Green Business

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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A group of European universities have formed a network to train medical students on dealing with the health and disease impacts of climate change. In Europe, 408,000 people die every year from extreme temperatures. But given the pace of…
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Los Angeles-based vegan fast food chain Mr Charlie's has secured an investment from Carma HoldCo, parent company of sports legends Mike Tyson and Ric Flair's brands. Mr Charlie's Told Me So, home of the McDonald's-spoofing vegan Frowny…
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David Flochel, former managing director of Heineken UK, will take over as CEO of Quorn Foods following a period of continued sales pressures on the business. The UK's largest meat-free business is hoping to turn the page on a tumultuous…
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With a new plant-based private label, Lidl GB has announced that it will make a quarter of its meat and fish sales vegan by 2030, whilst also doubling the current share of non-dairy alternatives. German discount supermarket Lidl is…
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German supermarket Lidl has extended its target to reduce Scope 3 emissions, which nearly make up its entire climate footprint. But experts say the shift to plant proteins needs to be accelerated. European retail giant Lidl has revised…
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The World Wildlife Fund has launched a tool for supermarkets to align their sales with their climate goals, urging them to sell more plant-based food than animal protein. With retailers playing a key role in the food system's emissions…
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The Aussie Plant Based Co has been acquired by Queensland-based Smart Foods, eight days after entering liquidation due to cashflow problems. It was only three weeks ago that Queensland-based vEEF introduced a new lineup of…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Vital Meat's cultivated chicken tasting in Singapore, Oatly's new…
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Umiami, the Parisian startup making whole-cut plant-based chicken, is now called Swap, and has entered the US foodservice sector. French plant-based meat company Umiami has rebranded to Swap, which it says is "a universal word, easy to…
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Leading future food industry investor Blue Horizon is pivoting from fund management to manufacturing, starting with a Giga Protein Factory in the Arabian desert. Here's why. Just over a year ago, alternative protein fund leader Blue…
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A new YouGov survey reveals that around half of Americans don't like the use of meat- and dairy-related terms on plant-based products, but should this shake up brands' marketing strategies? It was only last week that the European Court…
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Meat and dairy giants produce as much methane as the world's largest fossil fuel companies, but non-action would result in global heating of 0.32°C by 2050. At COP26 three years ago, leaders from around the world came together to adopt…
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Some of America's leading vegan food companies are part of a first-of-its-kind marketing campaign for the plant-based industry. Do not ingest plant-based food... if you enjoy the taste of average to mediocre food. That is the call to…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a coconut-based infant formula, Marriott Hotels's food waste driven, and…
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Consumer concern about the climate crisis has escalated since 2022, but half of the world finds sustainable living expensive. With climate scientists sounding the alarm about the unrealistic path to 1.5°C – just as the Arctic burns, the…
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Vegan chicken startup Simulate, famous for its Nuggs, has been acquired by Ahimsa Companies to get the business back on track after months of (dis)quiet. Simulate, the plant-based meat brand known for its meme-famous Nuggs, has been…
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The European Court of Justice has rejected France's proposed 'veggie burger' labelling ban, allowing plant-based food producers to continue using meat-like terms on their packaging. What happens next? In a major win for the plant-based…
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Parisian plant-based meat startup La Vie has raised €25M in investment amid a fourfold hike in sales, and announced the launch of vegan meatballs. With growing popularity among retail shoppers and an extended foodservice footprint,…
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German food manufacturing specialist Döhler has invested in UK startup Nukoko to scale up its bean-to-bar cocoa-free chocolate, ahead of a market launch in 2025. This month, cocoa futures in the UK dropped by 16%, marking a rare gulf…
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Revo Foods has opened what it says is the world's largest factory dedicated to 3D-printed food, rolling out an updated whole-cut mycelium salmon fillet as the facility's first product. Austrian alternative protein startup Revo Foods has…
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