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Stockholm street

25-05-23 / 10 min read

10 innovative European food waste solutions

Field of amaranth plant flowers

07-06-23 / 4 min read

Vertical Future receives research grant to develop plant-based protein source from vertically farmed amaranth

Fresh garden peas

01-06-23 / 3 min read

Pea protein project receives £1m to reduce UK reliance on soya

Trust in teamwork of bees linking two bee swarm parts. Bees make metaphor for business, concept of teamwork, partnership, cooperation, trust, community, bridging the gap, bridge, link, chain, nature.

19-05-23 / Food Futures

Honey: Are we overlooking the bees’ needs?

In a world without bees, not only would we be without their delicious honey, many of the food stuffs we enjoy would likely disappear.

Tree and money to balance scales on soil background / csr / corporate social responsibility / business ethics

17-03-23 / Food Futures Sustainability v the cost of living – is it one or the other?

Listen to the series

A wide shot of people dining at a restaurant in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

26-05-23 / 5 min read

“Waste is a failure of the imagination”: 5 innovative solutions to food waste in hospitality

08-09-21 / 7 min read

Dining Table Tales with…Patrick Holden

group of friends dining al fresco

18-05-23 / 12 min read

Sustainable diets: eating in harmony with the planet

Podcast

Surreal art of freedom dream life and hope concept idea , happiness imagination artwork, painting, robot looking at butterfly in group of robots, futuristic 3d illustration

30-09-22 / Food Futures

How to inspire the next generation of alt protein scientists

Max Jamilly, Hoxton Farms, smiling for the camera

04-01-23 / Career Conversations

Meet the man dreaming of a world without industrial farming

NotCo co-founder smiles for the camera

28-12-22 / Inspiring stories

Could AI solve our meat alternative challenges?

13-02-20 / Food Futures

A plastic-free future? How can we turn off the plastic tap

Earthworm on Mound of Dirt on Hands

23-09-22 / Inside Food science

Biodiversity in soil – why it matters to us all

Events

Sustainability

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) concept icon illustration

06-12-22 / 2 min read

Food Matters Live announces the launch of the Sustainable Food Forum and Sustainable Food Week

News and features

grapes with beauty product on pink background

17-06-22 / 6 min read

The beauty of food waste: how Professor of Sustainable Materials Richard Blackburn has turned fruit scraps into skincare

man going to eat a cow illustration

13-04-23 / 10 min read

Time’s up: reaching ‘peak meat’ and shifting to plant-based is no longer an option, but a need

black woman wearing headscarf crouching by market stall with cassava, oranges

14-10-22 / 14 min read

An insecure future: how can Africa strengthen its fragile food system?

orange peel against black background

01-10-21 / 6 min read

Inspired by nature: TIPA’s compostable packaging could put an end to the use of plastic in the food sector

Meat slicer with alternative deli meat slices on plate on wooden tabletop and white tile background

06-06-23 / 2 min read

Quorn teams up with US start-up Prime Roots to boost plant-based, mycelium deli meats category

05-06-23 / 2 min read

Flexitarian diets on the up in the US, but meat consumption is on the increase, survey shows

plate of plant-based tuna on blue background

31-05-23 / 3 min read

Wicked Kitchen expands plant-based seafood range with acquisition of Current Foods

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30-05-23 / 2 min read

Big Idea Ventures announces first round of New Protein Fund II

Food innovation

Business of Food