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Coca-Cola achieves carbon neutrality for Sweden and Spain

Coca-Cola achieves carbon neutrality for Sweden and Spain

14 Sep 2021

Coca-Cola announced that two of its sites – Jordbro in Sweden and Vilas del Turbón in Spain – are now carbon neutral. These two sites are the first to earn this designation as part of a pilot program that aims for at least six of Coca-Cola Europacific ...

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Mexico permits UK pork exports for the first time

Mexico permits UK pork exports for the first time

13 Sep 2021

British pork producers now have access to export to the Mexican market for the first time, following a new trade deal announced by the U.K. government on September 2. Over the course of five years, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board est...

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Nestlé anticipates further price hikes for 2022

Nestlé anticipates further price hikes for 2022

10 Sep 2021

Nestlé’s chief financial officer François-Xavier Roger, said that he expects that “the input cost inflation will be higher next year than it is this year.” Current price hikes may be followed by continued upward pressure all the way until 2023, he said...

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Impossible launches vegan chicken nuggets in restaurants

Impossible launches vegan chicken nuggets in restaurants

9 Sep 2021

Impossible Foods officially launched its plant-based Impossible Chicken Nuggets in more than 100 restaurants across the U.S., including Michelin star chef David Chang’s Fuku. Later this month, the nuggets will become available in retail at stores inclu...

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Kellogg looks to boost production with $45M investment

Kellogg looks to boost production with $45M investment

8 Sep 2021

Following a lackluster sales report in the compared to its peers last year, Kellogg is looking to readjust its long term strategy for its cereal business with a $45 million investment into its production over the next three years, according to a filing...

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Coca-Cola is world’s most valuable drink brand, but not fastest-growing

Coca-Cola is world’s most valuable drink brand, but not fastest-growing

7 Sep 2021

After 129 years of making soda, Coca-Cola remains the world’s most valuable soft drink brand – reporting revenue that is 55% more than the No. 2 market leader, PepsiCo. Coca-Cola retained its ranking despite recording a 13% brand value decline to $33.2...

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Swedish Startup raises €750K to ferment animal-free fats

Swedish Startup raises €750K to ferment animal-free fats

6 Sep 2021

Bio tech startup Melt & Marble, which was formerly known as Biopetrolia, has closed a €750,000 (US$879,000) seed funding round with the aim of creating fats that “close the taste gap between animal and plant-based meats.”

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UK’s Sleep Well milk aims to launch in Asia

UK’s Sleep Well milk aims to launch in Asia

3 Sep 2021

Functional milk brand Sleep Well, which uses the active ingredient valerian to promote good sleep, has made launching its products in Asia a priority. Already, the U.K.-based brand has confirmed to Beverage Daily that it will launch in convenience stor...

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Dubai start-up eyes export opportunities with high-protein ice cream

Dubai start-up eyes export opportunities with high-protein ice cream

3 Sep 2021

LightWhey is a Dubai-based start-up that has expanded throughout the Gulf with its healthy, high-protein whey ice cream, and plans to export throughout Asia and Africa.

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Mintel: Is Plant-Based losing Credibility?

Mintel: Is Plant-Based losing Credibility?

2 Sep 2021

The term “plant-based” has proliferated into a range of categories resulting in an oversaturated use of the phrase, which the market research firm Mintel asserts positions the term to be at risk of losing some of its better-for-you significance with co...

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Study: Two-thirds of US children’s calories come from ultra-processed foods

Study: Two-thirds of US children’s calories come from ultra-processed foods

1 Sep 2021

As of 2018, youth in the U.S. consume 67% of their calories from ultra-processed foods, according to a new study published in JAMA. Between 1999 and 2018, there was a jump of 5.6 percentage points in the number of calories coming from foods like cookie...

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Bloomberg: Plant-based foods expected to grow 450% by 2030

Bloomberg: Plant-based foods expected to grow 450% by 2030

31 Aug 2021

Bloomberg Intelligence is forecasting an evolution in consumer habits that will lead to a 450% leap in plant-based sales to reach $162 billion by 2030, up from $29.4 billion in 2020. Plant-based meat is expected to see particular growth from $4.2 billi...

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