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EC proposes carbon removal certification / Pic: Getty Images - Hype Photography

EC carbon credit certification: An ‘essential steppingstone’ towards net zero or a potential ‘greenwashing tool’?

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to establish a voluntary framework to certify ‘high-quality’ carbon removals. To some, this represents an ‘essential steppingstone’ in the region’s net zero journey – but others warn it could place strain on the food industry’s efforts to transform agriculture or even become a ‘greenwashing tool’. FoodNavigator investigates.

PepsiCo to increase reusable beverage packaging

PepsiCo wants to see 20% of its beverages served via reusable models by 2030: highlighting the four approaches it will focus on to achieve this goal.

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Fostering biodiversity together

Fostering biodiversity in and around sugar beet fields as an important commitment for a more sustainable future.

WATCH: SuperMeat CEO on cultivated meat metrics: ‘We have a trajectory to cost parity, and I'm not just talking about beef, I'm talking about chicken…’

What’s the most efficient way to make meat, outside of an animal, at scale? Startups in the nascent cultivated meat space are deploying multiple approaches from hybrid strategies combining cell biomass and plant-based protein, to tissue engineering and...

Competing functions and a complex environment can make packaging innovation challenging / Pic: GettyImages-Casezy

'We can’t lose sight of the fact that packaging fulfils many vital functions': Food and beverage packaging innovation ‘at risk’

Competing demands on finished products can sometimes place food and beverage packaging innovation ‘at risk’, according to insight from R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation.

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Great flavor, freshness and quality throughout the entire shelf-life of baked goods

Innovations in fermentation are endless and new solutions are entering the market.

Amai Proteins finalizing initial closing of $100m round as it gears up for launch of ‘designer’ sweet protein in 2023

Israeli food tech startup Amai Proteins is finalizing the initial closing of a $100m funding round as it gears up to launch its first product next year: a designer sweet protein up to 3,000 times sweeter than sugar with a clean taste and excellent heat...