Whole Earth bolsters SOS collaboration
Whole Earth has strengthened its #maketherainforestwhole partnership with the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) through an on-pack and digital campaign to support reforestation in Sumatra. The collaboration sees the SOS logo…
Plant-Based Meat Market To Face ‘Biggest Growth To Date’ As Industry Set To Hit $8.3 Billion By 2025
The plant-based meat market is to face its ‘biggest growth to date’, according to new data. Markets and Markets’ latest report estimates the global market for plant-based meat alternatives will…
Europe’s largest plant-based meat factory to open in Lincolnshire
Plant & Bean, developer of plant-based food products, is to open Europe’s largest plant-based meat factory at a site in Boston, Lincolnshire. The 65-acre production facility will have a 55,000…
Food, drink and wellness trends for 2021
Tenna Annette, co-founder and raw food expert at Purearth, discusses food, drink and wellness trends for 2021. Never has there been a greater awareness of the importance of fuelling our…
Nestlé Debuts Plant-Based Meat Brand In China Following ‘Surge In Interest’
Global food and beverage giant Nestlé has launched a range of plant-based meat products in China. The brand, Harvest Gourmet, is already available in Australia and consists of vegan burgers, sausages, nuggets,…
Why the plant-based sector is pandemic-proof
As the year draws to a close, ProVeg International has published its top meat-free moments from 2020, calling the plant-based sector pandemic-proof. “2020 was a defining year for the plant-based…
Moving Mountains To Launch Vegan Fish Fingers To Tackle ‘Sustainability Crisis’
Moving Mountains is to launch a vegan alternative to fish in a bid to tackle the ‘sustainability crisis’ caused by over-fishing. The brand says its fish-less fingers, which are made…
OF&G ‘bewildered’ over Defra’s ‘roadmap to nowhere’
Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) has expressed dismay at Defra’s Path to Sustainable Farming 2021-2024, calling it a ‘roadmap to nowhere’. Roger Kerr, chief executive of the certifier, comments on…
Organic Trade Association statement on reported choice of Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary
The Organic Trade Association released the following statement today on the reported choice of former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President-elect Joe Biden. The Organic…
Eco-Labels Gaining Traction in Food Industry
The launch of the new Vegan and Plant-Based certification schemes highlights the growing importance of eco-labels in the food industry. The last few months has already seen new certification schemes…