Plantega Vegan Fridges: Meet The Food Blogger Making Plant-Based Eating Accessible In Brooklyn
In collaboration with other mission-driven food advocates, food blogger Erick Castro has launched 'Plantega', a company that installs vegan fridges in Brooklyn bodegsas in order to bring plant-based options to communities where there is a!-->…
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Reusable & Refillable: You Can Now Find Loop’s Circular Packaging At E-Tailer Ulta Beauty For Burt’s Bees, Dermalogica & More
Beauty retail giant Ulta Beauty joined forces with circular packaging service startup Loop to offer customers all its cosmetic products in reusable and refillable packaging that includes the use of aluminum and glass bottles.
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Burger King Thailand Joins Plant-Based Whopper Bandwagon With Aussie Alt Meat Player v2food
Burger King Thailand has become the latest to join the plant-based wave sweeping the global franchise, partnering up with Australian food tech v2food to launch a new meatless Whopper to its menu. The new Plant-Based Whopper will swap out!-->…
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Mondelez Philippines: Snack Giant Partners With The Plastic Flamingo To Recycle Waste Into Eco-Bricks
Snack Food company Mondelez Philippines recently announced that it would "substantially" invest in plastic waste management and has teamed up with social enterprise The Plastic Flamingo to recycle waste into eco-bricks.
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World’s First Vegan Hospital: Lebanon’s Hayek Centre Becomes First To Serve Only Plant-Based Food
Hayek Hospital, a family-owned private centre in Beirut, has gone 100% vegan in a world’s first. The hospital will no longer serve its patients meat and dairy, and will instead replace its menu with a number of healthy plant-based dishes!-->…
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NotCo Gets Patent For Its AI Technology Searches For The Perfect Plant-Based Formula
NotCo, the leading Latin American food tech backed by the likes of Jeff Bezos, has been granted a patent in the U.S. for its proprietary artificial intelligence technology. The now patented Giuseppe uses AI and machine learning algorithms!-->…
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Cultivated Protein Startup Avant Meats To Slash Costs By 90% In New Partnership With QuaCell
Hong Kong-headquartered cell-based marine protein startup Avant Meats has announced a strategic partnership with Guangdong-based biotech firm QuaCell, which will enable a 90% production cost reduction. With more cost-efficient production,!-->…
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Swiss Plant-Based Meat Makers Planted Bags US$18M Series A To Fuel Global Expansion
Planted, a Zürich-based plant-based meat startup, has closed its Series A funding round with CHF 17 million (approx. US$18.1 million). The funds will go towards its international expansion plans and further R&D to grow its unique!-->…
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Cultivated Meat Has 92% Lower Climate Impact & Will Reach Price Parity By 2030, Says New Research
The far reduced climate impact of cell-based meat has been revealed in a new first-of-a-kind life cycle assessment published by the alternative protein nonprofit Good Food Institute (GFI), showcasing that proteins cultivated directly from!-->…
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Female-Founded Vegan Gelato Sacred Serve Debuts World’s First 100% Zero-Plastic Recyclable Ice Cream Cartons
Sacred Serve, a Chicago-based female-founded vegan gelato startup has debuted the world’s first 100% recyclable ice cream cartons. Made from paper-based fibre, the new completely plastic-free cartons developed by London-headquartered!-->…
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Latin America: Plant-Based Meat Startups & Brands To Watch
The Latin American alt protein market is exploding. We recently did an overview of the space, in which we highlighted that 90% of the population want to eat more plant-based foods, according to an Ingredion survey. We recently spoke to!-->…
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Future Farm: Brazil Food Tech Fazenda Futuro Launches New Low Sodium ‘2030’ Plant-Based Burger
Brazilian startup Fazenda Futuro, also known as Future Farm, has launched a new plant-based patty dubbed the Futuro Burger 2030, which is not only better tasting, but has an improved nutritional profile with lower levels of sodium and fat.!-->…
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Financial Feminism: New Sustainable Investing Manual Takes On The Gender Gap
A newly published book aims to remedy the gender investing gap by empowering women to invest in a sustainable future. Authored by sustainable finance expert Jessica Robinson, who formerly led the United Nations-backed Principles for!-->…
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Green Revolution: ‘Nudge Brands & Consumers With Smart Tech To Incite Behavioural Change’, Says New Report
A new consumer research report has highlighted “brand peer pressure” and technological innovation as critical to push forward sustainable behaviour among both shoppers and businesses. The new report, conducted by a team of behavioural!-->…
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Climate Disinformation Is Real: So What Should Journalists Do?
By: Andrew McCormick
Texas had only just frozen over. In the wake of a devastating winter storm, millions in the state were without power and struggling to find warmth. They boiled snow for water; some were dying. And against all!-->!-->!-->…
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Carbon-Negative: U.S. Burger Restaurant Shake Shack Tests Regenerative Cutlery Made From AirCarbon
The New York City-based cult favourite burger restaurant Shake Shack recently announced a pilot of sustainable AirCarbon cutlery and straws at six Shake Shack locations across the U.S. Joining forces with Restore Foodware, the world's!-->…
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SaladStop Becomes First Restaurant Chain In Asia To Carbon Label Entire Menu
SaladStop, the Singapore-headquartered healthy salad chain with locations across Asia, has carbon labelled its entire menu, making it the first restaurant in the region to do so. Describing the move as a “simple and convenient way for!-->…
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H&M X Desserto: Fashion Giant Uses Mexican Startup’s Cactus Leather In New Sustainable Collection
Clothing giant H&M recently launched its new sustainable concept, Innovation Stories with its debut collection, Science Story that includes pieces developed using plant-based leather developed by Mexican-based brand Desserto.
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Blackpink: All Girl K-Pop Band With Billions Of Followers Speak Up On Climate Change
Last December, Blackpink, the all-girls K-Pop band millions of fans recorded a message showing their support for the climate, and recently the band-members were appointed as advocates to raise awareness for the global campaign against!-->…
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Burger King U.K. Says 50% Menu Will Be Plant-Based By 2031
In line with its long-term commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, Burger King U.K. has recently announced that it will launch vegan and vegetarian burgers, for instance, a plant-based version of its chicken ‘Royale’ burger in the!-->…
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Seaspiracy: Cowspiracy Makers To Debut New Documentary On Netflix Exposing Fishing Industry’s Destruction
A new Netflix documentary is set to shed light on the enormous environmental impact of the global fishing industry. Set to launch in late March, Seaspiracy will take a deep dive into the destruction the industry is having on our marine!-->…
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