Archives for March 9, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Social media crackdown: Let's challenge the role of influencers in junk food marketing

Spain has proposed a ban on influencers, famous sportspeople, and television presenters advertising HFSS food and drink to children. It’s imperative national governments take notice.

Women-driven partnership spearheads ‘food system renaissance’ with upcycled vegan cookies

Two Californian women-owned companies have joined forces to prove that the next generation of plant-based foods can put the climate change fight back into the hands of consumers.

The women scaling impact for the climate with innovative agriTech disruptor

Women entrepreneurs Julie Koch Fahler and Ida Boesen stepped up as market disruptors with a commodity trading platform for Danish farmers in 2018 – evolving it into one of Europe’s first international accredited certification programmes in soil carbon...

Clif expands plant-based product mix as consumers get back to pre-pandemic bustle

New research from Clif Bar & Company found the majority of Americans are returning to their pre-pandemic routine – with 72% admitting to snack even more frequently than they were prior to the outbreak of COVID.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE TRAILBLAZERS EPISODE 29

Asian advantage: Region has packaging sustainability edge over the West, but will retailers capitalise?

Asia has the potential to lead the way in the food and beverage sector’s packaging sustainability endeavours, but retailer red tape and legacy mindsets need to quickly be overcome to achieve maximum impact.