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Catered foodservice meals in the UK to have 20% less meat
24 Apr 2020
Public sector caterers serving schools, universities, hospitals and care homes have pledged to reduce the amount of meat served on their menus by 20%. There is simultaneously a focus on reducing overall red meat offerings.
Read moreScientists discover enzyme, breaks down 90% of PET polymers in hours
21 Apr 2020
PET plastic can now be broken down into food-grade materials within 10 hours due to a discovery by scientists at industrial chemical firm Carbios. This discovery will transition into industrial-scale trials in 2021 with the help of Carbios’ partnership...
Read moreSwedish Algae Factory sparks interest from investors and judges
20 Apr 2020
Swedish Algae Factory received an investment from the Dutch sustainable aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark. The funding amount of the investment was undisclosed. This investment follows on the heels of the algae startup’s recent €500,000 award from...
Read moreBarclays predicts vertical farming will disrupt food production
15 Apr 2020
Vertical farming has a $50 billion market opportunity and a chance to mitigate sustainability issues within traditional fresh fruit and vegetable agriculture, according to new research by Barclays Capital.
Read moreADM announces sweeping sustainability goals
14 Apr 2020
In an effort to further advance the sustainability of its operations, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has committed to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 25% and its energy intensity by 15% by 2035.
Read moreCycloponics to expand organic farming facilities in French car parks
9 Apr 2020
A French subterranean agriculture startup launched its first funding round last November and raised almost double the investment that was requested. When Cycloponics launched on Lita.co, a platform for investment in sustainable companies, the company h...
Read moreLonza focuses on sustainable
26 Feb 2020
Lonza has revealed research that shows over half of US supplement users now seek products with sustainable origins.
Read moreTyson launches Coalition for Global Protein
22 Jan 2020
Tyson Foods has announced the creation of the Coalition for Global Protein, a multi-stakeholder initiative to advance the future of sustainable protein.
Read moreIFIC forecasts 2020 trends
15 Jan 2020
As a new year and new decade offer opportunities to take stock of where we’ve come and to anticipate the changes ahead, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation is forecasting five broad trends for food and nutrition in 2020.
Read moreOlam announces Cocoa Compass
28 Oct 2019
Olam Cocoa has announced its sustainability ambition for the future of the cocoa sector.
Read moreNestlé realigns waters business
22 Oct 2019
Nestlé is to integrate the Nestlé Waters business into the group’s three geographical zones, effective January 1, 2020.
Read moreVion enters meat alternatives business
14 Oct 2019
The demand for alternative proteins is growing, notes Vion. As the company describes itself as one that invests in demand-driven chains, it has announced that, alongside the sustainable production of traditional meat, a new part of the organisation, ME...
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