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The UK's Climate Change Committee is calling on the country to cut back on meat and dairy in an effort to meet its net-zero emissions goal. Ahead of COP29, the UN's annual climate summit, the UK's energy secretary is facing calls to…
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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 Oatly's new barista milk for light-roasted coffee, European…
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Amid the rise of gut health and GLP-1 drugs in the UK, Potina is making high-fibre banana oat milks for improved children's nutrition. As the UK pushes back against junk food advertising and begins embracing GLP-1 drugs to combat the…
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Oslo startup Norwegian Mycelium has set up a subsidiary in Japan and launched an upcycling service to turn food industry sidestreams into sustainable proteins. In another sign of Japan's growing appetite for alternative proteins,…
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By replacing 50% of meat with plant-based proteins, Thailand could lower emissions by nearly 80%, while adding over a million jobs and boosting food security in the process. Thailand could become a "kitchen of the future" with an…
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Over a dozen development banks including the World Bank and the UN Green Climate Fund poured billions into animal agriculture last year, going against their own recommendations. The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF), the World Bank Group,…
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Luxury hotel group Four Seasons has teamed up with Israel's Oshi to put its plant-based whole-cut salmon on the menu at MKT Restaurant and Bar in San Francisco. Showcasing the potential of plant-based seafood to adorn high-end…
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As climate disasters intensify, Big Meat and Dairy are ramping up efforts to divert attention from their major role in climate change. Agriculture stands as the largest source of methane emissions – a potent greenhouse gas that traps…
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A new study shows a range of health benefits for women who follow a plant-rich "nutritarian" diet, including significantly slower biological ageing. In yet more evidence of the positive effects of plant-based eating on human health, a…
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“Change starts here,” Ira Van Eelen, co-founder at KindEarth.Tech and RESPECTfarms noted on the opening day of the Future of Protein Production Amsterdam 2024. With over 500 delegates, 45 exhibitors, and two packed days of panels,…
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There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power. By LV Anderson In November 2013, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history made landfall in the Philippines. Known locally…
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At EIT Food's new flagship event, Next Bite, six startups working in the future food space gained funding to test their technologies and accelerate their path to market. From cultivated meat and mycelium protein to cell-based chocolate,…
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Time Magazine has recognised a cultivated meat technology as one of the year's best inventions, alongside lab-grown cotton and an AI platform for functional plant-based ingredients. As further proof of the technology's potential for…
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Popular chain Smoothie King has introduced a GLP-1 Support Menu for customers on drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, but the lack of plant-based options is a big miss. As Ozempic continues to reshape the food industry, Smoothie King is…
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Research efforts for alternative proteins like plant-based and cultivated meat received €290M in funding last year, just as the number of studies on the topic proliferated. The only way for alternative proteins to reach the mainstream…
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A new study has revealed that UK consumers are more likely to curb their carbon footprint if they see their leaders take climate action. Politicians, business leaders and celebrities could be the "missing link" to public climate action,…
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Finnish startup Enifer has filed for novel food approval in the EU for its Pekilo mycoprotein, and is planning applications in Singapore, the US, and the UK. Months after closing a Series B funding round and securing loans for a new…
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Coinciding with the holiday season, Starbucks has permanently scrapped its surcharge for dairy-free milks like oat and almond in the US and Canada. Starbucks has announced that it is removing the infamous non-dairy surcharge from its…
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As COP29 approaches, an investigation has found dozens of "suspicious", likely fake accounts on X that are promoting Azerbaijan, the heavily criticised host of the UN climate summit. Two weeks before world leaders convene in Baku for…
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Americans should eat less red meat and more plant-based protein, according to scientists advising the US government on its upcoming update of dietary guidelines. If you follow the EAT-Lancet Commission's Planetary Health Diet, you'd…
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Finnish vegan company Oddlygood, a spin-off of dairy giant Valio, has acquired British plant-based milk brand Rude Health. One of the UK's most well-known brands in the vegan space, Rude Health, has been bought by Oddlygood, the Finnish…
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