Archives for March 10, 2022

Are we farming in the wrong areas? Relocating croplands can reverse environmental impacts, say researchers

Relocating current croplands to ‘optimal locations’ - while allowing ecosystems in then-abandoned areas to regenerate - could turn back the clock on carbon emissions, according to a team of international researchers.

Should Western food companies exit Russia over Ukraine war?

Western food companies are responding to the invasion of Ukraine by ramping up support for those facing Russian aggression. But what is their moral obligation when it comes to operations in Russia?

Plant-based 2.0: Now is the time to celebrate plants as plants, not hide them as mock-meat, says Planet Based Foods

For the father and son behind start-up Planet Based Foods, declining sales of meat alternatives that closely mimic animal products is not a harbinger of dwindling consumer interest in plant-based options, but rather a natural evolution of the trend that...

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Lindt suspends its operations in Russia, remains confident on growth

Swiss confectionery brand Lindt & Sprüngli has announced it is closing its retail outlets and suspending deliveries to Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Impossible Foods accuses Motif FoodWorks of patent infringement over flagship ‘heme’ ingredient; Motif blasts lawsuit as ‘baseless attempt to stifle competition’

Two more high-profile players in the alt meat space are clashing over IP, with Impossible Foods accusing Motif FoodWorks of infringing a patent it secured in 2020 covering the use of its flagship ‘heme’ ingredient in meat substitutes.