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From Sustainable Proteins to Food is Medicine, 6 Trends Shaping the Future of Food in 2024
What does the future look like for food tech? French consultancy DigitalFoodLab has released its annual State of FoodTech Trends report for 2024, distilling 28 directions in six 'mega-trends', including sustainable proteins, food is!-->…
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McDonald’s Spent 7 Years Making A Burger Better for the Palate, But Not the Planet
McDonald's new burgers are on their way, after seven years of testing and over 50 tweaks, in response to drying consumer sentiment about its dry burgers. But while these burgers might be more impactful on your palate, they certainly leave!-->…
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 6
Welcome to Day 6 of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily 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'.
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If These Six EU Grocery Chains Switch to 50% Plant Proteins, They Could Offset the Emissions of 25 Million Cars
A 50% switch to plant-based proteins by six leading retailers and caterers could cut annual greenhouse gas emissions by 31.6 million tonnes, which is the equivalent of removing 25 million cars in the EU, according to a report by research!-->…
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 5
Welcome to Day 5 of #COP28. In our Green Queen COP28 Daily 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'.
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Days 3 & 4
Welcome to Days 3 and 4 of #COP28. In the weekend edition of the Green Queen COP28 Daily 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'.
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of #COP28. In our Green Queen COP28 Daily 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'.
Catch up: DAY 1
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Meat & Misinformation: How Social Media Conspiracy Campaigns Are Fueling The Fight Against Alt-Protein
An analysis of 285 million posts on social media has shown how conspiracy theories, junk science, and pro-meat and -dairy posts are driving a misinformation campaign against climate-friendly food and alternative proteins. Here are 12!-->…
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There’s No Getting Around It: Rich People Need to Eat Less Meat
Ahead of COP28, new FAO reports will advise rich nations to cut their meat intake, especially given that their actions disproportionally affect lives in developing countries.
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Suckers, Crunchers and Smooshers: Mouthfeel Research Helps Plant-Based Meat Brands Create a Better Burger
New research by scientists at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences delves into how different people eat their food, and what that means for their mouthfeel preferences for foods like burgers and steak – which could be!-->…
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The Seed Oil Conundrum: Why are Fast-Food Restaurants Ditching These Fats?
A handful of restaurants and fast-casual chains are bidding adieu to seed oils as consumer concerns about the health credentials of these fats grow. Some are turning to alternatives like Zero Acre's sugarcane-based cultured oil – what's!-->…
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If You Watch Common Ground, Please Watch It Carefully.
The new documentary about the broader regenerative agriculture movement has debuted to a host of accolades and positive reviews, and its emphasis on smallholder farms and indigenous voices is welcome and inspiring. But the film also makes!-->…
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Google Searches for Climate Anxiety Have Increased, With Women Affected More
Google data shared with BBC 100 Women has shown that online searches for terms related to climate anxiety have significantly increased over the last five years. In addition, separate research has revealed that women are more starkly!-->…
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New Research: Not All UPFs Created Equal, Plant-Based Meat Can Be Part of Healthy Diet
Two new European health studies suggest that while a plant-rich, minimally-processed whole foods diet is ideal for good health, consuming some processed foods including bread and plant-based meat is perfectly fine.
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50by25: Wagamama, Beyond Meat & Others Join Campaign to Make UK Restaurant Menus 50% Vegan
Food industry giants like Wagamama, Beyond Meat and Alexis Gauthier have joined a new campaign calling for UK restaurants to make 50% of their menus plant-based by 2025. 50by25 is a joint effort from British vegan charity Viva! and Citizen!-->…
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How Do Social Media Users Feel About Climate Change? A New Mega Study Has Answers
A new 110-country study conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications in partnership with Meta offers insights into the climate change beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences, and behaviours of Facebook users across the!-->…
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Confused About a Food Fact? This New Platform Lets You Ask Scientists for an Expert Opinion
Food information body the European Food Information Council has launched a new platform to debunk misinformation and help build science-based literacy around food. The Food Facts online community is part of the Sustainable Food System!-->…
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The Asia F-List: How Fossil Fuel Companies are Gaslighting Asians with Greenwashing Campaigns
A new report by marketing activism group Clean Creatives explores how Asia's fossil fuel industry is failing communities in the region, using greenwashing techniques to shift the blame from its climate impacts. These include loyalty credit!-->…
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‘The Centre of Challenges & Solutions’: 7 Alt-Protein Takeaways from GFI APAC’s State of the Industry Report 2023
The Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC's first State of the Industry report highlights the funding rollercoaster that is alt-protein, Singapore's reputation as an innovation launchpad, barriers to the adoption of plant-based meat, and the!-->…
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Meat Kills: How Cigarette-Style Warnings Could Help Cut the UK’s Meat Consumption
Cigarette-style warnings about the impact of climate change on food can cut meat consumption, according to a study by Durham University. Researchers found that adding pictorial climate warning labels deterred Brits from choosing meat!-->…
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15 of Your Favorite Foods Could Disappear Because of Climate Change
The impact of climate change – whether that's floods, droughts, extreme heat or cold – is ravaging crops and threatening our food supply. Here are 15 food crops that are facing shortages and uncertain futures due to the global crisis.
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