Future Food Quick Bites: Cinnamon Miyoko’s, Vegan Euro 2024 & Fighting Florida
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 Upside Foods' cultivated meat tasting in Florida, a fermented sweetener!-->…
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THIS Receives £20M Series C Investment to Launch New Plant-Based Meat Offerings
UK plant-based meat startup THIS has raised £20M ($25.4M) in a Series C funding round to expand its product range and drive profitability on its core offerings.
THIS, the London-based producer of meat analogues, has closed a £20M Series!-->!-->!-->…
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Study: Carbon Capture Tech Will Extend Oil Production by 84 Years
The study focuses on a Canadian oil field that should have shut down in 2016 but could now keep producing oil until 2100.
By Geoff Dembicki
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Eating Lower-Carbon Meats is Actually Worse for Animal Welfare. The Solution? Eat Less Meat
While swapping beef for chicken may lower your impact on the climate, it also means killing more poorly treated animals. The key to balancing the tradeoff is to just eat less meat.
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COP29 Host Azerbaijan Never Had a Free Press, and It’s Only Getting Worse
Months before it hosts this year's UN climate summit, Azerbaijan is being criticised for its crackdown on journalists, exacerbating an already appalling record of press censorship.
2024 may be a year where climate change is on the!-->!-->!-->…
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‘Mad Men’: UN Chief Called for A Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising – But Media Companies Remain Mostly Silent
In a speech last week, the UN secretary general implored countries and media companies to stop fossil fuel advertising – but is the warning falling on deaf ears?
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4 Things to Ask Your Therapist About Climate Change
If feeling helpless, angry, or anxious about climate change is taking over your life, therapy can help. But finding the right person to talk to is critical.
By Samantha Harrington
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9 of the Best Asian Instant Ramen Noodles That Are Accidentally Vegan
Sometimes, all you want to do is boil some noodles and call it a day – here are nine of the best instant ramen products that just happen to be vegan.
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Fermy: Landish Foods, Every Co Debut Coffee & Matcha Mixes with Animal-Free Egg White Protein
Canadian vegan wellness company Landish Foods has partnered with animal-free egg protein startup The Every Company to launch a new line of beverage mixes.
Landish Foods and The Every Co have unveiled a new line of ready-to-mix protein!-->!-->!-->…
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Those Headlines Linking Plant-Based Meat to Heart Disease are Deliberately Misleading
A series of headlines have been knocking plant-based meat for causing heart disease, but these are deliberate misinterpretations to discredit the industry further.
Did you hear that plant-based meat can now apparently kill you?
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Vegan McFlurry: McDonald’s Rolls Out Dairy-Free Ice Cream in the UK
McDonald's is trialling a new line of dairy-free ice creams in select UK restaurants, with a potential nationwide launch slated for 2025.
Another vegan McFlurry is here – sort of.
McDonald's has just launched the Scoop, a dairy-free!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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‘Betrayal’: Swiss Parliament Rejects European Court’s Landmark Climate Change Ruling
Lawmakers in Switzerland have voted to disregard a human rights ruling in favour of senior female climate activists, with a particularly reprehensible stance taken by the parliament's largest party.
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Judge Rules in Favour of The Better Meat Co in IP Dispute Against Meati
The IP case between mycelium meat makers Meati and The Better Meat Co has drawn to a close, after a judge ruled largely in favour of the latter, reports AgFunderNews.
California's The Better Meat Co and Colorado-based Meati have ended!-->!-->!-->…
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When Told About the Benefits, Almost Everybody in China Would Eat More Plant-Based Foods
New research shows that health is the priority for Chinese consumers when it comes to plant-based food – and the more they know about the benefits, the more they'll eat it.
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In 4 Years, Renewable Energy Has Yielded $250B in Health & Climate Benefits in the US
The increasing use of wind and solar energy in the US is driving massive economic benefits and emission reductions in the US, according to a new study.
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Abu Dhabi Announces Alternative Protein Economic Cluster to Boost Food Security
The crown prince of Abu Dhabi has approved a new economic cluster for novel foods and alternative proteins to tackle food insecurity and water shortages.
Abu Dhabi has launched the AgriFood Growth and Water Abundance (AGWA) hub, an!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: DoD v Cattlemen, Non-Dairy Footballers & Vegan in the Bronx
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 Alpro's collaboration with Peter Crouch, a new alternative protein jobs!-->…
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This Competitive Hot Dog Eater Endorsed Impossible Foods – Now He’s Kicked Out of Nathan’s Famous Contest
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut has been banned from participating in this year's hot dog eating contest by Nathan's Famous over a commercial deal with plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods.
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Doctors Urge UK Government to Retract ‘Misleading’ Campaign Asking Brits to Eat Meat & Dairy
A group of healthcare organisations are asking the UK government to withdraw a campaign that they say spreads misinformation about the benefits of eating meat and dairy.
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Planetary Health Diet Linked to 30% Lower Risk of Premature Death & 29% Fewer Emissions
The first large-scale study to analyse the effects of the Planetary Health Diet has found a lower risk of premature death and a lighter impact on the climate.
Eating a primarily whole-food plant-based diet has tremendous benefits for!-->!-->!-->…
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AgriG8 Bags Investment to Decarbonise Rice Production in Asia with Gamified Platform
Agri-fintech platform AgriG8 has received financing from Better Bite Ventures and The Trendlines Group to help rice farmers in Asia reduce methane emissions by up to 55%.
Singaporean VC firm Better Bite Ventures and Israel's The!-->!-->!-->…
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