New Wave Foods, a leader of sustainable, plant-based shrimp, recently appointed co-founder Michelle Wolf as the company’s full-time CEO. Wolf’s passion for food sustainability was her key motivator in co-founding the brand. Today she continues to drive the company’s mission to produce products that will reduce the impact on our overtaxed oceans.
In this video interview, Prepared Foods talks sustainability and plant-based foods with Chef Spike Mendelsohn, Co-Founder of CPG snacks company Eat The Change; and Jonah Goldman, Co-Founder and Culinary Director of PLNT Burger, a plant-based restaurant chain.
Product launches satisfy consumer expectations around environmental responsibility
July 5, 2022
For several years now, Innova’s Top 10 Trends have been headed by issues related to transparency and building consumer trust. By 2022, these trends had zeroed in on environmental issues and a shift in key consumer concerns about the environment. Even in a pandemic, the health of the planet took over as the top global concern ahead of population health.
EverGrain opens St. Louis plant to produce upcycled barley protein
July 1, 2022
Anheuser-Busch announced that EverGrain, a sustainable ingredient company backed by AB InBev, is officially operational with its barley protein, EverPro®. The new full-scale plant protein production facility will support EverGrain’s mission to revolutionize sustainable ingredients since the company broke ground and began the renovation of the historical Stockhouse 10 landmark on the Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery Campus in March 2021.
Last year saw Applegate take that farm-to-fork commitment to change one step further. With the October launch of Applegate Naturals Do Good Dog hot dogs, it became one of the first and few to appeal to consumers on the basis of regenerative agriculture.
Responsibly sourced coffee, conscious company awards, net carbon zero beef are recent examples of brands working to adopt sustainable models
June 15, 2022
Today, the global food system is under tremendous pressure. It's estimated that two out of three people are undernourished, and we're at risk of not meeting the United Nation's SDG Goal No. 2: ending hunger, achieving food security, and improving wellbeing and sustainable agriculture by 2030. It's clear that progress is slow-moving, but there are some tangible strategies that the food industry can implement to overcome the challenges facing today's food system.
The achievement emphasizes the company's commitment to health, safety, security, and environmental performance
June 10, 2022
Responsible Distribution is the National Association of Chemical Distributor’s (NACD) third-party-verified environmental, health, safety, and security program that allows members to demonstrate their pledge to continuous performance improvement in every phase of chemical storage, handling, transportation, and disposal.
Across the food and beverage industry, brands are discovering pathways to sustainable goals by indentifying opportunities for upcycled ingredients in product portfolios
June 9, 2022
Watch this video to learn how third-party organizations, such as the Upcycled Food Association, have developed a certification program for companies seeking to highlight efforts to reduce food waste.
In this video interview, Prepared Foods Chief Editor Bob Garrison talks to UFA Chief Executive Officer Turner Wyatt about UFA’s start, its third-party certification program, upcycled food ingredients, new products and more.