food

'Where solar panels were in the 1990s': Investment in UK cultivated meat sector increases five-fold

R&D

'Where solar panels were in the 1990s': Investment in UK cultivated meat sector increases five-fold

New report reveals UK leading market in Europe for cultivated meat investment, prompting calls for government to deliver promised backing

clock 15 February 2023 • 3 min read
How Stanford is raising the next generation of sustainable eaters

Supply chain

How Stanford is raising the next generation of sustainable eaters

The Stanford dining team is using creatively named dishes to encourage students towards more climate-friendly choices

clock 03 February 2023 • 5 min read
Sky to serve up carbon labels on staff café and restaurant menus

Carbon Accounting

Sky to serve up carbon labels on staff café and restaurant menus

Media giant becomes latest firm to embrace carbon labelling as a means of nudging its staff to make greener everyday choices

clock 25 January 2023 • 4 min read
Omni present: Plant-based protein brand hits 500 new venues

Supply chain

Omni present: Plant-based protein brand hits 500 new venues

Plant-based pork and seafood from the maker of PETA UK’s 'best vegan fish dish' will be available in more than 500 outlets throughout Veganuary

clock 09 January 2023 • 2 min read
It is time for food sector investors to lean in and show sustainability leadership

Management

It is time for food sector investors to lean in and show sustainability leadership

Investors can and should play an active role in transforming the food system to create a more sustainable planet, writes Laura Sandys CBE

clock 19 December 2022 • 4 min read
Low carbon pizza: Zizzi owner pledges to introduce carbon labelling on menus

Management

Low carbon pizza: Zizzi owner pledges to introduce carbon labelling on menus

Azzurri Group publishes new plan to provide carbon labelling on its menus by 2025

clock 16 December 2022 • 1 min read
Food startups Aleph Farms and Iron Ox grow from net zero roots

Technology

Food startups Aleph Farms and Iron Ox grow from net zero roots

Two food startups explain how their decarbonisation approaches differ from those of big businesses

clock 16 December 2022 • 6 min read
M&S teams up with Wildfarmed to stock bread made with 'regenerative flour'

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M&S teams up with Wildfarmed to stock bread made with 'regenerative flour'

Range of Wildfarmed loaves made using regenerative farming techniques now being stocked across 500 M&S stores

clock 11 October 2022 • 2 min read
World risks 'multi-breadbasket failure' from climate change and conflict, scientists warn

Supplier

World risks 'multi-breadbasket failure' from climate change and conflict, scientists warn

Extreme summer weather threatens to undermine global food security, experts warn

clock 09 September 2022 • 4 min read
How Riverford is balancing, risk, resilience, and regenerative farming in drought-hit Devon

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How Riverford is balancing, risk, resilience, and regenerative farming in drought-hit Devon

BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts

clock 01 September 2022 • 17 min read