As China Reopens Ahead of Lunar New Year, Carbon-Intensive Meat Demand Set to Surge
With China's U-turn on its “zero-Covid” policy and the Lunar New Year just around the corner, a boom in carbon-intensive meat consumption is highly likely.
For the rest of the world, 2022 was marked by a return to the pre-pandemic!-->!-->!-->…
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The Top 3 Future Foods I Tasted At CES 2023
Vegan entrepreneur Noah Hyams shares his top 3 future of food finds at CES 2023, from fermented plant-based soy protein to bioengineered microbe-based soft serve.
CES never used to be a food-forward show. But in 2019, plant-based meat!-->!-->!-->…
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Chinese Cultivated Meat Startup Jimi Biotech Closes a ¥20 Million Angel Funding Round
China-based cultivated meat company Jimi Biotech has closed an angel funding round of ¥20 million ($3 million USD) led by Plum Ventures and Fanqie Capital with funding from Green Leaf Ventures and Joyvio Capital.
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Without Buying Offsets, the EATV ETF Earns Carbon Neutral Status
The VegTech plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV, is now certified carbon neutral — a feat it achieved without buying offsets.
EATV (NYSE: EATV) says its carbon-neutral status comes by way of avoiding animal products in food!-->!-->!-->…
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Thai Union Invests In French Algae Tech Platform Algama
Thai Union, food giant and leading producer of Thai seafood, has invested in France's Algama algae innovation platform.
Thai Union's Corporate Venture Capital Fund joined Algama's recent €13 million Series A funding round to help!-->!-->!-->…
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China Takes First Place In the 2022 ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge APAC
With more than $10,000 in prize money on the table, young Asian tech teams competed in the ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge APAC.
China, Korea, India, Indonesia, and Thailand were all victorious in the 2022 ProVeg Food Innovation!-->!-->!-->…
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No Meat Factory Closes a $42 Million Series B Funding Round
Canada's No Meat Factory has announced the closing of a $42 million Series B funding round to help accelerate its plant-based meat production.
The new financing was led by new investor Tengelmann Growth Partners. Existing investor Emil!-->!-->!-->…
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This Carbon Negative Cement Reduces Emissions and Costs Less Than Conventional
In the fight against climate change, a new approach to cement is key. Brimstone says its concrete is carbon-negative.
Concrete's carbon footprint is not insignificant. Every year, more than four billion tonnes of cement are used to make!-->!-->!-->…
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Sustainability Messaging on Menus Promote Plant-Based Food Choices, Multiple Studies Agree
Multiple studies from around the world agree: sustainability messaging on menus is successful in getting more diners to order plant-based meals.
Scientists have warned that global meat and dairy intake must fall if we are to combat the!-->!-->!-->…
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A Surge in Corporates Green Job Listings Highlights The Lack Of Global Sustainability Talent
By Christopher Boone, Professor of Sustainability, Arizona State University and Karen C. Seto, Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, Yale University
To meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs!-->!-->!-->…
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A Counter To ‘Plant-Based Junk Food Is Bad News For The Planet’
Editor's Note: This piece came about because Dan commented on a Linkedin post about our original article. We appreciated his insights so we invited him to write this piece to share his thoughts.
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This New Design Tool Was Created To Help Businesses Go Plastic-Free
A new online designed tool backed by A Plastic Planet aims to help designers and business leaders eradicate one trillion pieces of plastic waste from the global economy by 2025.
Following two years of development, the PlasticFree site!-->!-->!-->…
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Project Eaden Lands €10M for Vegan Steak That Eliminates ‘Every Single Reason’ for Animal Meat
German food-tech startup Project Eaden has announced a €10.1 million seed funding round for its novel fiber technology used to create plant-based steak.
Creandum, Atlantic Food Labs, Shio Capital, Trellis Road, and several angels!-->!-->!-->…
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Child Labor Accusations Hit the U.S. Meat Industry
Allegations made against a Wisconsin cleaning company say it employed more than two dozen minors to clean dangerous meatpacking plants for JBS, the world's largest meat company.
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), a specialized!-->!-->!-->…
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2023 Food Trends: 12 Predictions For The Future of Alt Protein
What does the alt protein industry have in store for us amidst a very turbulent 2023 ahead? A lot, actually. Below, I share my 12 crystal ball takes (in no particular order).
I sat down to write these trends and ended up writing a!-->!-->!-->…
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WTH Foods Launches New Filipino-Inspired Frozen Plant-Based Meat Range, Umani
Philippines-based plant-based meat manufacturer WTH Foods has launched Umani, a new range of frozen plant-based products drawing on Filipino culture.
The mission-driven WTH Foods says its new range of frozen meals is part of its goal of!-->!-->!-->…
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South Korea’s Lotteria Adds a New Plant-Based Burger To Its 1,300 Restaurants
Lotteria Co. Ltd., the South Korean quick-service restaurant chain with more than 1,300 locations, has added a new version of its Ria Miracle plant-based burger to the menu.
The Ria Miracle Burger II, which follows its Ria Miracle!-->!-->!-->…
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Where is Plant-Based Meat Going?
The idea that plant-based meat is over is ridiculous. Sure, too many mediocre brands launched too fast and too early. But amidst a burning planet and worsening climate crisis, the category is just getting started.
Over the past few!-->!-->!-->…
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I Quit Waste: Inequity, Injustice & Broken Systems -Why We Need To Reclaim Our Food Autonomy
Smita J asks some tough questions.
The activist questions our global food systems and their reliance on Big Food's over-processed, industrially farmed commodities, shares her learnings from a visit to a sustainable farming community in!-->!-->!-->…
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Impossible Foods Retail Sales Grew More Than 50% In 2022
Leading vegan meat brand Impossible Foods says it saw more than a 50 percent dollar retail sales growth last year, even amid declining category sales.
The Bay Area manufacturer of beef, pork, and chicken made from plants says it was the!-->!-->!-->…
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Food Tech Start-Up Vgarden Creates ‘Clean’ Plant-Based Tinned Tuna
Israel-based Vgarden, Ltd., has launched its first vegan and kosher-friendly tuna in tins and pouches.
Vgarden says its plant-based tuna has the same appearance, texture, and flavor as conventional tuna. And it is competitively priced!-->!-->!-->…
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