Your Daily Cup of Coffee is Costly to the Planet. Here’s How to Fix It.
By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark & Carmen Nab, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, UCL
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Life-Cycle Assessment Shows Cultivated Meat’s Benefits for a Sustainable Food System
A new ex-ante life-cycle assessment looks at the efficiencies and benefits of cultivated meat.
The LCA looked at cultivated meat from more than 15 companies, comparing the outlook of cultivated meat production in 2030 to that of!-->!-->!-->…
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Mung Beans Bring a Sustainable Solution To The Struggling Food Industry: Report
Mung beans are a versatile and nutritious legume staple and a new GFI APAC report highlights their value in an evolving food industry.
Mung beans have been consumed by many cultures around the world for thousands of years. They are now!-->!-->!-->…
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Getting Cultivated Meat To Scale Is Key If Australia Is To Protect Itself Against Climate-Related Food Shortages
By Bianca Lê, Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne; Technical Strategy and Growth Manager at Mission Barns; and Board Director, Cellular Agriculture Australia.
It didn’t get much attention when US President Joe Biden launched!-->!-->!-->…
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Are Consumers Ready For Bee-Free Honey? MeliBio Debuts Mellody To ‘Help Restore Ecological Harmony’
Popular Bay Area foodtech MeliBio has released Mellody, its first bee-free commercial honey product.
MeliBio has been promoting its bee-free tech for several years, keeping ingredients and technology under wraps. At last week's Natural!-->!-->!-->…
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77% of Consumers Will Try Precision Fermentation Once They Understand the Benefits, Survey Finds
A new white paper released by the Hartman Group in partnership with precision fermentation leaders Perfect Day and Cargill takes the pulse on consumer attitudes toward food technology, chiefly precision fermentation.
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Shiru Debuts OleoPro, a Sustainable Plant Fat That Performs Like Animal Fat
Shiru, an AI-powered discovery and development company for novel ingredients, has launched its first commercial product. OleoPro is a novel, sustainable plant protein-based fat ingredient for use in a range of alternative protein food!-->…
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The Era of Certified Regenerative Agriculture Is Underway
It's been more than 20 years since the USDA launched the National Organic Program that changed the American food system. Now, farmers and forward-thinking brands are embracing regenerative agriculture as the next step in healthy food and!-->…
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3 Italian Eco Entrepreneurs Changing The Future Of Fashion You Need To Know
Italy has long been synonymous with luxury fashion and globally-recognised design talent. A new crop of Italian entrepreneurs are changing the discourse on what it means to create a fashion company in today's global markets, where!-->…
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Agri-Food Tech Investments Dropped 44% Last Year, But a Big Turnaround Is Just Ahead, Report Finds
A new report from AgFunder and Temasek reveals that funding to agri-food tech start-ups reached $29.6 billion in 2022 — down 44 percent from the previous year. But despite the decline, outlook for the category is positive.
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South Korea’s Tofu Giant Teams Up With Cultivated Meat Startup Simple Planet
South Korea's plant-based food manufacturer Pulmuone and cell-based startup Simple Planet have teamed up to co-produce hybrid cultivated meat.
Pulmuone and Simple Planet say they're working to co-develop and commercialize hybrid!-->!-->!-->…
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90% of US Shoppers Care About Food Brands’ Sustainability: Report
An overwhelming majority of consumers in the US now believe that food businesses need to prioritise social and environmental responsibility.
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Jellatech Debuts Cell-Based Human Collagen As Investigation Links Industry to Deforestation
The jury's still out on whether or not collagen supplements have any real benefits, but as an investigation links the industry to deforestation, an achievement from Jellatech may bring new opportunities to the booming category.
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Why Patagonia’s First Acquisition In 20 Years Is a Regen Cracker Company Called Moonshot
Patagonia Provisions, the food and beverage arm of outdoor giant Patagonia, has announced the acquisition of Moonshot, a snack brand that is known for its environmentally-friendly and sustainable practices.
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Hershey Launches Oat Milk Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Milk Chocolate Bar
Leading confectionery brand Hershey has debuted an oat milk version of its popular Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and a new oat milk chocolate bar with sea salt and almonds.
Hershey has confirmed the launch of the new products following a!-->!-->!-->…
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A £15 Million Series B for This, the U.K.’s Fastest-Growing Plant-Based Meat Brand
U.K.-based plant-based meat alternatives brand, This, has announced a recently closed Series B funding round of £15 million.
The funding round included more than £10 million from institutional investors including BGF, Lever VC,!-->!-->!-->…
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Beef Lite: Impossible Foods Launches New Meat Alternative With 45% Less Fat Than Animal Version
California food tech Impossible Foods has announced a new Beef Lite product with a lower saturated and total fat content that cooks like 90/10 lean beef from cows.
US plant-based meat company Impossible Foods has expanded its!-->!-->!-->…
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Terrific or Terrible? This Ice Cream Is Made Entirely Out of Cauliflower
New Zealand-based EatKinda has debuted its vegan ice cream made from cauliflower at the popular pizza chain Hell Pizza.
Cauliflower has earned significant street cred in recent years serving double duty as chickenless wings, low-carb!-->!-->!-->…
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Forget Princess, I Want To Be A Scientist: Celebrating Food Tech Researcher Maya Benami This IWD
If you're in the know in the food tech world, then you will surely have heard Maya Benami's name. The Israeli food-tech scientist is the secret research whisperer to the global alternative protein industry, consulting on all matters of!-->…
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High Methane Food Consumption Must Drop to Meet Paris Agreement Targets, Study Finds
According to a recent study, if emissions from food production continue at their current levels, they will cause at least 0.7°C of global warming by the end of the century.
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10 Pro Vegan Female Olympic Athletes Redefining the Game
There’s a world of plant-based female-identifying Olympic competitors to be inspired by, across a broad spectrum of disciplines.
The rise of the professional vegan athlete is impossible to ignore, but step away from high-profile!-->!-->!-->…
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