Archives for March 18, 2021

Cell-based prices forecast to drop ‘significantly below conventional foods’ in five years as alt proteins attract record $3.1bn in 2020

Global investment in alternative proteins was the highest ever in 2020 and three times the capital invested in 2019 – signalling growing momentum for sustainable alternatives.

Yellowfin tuna ‘heading for collapse’ by 2026: A 20% reduction in catch would turn the tide

Yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean is overfished and ‘heading for collapse’ by 2026, according to non-profit thinktank Planet Tracker. The only way to avert this situation is a significant reduction in catch.

Nomad and WWF tie-up champions ‘nature positive’ vegetable production across Europe

Frozen food company Nomad Foods has announced a partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that aims to reduce the environmental footprint of farming, with new on-pack communication rolling out in Belgium, Portugal and Spain next month.

Global Recycling Day

Investing in circular economy principles will drive post-pandemic recovery

To mark Global Recycling Day (18 March), Bureau Veritas is reminding UK bakery and snack producers to put a circular economy business model at the heart of their coronavirus recovery plan. This is especially important ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change...

Unilever inks deal with Microba to explore the sleep-gut microbiome link

UK food giants Unilever has ramped up its interest in the gut microbiome in a new partnership with Microba Life Sciences looking at the link between gut health and sleep quality.