What is a plant-based diet and why are so many people embracing it?
The plant-based food market is expected to skyrocket to US$162 million in value during the next decade. But what is it all about?
Pea-based alt-milk maker Ripple Foods raises $60 million in fresh funding
Using peas instead of nuts and oats like other alt-milk brands results in healthier products with less sugar and fat.
6 evidence-based ways to reduce food waste at home
Each year, a third of all food produced around the world, or 1.3 billion tonnes, ends up as rubbish.
Starbucks expands “Greener Store” initiative in China
Launched in 2018, the Greener Store Framework was co-developed with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to help transform retail towards sustainable stores.
Plant-based food market surges as consumers limiting meat consumption
More than half of the global consumers believe their choices and actions could make a difference in the world
Matchmaking tech helps build sustainable supply chains
Greener UK is using “advanced modelling techniques to make sustainability simple, intuitive, and accessible for small businesses”.
McDonald’s plan to make Happy Meal toys sustainable will take four years
“Our next generation of customers care deeply about protecting the planet and what we can do to help make our business more sustainable.”
The world’s most-searched plant-based food brands
While Beyond Meat dominates the US, Germany and Asian countries like Japan and South Korea, Quorn is the most popular brand in the UK.
German supermarket farms fish and herbs on its roof for sale downstairs
Rewe’s 1500sqm supermarket at Wiesbaden was constructed primarily of wood and deploys a raft of sustainability initiatives throughout the store.
Wine industry players unite to develop global sustainability standard
The SWR’s first project will be to develop a consensus on what sustainability means among its diverse membership and how it will be implemented and measured.
UK-based pharma creates protein powder from food scraps
UK-based pharmaceutical company Nutrapharma has created a solution that uses food scraps to produce protein powder to combat food wastage.
Exclusive: Equo founder explains her mission to change consumer habits through sustainable products
Equo is now known for its biodegradable straws made out of grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee that are 100-per-cent plastic-free, biodegradable, compostable and non-toxic.
NZ researchers find a way to convert single-use plastics into insulation foam
While biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment, they can’t be recycled – because they are designed to degrade quickly.
3 simple life hacks to help fight climate change
Three spheres of our lives contribute about 85 per cent of a household’s carbon footprint: home energy use, transport, and food consumption.
NZ company Omega Plus makes sustainable pet food from salmon offcuts
“Waste is unacceptable in today’s world,” said Paul McIntyre, Sustainability and Stakeholder manager, NZKS.