2024

Swedish oat milk maker Oatly has partnered with cult-favourite coconut rum brand Malibu – not to create a cocktail, but a soft-serve instead. When was the last time you dreamt of putting oat milk in your coconut rum to make some ice…
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EVs don’t need gas, and new US tax credits can make purchasing them more affordable. By Daisy Simmons Some people thought Juliana Dockery and her husband Sean were being impractical when they bought an electric vehicle in 2022. Why?…
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A coalition of cafés and restaurants are participating in a city-wide reusable cup project in Petaluma, California, with the goal of reducing waste from single-use plastics. More than 30 eateries, including Starbucks, KFC, Dunkin',…
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Many have drawn parallels between alternative proteins and electric vehicles, but their disruption of conventional industries is far from the same. So how can the former learn from the latter? "Elon Musk says they would have failed…
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US alternative protein startup NovoNutrients has raised $18M in a Series A funding round ahead of opening its pilot facility, with a renewed focus on humans and pets. The $18M Series A round was led by Australia's Woodside Energy and…
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With Paris 2024 going predominantly plant-based, here are seven athletes competing at the Olympics, fuelled by a vegan diet. At this year's Olympic Games – touted to be the greenest ever – 60% of the 13 million meals served will be…
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Food tech investor Big Idea Ventures has launched a new vegan seafood company that utilises intellectual property from New Wave Foods, which shut down last year. Big Idea Ventures (BIV) has incorporated Bayou Best Foods, a new…
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A team of researchers in South Korea have developed a gelatin-based scaffold that replicates the flavour and aroma effects of the Maillard reaction in cultivated meat. What if you put Jell-O in your steak? It may sound like a radical…
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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 Aldi's zero-waste pineapples, a Charli XCX-inspired marketing drive, and…
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Wimbledon is serving up vegan and zero-waste treats to guests at this year's tournament, as the Grand Slam's organisers level up their sustainability efforts. Plant-based Victoria sponge cake and waste-free banana muffins are the top…
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Fossil fuel companies could be reasonably charged with homicide for deaths caused by a 2023 heatwave in Arizona, a group of lawyers say in a public memo. In Washington DC, Abraham Lincoln's head melted off his wax statue at an…
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NatWest has scaled back its dietary recommendations to users of its banking app after months of lobbying pressure from livestock farmers. UK bank NatWest has made changes to the carbon footprint tracker on its app, which previously…
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Singapore's Umami Bioworks has partnered with two Indian entities as it aims to advance R&D and reach commercial-scale production for its cultivated seafood. Months after its merger with Shiok Meats, Umami Bioworks is looking to…
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Nestlé has introduced Maggi Rindecarne, a plant-based meat product meant to be blended with conventional beef, in Chile. The blended meat category continues to expand, with the world's largest food company now jumping onto the trend…
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By Maria Pournara, lecturer in criminology, Swansea University; and Filippos Proedrou, associate professor of global political economy, University of South Wales Average global air temperatures breached 1.5°C for the first…
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German discount retailer Lidl has partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to conserve biodiversity, promote planet-friendly diets, and reduce food waste across 31 countries. One of the world's largest retailers, Lidl, has entered a…
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Indonesian vegan cosmetics label Esqa – a TikTok favourite – has raised $4M in a Series B round led by Unilever. Unilever Ventures, the VC arm of global FMCG giant Unilever, has led the Series B funding round of Esqa, investing a…
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By Dana Nuccitelli When Category 5 Hurricane Otis roared through Acapulco, Mexico, in October 2023, the city was left in ruins.* Winds stripped facades from beachfront buildings and storm surge flooded lobbies. The storm killed at least…
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US president Joe Biden attacked Republican climate deniers as he proposed a new standard to protect American workers from extreme heat. “More people die from extreme heat than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined. These…
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A study of 160 countries shows a third don't mention children at all. By Anya Kamenetz Kathrin Zangerl is a pediatrician at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health in Germany, where she is a specialist on how climate change affects…
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Redefine Meat has released its 3D-printed vegan flank steak in retail stores in the UK and Switzerland, with the Netherlands soon to follow. Israeli food tech startup Redefine Meat has brought its 3D-printed flank steak to retail…
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