StormFisher converts food waste into fuel
Canadian startup StormFisher is on a journey to convert food waste into fuel to help reduce its impact on the environment.
Green Common, Great Eagle launch academy to teach plant-based food culture
Food-industry professionals in Hong Kong are being trained in the use of plant-based ingredients to inspire change across menus.
Outcast upcycles food waste into supplements and powders
The powders can be used a wide variety of ways – as simple additions to anything from soups and dressings to baked goods to homemade dips and smoothie bowls.
Rooftop gardens on Leicester bus shelters help bees pollinate
Nicknamed ‘Bee Bus Stops’ the 30 plant-topped Living Roof bus shelters are topped with gardens of wildflowers.
Baker to phase out 400 million plastic bread bag tags a year
The tags are part of a broader commitment to convert all of the company’s packaging to 100-per-cent recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.
Michelin star chef Heston Blumenthal creates Fable Burger for Grill’d
Limited-edition alt-meat burger sells by pre-order only for US$26.
Japanese, US firms team up to develop natural dyes for foods and cosmetics
The race is on among major global brands to identify more sustainable materials for their products.
Sustainable cocktails help spread the message about food waste
Flor de Caña – a sustainably certified rum brand – has launched a global campaign Zero Waste Month to support reducing food waste via eco-cocktails.
Capped it: Kraft Heinz spends US$1.2m, 185,000 hours to create recyclable bottle tops
Kraft Heinz will introduce 100% recyclable sauce bottle caps next year, saving 1 billion lids from landfills – assuming consumers recycle them.
Farm-to-table restaurant in Malaysia lets people plant their own food
Bug’s Paradise Farm, an organic plantation located in Puchong, Malaysia, offers a different farm-to-table…
Wicked Kitchen set to replicate its UK success in the US after $14m funding round
Wicked Kitchen’s range of “flavour-forward vegan products” in the UK include convenient lunch and breakfast options, frozen ready meals and meal solutions such as sauces, mayos, pestos and meal kits.
Nutty Oat Milk blends creaminess of oat milk with flavour of nut-based alt-dairy
An Australian family-owned manufacturer is stepping into the local plant-based milk market with a new range dubbed NOM – Nutty Oat Milk.
Vegan twist to mooncakes in Green Common gift set
Green Common mooncakes come with sustainable packaging which is created with the reusable box and compostable sleeve and tray and printed with the ink made from soy.
Sustainability set to become ‘the defining issue’ for the coffee industry
Consumer expectations of coffee brands will rise “dramatically” as eco-anxiety replaces pandemic paranoia, predicts a researcher with Mintel in Europe.
Dole teams with Ananas Anam to repurpose pineapple leaves
The move is part of Dole’s efforts to commit zero fruit loss by 2025.