is aiming to raise US$150 million to support tech innovations and solutions for Indian farmers.
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500,000 African Farmers Are About to Get ‘Sensorless’ Water-Saving Irrigation Systems
SupPlant's $10 million in funding will bring water-saving irrigation tools to more than 500,000 Kenyan farmers.
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Farm-To-Table Pioneer Alice Waters Delivers Slow Food Manifesto In New Book
Alice Waters makes an impassioned call for eating the slow food way in her new book, 'We Are What We Eat'.
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Junk Food Makes Up Nearly 20% Calories Consumed By U.S. Children, Study Finds
Researchers say that more needs to be done to stop unhealthy junk food choices for kids to alleviate obesity rates and create healthy habits.
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New Tech Platform Provides Healthy Food As Medicine Via Meal Delivery ‘Prescriptions’
Everything Food follows a "food as medicine" approach with its healthy meal delivery prescription platform.
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Food System Change: ‘Who’s Making Decisions, Who’s Benefiting, Who’s Gaining The Wealth?’ Errol Schweizer’s Got…
Errol Schweizer has spent decades in the food industry, over 25 years in fact. He has held down many positions, from grill cook to stock clerk to purchasing manager. A native of New York's the Bronx who studied biology and got his!-->…
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Low-Income Countries To Be Hardest Hit As Global Food Prices Make Biggest Spike In Decade, U.N. Warns
Global food prices have risen to decade-high levels, with low-income countries to be most vulnerable, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. Predominantly in Asia-Pacific and Africa, many of these economies have!-->…
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Vegetarians Score Better Health Biomarkers Than Meat-Eaters, New Study Finds
Researchers have found that people who are vegetarian have a healthier biomarker profile compared to meat-eating folk. The British study’s findings, presented at the recent virtual European Congress on Obesity (ECO), is consistent despite!-->…
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Apeel: Pack Tech Co Keeps Avocados & Mangos Fresh, Now On A Mission To Help Smallholder Farmers Fight Food Waste Too
Apeel, the company whose technology slows down the rate of spoilage of fresh fruit, has several big-name partnerships under its belt. Currently, the California food waste fighting startup works with major produce suppliers like Del Monte!-->…
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Alter Eco ‘Won’t Stop Until Entire Supply Chain Is Zero-Landfill’ In Radical Transparency Push
Responsible chocolate brand Alter Eco is taking the lead in radical transparency, releasing its annual sustainability report to document its environmental and human impact – both good and bad. Being “brutally honest” about failing to!-->…
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