Business Green
OCTOBER 25, 2022
New report reveals how retailers are committed to increasing their volume of sales of meat and dairy alternatives. The report was conducted with support from 84 leading investors, such as as Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited and Amundi, as well as retail giants Walmart and Tesco.
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2021
The startup space is buoyant with cash and targeting a blend of retail, direct-to-consumer and food service channels, playing with ingredients such as kelp, koji and mung beans. Overall, businesses creating all sorts of meat alternatives raised $3.1 Alternative meat, dairy and egg products make up more than half of that, at $2.1
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Business Green
MAY 17, 2022
They tested how adding carbon labels indicating the greenhouse gas emissions per dish and changing the default menu options (those featured most prominently) to foods with a lower impact on the climate affected the choices people make when eating out. per cent lower per dish compared to when no carbon labelling was used. Shutterstock.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
This shelf-life enhancement drastically reduces food wastage which is a material benefit for retailers and consumers. As well as replacing field grown crops, it is necessary to find an alternative to carbon intensive livestock farming. In the UK, more than two thirds of leafy greens are imported. More capital needed.
Business Green
AUGUST 7, 2020
Over the past decade, the world has woken up to the urgency of the climate crisis and consumers, governments, and investors are demanding that carbon intensive industries take action. This creates something of a perilous situation for companies that source and sell agricultural products, particularly beef, dairy, pork, and poultry.
Business Green
APRIL 23, 2020
Amid growing corporate interest, Hugh Jones of the Carbon Trust considers the history and future for product carbon footprinting. Late last year, Quorn, the world's biggest meat alternative brand, started putting 'farm to shop' carbon footprint data on packs of its top selling 30 products.
Energy Innovation
MARCH 8, 2023
For example, when a forest—which naturally absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as trees grow—is logged and converted to grazing or agricultural land, GHGs are released as trees decompose. Retailers could also be held accountable to reduce food waste by using marketing strategies that don’t prey on impulsive tendencies.
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