Trial alt-eggs, alt-shrimp join Nestle plant-based foods offer
Both products look remarkably like the real things – but are vegan, containing soy proteins and omega-3 fatty acids.
7-Eleven Singapore serves up seven ready-to-eat meals with Impossible Foods
Convenience-store network offers expanded range of plant-based meals at more than 350 outlets from this week.
Foodpanda Hong Kong certifies restaurants on sustainability performance
Restaurants can apply to be assessed, receiving different levels of accreditation – bronze, silver and gold – based on their execution of sustainability strategies.
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.