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GoodSam Foods Out to Scale Regenerative, Farmer-Driven Model for Sustainable Snacks
SUPPLY CHAIN - The three-year-old maker of snacks, coffee and other ethically sourced foods is aiming to show that brands can source from regenerative ag systems; but it will require a real commitment to working with rural communities who, for too long, have been left behind by the modern food system.
Water Risk Is a Financial Risk: Companies Will Soon Have the Tools to Calculate, Disclose and Mitigate It
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - For too long, investors have lacked the data and analytics to make well-informed investment decisions around the financial risks of water impacts. That is about to change.
This Startup Is Determined to Provide ‘Plenty’ of Jobs and Leafy Greens All Year Round
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - By teaming up with retail leader Walmart, San Francisco-based Plenty is set to supply California (for starters) with healthy, sustainable food at an affordable price, using only 1% of the land needed for traditional farming.
Sustainable Food Systems Will Mean Coexistence, Not Competition
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - The meat sector in its current form is unsustainable; yet so is completely replacing the use of animals as a food technology. For the biggest and fastest environmental impact, we must address the way we grow our food. More sustainable models will involve coexistence between traditional and alternative production methods.
Why Innovative Partnerships Are Crucial to a More Sustainable Food Industry
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - R&D is the engine room of all businesses, not just tech companies — playing an instrumental role in generating the ideas that will transform our food system in a way that can sustain both people and planet.
New Guide to Aid US Food Sector’s Climate Transition Plans as Investors Ramp Up Pressure
WALKING THE TALK - Investors can use the guide to engage companies by emphasizing the importance of disclosing their full-scope GHG emissions and setting 1.5°C emissions-reduction targets — ahead of forthcoming mandates.
Rhum J.M Offers How-to for Fellow Distillers Seeking Sustainability
WALKING THE TALK - The EDDEN Project highlights the Martinique distillery’s circular and sustainable efforts to date and its roadmap for improvement, as well as advocating for similar commitments from distilleries around the world.
Tattersall Distilling Offers Proof of Concept for Locally Produced, Circular Spirits at Scale
WASTE NOT - The microdistiller not only sources grains, fruit and materials from local suppliers — it repurposes as many byproducts of the distilling process as possible, in what’s likely one of the most scalable examples of circularity so far in the spirits business.
Ice Cream Giants Innovate to Help Avoid Climate Meltdown
WALKING THE TALK - Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, have both launched pilots aimed at drastically cutting their GHG emissions — if successful, both are hoping to drive industry-wide change for truly game-changing impacts.
Tesco, WWF Tapping Sustainable Food Startups to Fast-Track Supply Chain Innovations
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - The Innovation Connections accelerator program aims to fast-track vital food system innovations; Tesco is also calling on the UK government to help accelerate scale-up of late-stage innovations in food supply chains.
Country Crock’s Cover Crop Whiskey Shows Benefits of Regenerative Farming Practices
MARKETING AND COMMS - Kansas City distiller J. Rieger & Co. has crafted a one-time edition of Cover Crop Whiskey, made with cereal rye from local farms, to raise awareness of more sustainable farming practices.
New Partnerships Putting Mycoprotein at Center of Sustainable Food Future
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - A new MycoTechnology partnership will scale production of mycoprotein and eliminate food waste in Oman; while Quorn and Drew Barrymore expand their partnership with a new educational series, “Myco101.”
‘Kaizen’: How Sipsmith Is Fulfilling Its Mission to Create the Best Gin for the World
WALKING THE TALK - Despite having been acquired by a global spirits conglomerate, the founders of Sipsmith have been able to redefine their mission and vision for the company — as well as influence others within the global group to join them on the journey.
New B Corp Maker’s Mark Leading US Spirits Industry’s Slow Shift to Sustainability
THE NEXT ECONOMY - In January, Maker’s Mark became the world’s largest distillery to earn B Corp certification — a significant milestone for the broader industry, as well as a sustainability benchmark for Kentucky’s thriving 'Bourbon Country.'
Blue Apron, Too Good to Go Show Achieving Climate Goals Can Be a Piece of Cake
WASTE NOT - Well, maybe not exactly ... But this week, the two food-delivery services detailed how they’re eliminating their operational impacts and continuing to engage consumers in climate-friendlier food practices.
Bumble Bee Slips Off Plastic Film, Takes One Step Closer to Circularity
REDEFINING SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FOR THE FUTURE - Since January, Bumble Bee has switched to using cardboard, instead of plastic film, to wrap all of its products. It’s just one machine, and one company; but the impact is significant — the elimination of an estimated 23M pieces of plastic waste per year.
Why Restaurants Overusing Their Fry Oil Are ‘Fresh’ Out of Excuses
WASTE NOT - Who knew that overused fry oil represented such an untapped health and sustainability market opportunity? FreshFry CEO Jeremiah Chapman breaks it down.
Startups Continue to Cultivate Alternative, Animal-Free Food Offerings
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Singapore-based Karana and Montreal-based Opalia both have the potential to lead the growing markets for lower-impact, cruelty-free food options.
Without Ukrainian Sunflower Oil, Iceland Foods Forced to Put Practicality Over Sustainability
SUPPLY CHAIN - Thanks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the British grocery chain has been cut off from its supply of sunflower oil; the company says it must temporarily revert to using palm oil, which it eliminated from its products in 2018.
Savvy, Circularity Driving PANGAIA’s Continued Expansion Into Conscious Consumer Market
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Watch out, consumer products industry: Materials-science company PANGAIA could be evolving into a one-stop shopping destination for waste-conscious consumers.
