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Tesco partners with Olio to reduce food waste in U.K.
1 Oct 2020
Tesco is partnering with the food sharing app Olio to redistribute surplus food nearing its sell-by date from its stores to local communities and individuals that are food insecure. The two companies will roll out this effort across all of Tesco’s 2,70...
Read moreSmithfield aims to be America’s first carbon-negative meatpacker by 2030
28 Sep 2020
Earlier this month, U.S. pork producer Smithfield announced that it will render all of its company-owned operations carbon negative by 2030, meaning that it will remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it produces. This ambitious plan accelerates t...
Read morePepsiCo trials digital watermark to facilitate recycling in EU
18 Sep 2020
To help tackle the looming issue of waste management in the European Union, PepsiCo is partnering with a consortium of 85 industry stakeholders and the European Brands Association (AIM) to pilot a digital watermark technology aimed at making recycling ...
Read morePepsiCo’s Naked smoothies switch to 100% recycled plastic in the UK
9 Sep 2020
In the UK, Naked smoothies, including Naked Machines, Naked Lean and Naked Zing are now rolling out in bottles that are made from 100% recycled plastic. PepsiCo also updated the labels on these bottles to attract consumers attention to the use of the r...
Read moreNestlé launches plant-based tuna alternative, Vuna
7 Sep 2020
Nestlé is taking a dive into the plant-based seafood market with its new faux tuna brand Vuna. The plant-based tuna debuted in Switzerland in August under the company’s Garden Gourmet line where it is available for retail as well as sold in pre-made sa...
Read moreIsraeli biotech startup prints carpaccio
3 Sep 2020
Israeli startup MeaTech 3D has just produced the first building block to create the holy grail of alternative proteins: steak. The biotech startup successfully printed a layer of muscle tissues that resembled carpaccio and proved that sorting muscle an...
Read moreNew alternative protein fund raises $23 million in capital
2 Sep 2020
New alternative protein venture capital fund, Lever VC, announced that it has $23 million in commitments. The fund will focus on investing in early stage plant-based and cell-cultivated meat and dairy companies. The company said that it remains open to...
Read moreCoca-Cola introduces recyclable paperboard rings on its multi-packs
31 Aug 2020
As a result of its effort to remove all unnecessary hard to recycle plastic from its portfolio in Western Europe, Coca-Cola is introducing a paperboard packaging alternative called CanCollar in Spain.
Read moreGermany working to impose human rights and environmental supply chain protections by 2021
25 Aug 2020
Germany is taking the lead on human rights and environmental protections in the European Union. The country plans to pass a Supply Chain Law that will oblige companies to analyze whether their business activities have an adverse effect on recognized hu...
Read moreBlue Apron co-founder raises $10M to breed a superior chicken
31 Jul 2020
For decades the American poultry breeding business has been dominated by Cobb and Aviagen. However, Cook Ventures, a new breeder focused on slow-growth, heirloom chickens, may give its two major competitors a run for their money.
Read moreStudy: 2% of Brazil’s soybean farms are responsible for 62% of deforestation
29 Jul 2020
A new study published in the Journal of Science found that 20% of soy and 17% of beef imports into European from Brazil may be contaminated with illegal deforestation. Although a substantial figure, this deforestation is linked to a small number of far...
Read moreTwo plant-based investment arms are created and invest in ice cream
28 Jul 2020
Two plant-based startups have migrated into the ranks of venture capitalists. Perfect Day recently created The Urgent Company in order to develop CPG products from its animal-free dairy proteins, and Jason Karp, the co-founder of Hu snacks started Huma...
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