Three UK winners at Sustainable Food Awards
The winners of the Sustainable Food Awards 2021 have been revealed at the Sustainable Foods Summit, organized by Ecovia Intelligence. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony, as judged…
Aeon Launches Products With Loop’s Reusable Packaging In 19 Stores Across Japan
The amount of plastic each individual in Japan produces is ranked second largest in the world with the country discarding a total of 9,150,000 tons of plastic waste annually and…
‘New world of packaging possibilities’ trialled by Coca-Cola in Hungary
AdeZ, a Coca-Cola owned plant-based drink brand, is trialling the use of paper bottles in Hungary. The Hungary rollout will see 2,000 paper bottle prototypes being market-tested for the first…
Oceanium Raises US$2.7M To Develop Seaweed For Packaging & Climate-Friendly Food Ingredients
Seaweed processing and food & material innovation firm Oceanium announced it has raised GBP£2M (approx US$$2.7M) in a second seed round led by the Green Angel Syndicate and global conservation…
Beauty Brand Izzy Unveils 100% Reusable, Zero Waste & Carbon-Neutral Mascara
Beauty Brand Izzy has recently launched what it claims as the “world’s first zero-waste mascara” as the company regrinds and melts down the applicators and wipers after use to make…
Burger King U.S. Launches Green Packaging Pilot Program, Expands Loop Reusables Test
In a recent announcement, fast-food giant Burger King U.S. is testing sustainable alternatives for its cutlery, straws, drink lids, frypods, Whopper wrappers and napkins and will be further expanding its…
Berlin-Based Blue Farm Is Making Oat Milk Even More Sustainable
Blue Farm, a Berlin-based food tech, has set its sights on stirring up the oat milk market with its even more sustainable product. Its first product, an Oat Base, allows…
Polish Startup Picup Launches Europe’s First 100% Biodegradable Plantable Coffee & Tea Cups
Picup has launched its plantable paper cups in Poland, the first-of-its-kind in the country and across Europe. The Poznan-based startup’s 100% biodegradable cups of tea or coffee contain seeds at…
British Tempeh Startup Better Nature Is Now Carbon & Plastic Negative
Food tech startup Better Nature that is popularizing tempeh, the traditional Indonesian fermented protein, recently announced that its existing Soy Tempeh range and its new products set to launch in…
French Supermarkets To Phase Out Plastic Packaging With Refill Stations
French grocery chains will have to begin switching to food refill stations as part of a new environmental bill. The law, which has been passed by the French parliament, will…