CoLab is a new start-up engagement program for entrepreneurs to create healthy snacks that are delicious and good for the planet.
Sustainable Business
Supply Chain Transparency Can Support a Stronger Food System
Food system experts discuss the ways that supply chain transparency can support food access, reduce food loss, and empower consumers.
Supermarkets No Longer Able to Sell Foods Linked to Illegal Deforestation
A recent bill from the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs bans the country’s supermarkets from purchasing foods linked to illegal deforestation and land procurement practices.
OjaExpress Reimagines Grocery Delivery With Inclusivity and Community
OjaExpress is a grocery delivery platform serving international foods to bring people and cultures together.
A Chef is Reviving the Ozarks Through Food
Chef Rob Connoley is trying to tell a more complete story of the Ozarks with his research and restaurant.
Superfood Bar with Compostable Wrapper Reclaims Carbon
Impacts Snacks, a plant-based superfood bar company, is using compostable wrappers and reclaiming more carbon that it uses to make its bars.
S2G creates new US$100 Million S2G Oceans Fund
Seed 2 Growth (S2G) Ventures, an impact investing firm, launched a new fund to restore ocean health. Named S2G Oceans, the fund intends to address damage caused by climate change.
Bridging the Gap Between the Plant-Based Protein and Meat Industries
The meat and plant-based protein industries do not have to be opponents. Rather, each can learn lessons from the other to help reduce companies’ carbon footprint and develop healthier products.
Liberation Ice Cream: kubé Brings Justice to People and Food
kubé is rebuilding a more inclusive regenerative economy through their plant-based coconut ice cream.
Black Farmer Fund is Building Resilient Black Food Economies
Black Farmer Fund is working to build resilient Black food economies in New York State.
Innovating for the Future of Plant-Based Protein
Through low-tech solutions and natural processes, food companies like Lightlife are developing plant-based proteins that are good for consumers and the planet.
Has COVID-19 Led to a Plant-Forward Revolution?
Plant-based product sales are on the rise as consumers think more critically about the foods they eat and their role in the food system.
Allégorie Reimagines Fashion Through Discarded Fruits and Ethical Values
After learning about animals’ unethical treatment for bag production in the fashion industry, co-founders Heather Jiang and Jen You created the fashion brand Allégorie.
Maryland Bans EPS Packaging in Food Service
With the EPA saying EPS packaging “can have serious impacts upon human health, wildlife, and aquatic environment, and the economy,” Maryland decides to ban foam packaging altogether
Not All Plant-Based Proteins Are Created Equal
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” Dan Curtin of Greenleaf Foods and Lightlife Foods discusses the growing demand for healthy plant-based products, the importance of consumer choice, and what it means to be a sustainable business.
Plastic-Free Cucumbers Reduce Plastic and Food Waste
Apeel’s plastic-free cucumbers are coming to Walmart to reduce plastic and food waste.
17 Organizations Helping Revive Restaurants
These organizations are working to revive restaurants for short and long-term success.
Treasure8 Appoints New Sr. VP of Operations
Treasure8 adds Matthew Roberts to the Executive Leadership Team with responsibility over operations, supply chain, and the development of new applications of the company’s science & technology.
The Chicago Meat Collective Launches Local Meat Share Program
A Chicago butcher launched a meat shares program to connect consumers to affordable, locally sourced meat.
Which Grocery Retailers Make the Grade on Bee-friendly Food?
A new scorecard ranks leaders and laggards on protecting pollinators from toxic pesticides in supply chains amid an “insect apocalypse.”
