Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

Catering is an essential service for countless companies, organizations and private events, but with that comes environmental and social impacts. Partnering with local food rescue organizations is a great way to donate your surplus food to those in need in the community.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Mackey’s former partner Walter Robb told our editor Louisa he was also skeptical about processed meat alternatives on her podcast Future Food earlier this year.). Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger boasts 18 ingredients while the Impossible Burger packs 21, including a GMO derived yeast called heme as the main ingredient.

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Grist

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Organizers said the turnout was surprising; a few years ago, proponents were mostly talking among themselves. Analysts say the market for plant-based protein and meat alternatives could balloon to $85 billion by 2030. This means using metal catalysts and electricity to convert carbon dioxide into organic chemicals.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 5, 2019

After a trip to Yellowstone, SBP observed how certain extremophile organisms can survive in the National Park’s volcanic streams sparking a quest to create edible proteins with nutritional value from these hearty microbes. And there’s the fact that only 5% of the US population is vegetarian and only 3% is vegan.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 22, 2020

That made me think, ‘Wow, what if we could create a line of meat alternative products from one of the most sustainable sources of food on the planet?’ In fact, today, Kelp Jerky is the world’s first meat alternative snack made from ocean-farmed seagreens and the only high-protein, soy-free vegan jerky in the market,” explained Myers.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the main sources of emissions are feed production and processing and the animals digestion, with transportation and processing making up less than 6% of the total. So finding alternative food sources really is the most important ESG issue to tackle for food producers.".

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AGreenLiving

JULY 10, 2020

Her community organizing and impassioned speeches are uncompromising as she argues that climate change is an existential crisis that needs to be confronted immediately. Through interviews with farmers and organizers, Minkoff-Zern shows that these farmers bring sustainable agricultural practices that can benefit our food system.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

From a food security perspective, farmers can harness soil organic matter to ensure greater productivity of their fields and reduce erosion and improve soil structure, which leads to improved water quality in groundwater and surface waters. According to the latest AgFunder Agri-FoodTech Investing Report, $19.8 percent year over year.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

First is the emergence of social media , which led to the formation of new food tribes and trends including organic, gluten-free, vegan, keto, flexitarian and reducetarian. 6] Zlati Meyer, Missouri becomes first state to regulate use of the word ‘meat’ , USA Today, 2018 ( URL ). References. [1] AT Kearney ( URL ) . [2]

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

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 “We want to offer people the best plant-based meat alternatives in terms of taste, texture, flavor and nutrition,” Pohl said. What’s next?

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Despite this tremendous growth, forecasts indicate that the world is still far from reaching “peak meat”. Since then, meat industry players have shifted from emphasising the supposed sustainability of organically-produced meat to painting meat as an answer to ecological challenges like climate change.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 18, 2021

This approach can increase return on investment for the entire value chain, while reducing organic waste and plastics pollution. Paragon Pure (New Jersey, United States) creates ingredients to replace palm oils while delivering desirable appearance, melting performance, flavor, and mouthfeel of meat analog products.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 31, 2017

When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. Kay said that the last publicized cost of Memphis Meats’ chicken was $6,000 per pound and has dropped since.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 31, 2017

When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. Kay said that the last publicized cost of Memphis Meats’ chicken was $6,000 per pound and has dropped since.

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Agriculture Meat alternatives Retail Startups 52

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Alessandro Ramazzotti is a researcher at the International Accountability Project , an international advocacy organization Animal agriculture is one of the leading drivers of the climate crisis. Some banks are already supporting their uptake – for example, the European Investment Bank is investing in plant-based meat alternatives.

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