Food

Courtesy of Forests News Written by: Julie Mollins Efforts to combat global hunger and malnutrition are increasing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recently published Global Report on Food Crises 2020, estimates that pre-COVID, 135 million people in 55 countries were facing acute hunger mainly...

Written by: Akanksha Khatri and Alexia Semov We often take the contribution of nature and its ecosystem services for granted in our food production systems. Forests and oceans provide many of our natural resources, and we all benefit from healthy...

Courtesy of Yale Climate Connections Written by: Stephanie Manuzak Instead of trucking vegetables across the country, one company wants to help food service providers grow food right where they are, no matter how little experience or land they have. “That’s at...

Written by: Kimberly White  Dunkin' has unveiled its latest plant-based meat offering. In the United States, Dunkin's latest creation is a remix on the traditional Beyond Sausage Sandwich. The Beyond D-O-Double G Sandwich was created by none other than musician...

Written by: Paul McCartney It is now widely known that animal agriculture creates harmful greenhouse gasses and depletes precious resources, including land, water and energy, to increasingly unsustainable levels. And that industrialised fishing destroys marine ecosystems as miles of nets sweep...

Written by: Kimberly White  Mayors from around the globe are committing to reduce meat consumption in their cities. Mayors from 14 cities signed the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration at the C40 World Mayors Summit during October in Copenhagen.  By signing...

Written by: Kimberly White  McDonald's and Beyond Meat have teamed up to bring a new plant-based burger to North America. Announced in September, McDonald's is conducting a 12-week test of their new plant-based burger called the P.L.T. The P.L.T., which...

Written by: Kimberly White Kellogg-owned MorningStar Farms is expanding its plant-based portfolio. MorningStar Farms announced the launch of its latest vegan offering, Incogmeato, earlier this week. The Incogmeato line will feature the company's first ready-to-cook plant-based burger and plant-based chicken tenders...

Written by: Kelly Reed What we eat can harm not only our health, but the planet itself. About a quarter of all the greenhouse gas emissions that humans generate each year come from how we feed the world. Most of them are...

Written by: Kimberly White The European Commission has proposed a new plan to catalyze a global transition to sustainable food systems.  The Farm to Fork Strategy (FFS) is set to be a core part of the European Green Deal, which will...