Plastic-free Mylk Base saves more than 800,000 cartons from landfill
Ulu Hye uses ingredients that are vegan, paleo, gluten-free, sugar-free, and soy-free, and are free from emulsifiers, additives, thickeners and preservatives.
Palm oil boycotts – are they doing more harm than good?
“Palm oil itself is not the enemy. Unsustainable production practices are what is causing this environmental and social harm.”
Vegan steak market set to surpass US$1 billion by 2033
The US market currently accounts for 30 per cent of sales – but other markets are growing more quickly.
Just what is a sustainable diet? (and steps to make the switch)
We explain what eating sustainably means, together with some simple steps to make the switch!
Ugly: A premium vodka made from imperfect apples
After visiting some farms and observing that up to 40 per cent of the fruit was unsellable due to aesthetics, Danny Grant and Mike Christidis discovered a new production process and founded Ugly.
Fast-food giant Restaurant Brands is accelerating its plant-based foray
“We are testing plant-based options around the world,” the company’s Apac president Rafael Odorizzi told Viable Earth in an exclusive interview.
Discarded grape waste repurposed as spice blends and baking mixes
The first five products are now on sale under the brand Devine Connoisseur.
French startup turns beer waste to alt-meat protein
Using leftover yeast from breweries, the company manufactures a nutritious, flavourful and versatile protein.
Getting lab-grown meat – and milk – to the table
Bob Holmes of Knowable takes a deep dive into the cell-based meat industry. Just how close is it to being commercially viable?
Eat Plant Love’s plant-based mee pok ‘indistinguishable from the real thing’
EPL will serve up seven plant-based alt-seafood and alt-meat products, all halal-certified, free from cholesterol and trans-fats and packed with dietary fibre.
Hunt and Brew adopts recycled packaging of white milk and cold brew
The plastic bottles are re-made at Australasia’s largest end-to-end PET recycling facilities based in NSW, and a second plant due to open this week in Victoria.
Gold Coast artisan food store Meda Deli showcases zero-waste foods and accessories
“Meda Deli is built on the concepts of quality and sustainability. Our products are premium and carefully curated to ensure there is limited-to-no wastage.”
Snackboy to launch plant-based offerings for the summer
Created by General Foods, Snackboy focuses on flavourful, nutritious and ethical products that are innovative and – in the company’s terms – “drool-worthy”.
Start-up Reuser creates a coffee cup from used vegetable oil
A bioplastic combines leftover cooking and vegetable oil and crop waste, which replaces the often used fossil-fuel-based plastic alternatives.
Singapore butchery to sell cultivated meat in world first
Huber’s will become the first butchery in the world to add a new, locally produced cultivated meat to its display case and bistro menu.