All Future of meat articles – Page 5
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NewsGovernment mulls fast-track for lab-grown meat approval
It comes amid fears that existing restrictions on so-called novel foods are holding back firms from investing in solutions to the environmental and hunger crisis
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NewsMeatless Farm hires Kroll to save its plant-based skin
The Leeds-headquartered business has hired advisors at the restructuring and insolvency specialist to run an early options process in a bid to save the brand
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Comment & Opinion‘Eco-modernists’ fail to appreciate the societal importance of livestock
The Dublin Declaration reminds us human civilisation has been built on livestock for more than 5,000 years, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionOn Earth Day, let's work to reduce meat consumption
Government should invest in public awareness campaigns that promote plant-based diets, says Jonathan Petrides, founder of Allplants
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NewsVegan fried chicken VFC secures £6m to boost growth
Plant-based investment firm Veg Capital led the latest seed round
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Analysis & FeaturesThe psychology of cheap meat: how we rationalise factory-farming
Why do so many people eat factory-farmed meat despite caring deeply about animal welfare? Through a series of self-deceptions, humans have disconnected meat from its living source
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NewsExiting food tsar Dimbleby launches new campaign to get Brits to eat less meat
The National Food Strategy author told The Grocer he has entered a partnership with advertising giant M&C Saatchi
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Comment & OpinionFrom lab-grown meat to insects, alternative proteins are the future of our diets
Alternative proteins face regulatory hurdles but applications are already in progress around the world, say Katrina Anderson, associate director and Sian Edmonds, senior associate at Osborne Clarke
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ReportsFour post-Brexit innovation foods in the pipeline
Singapore became the first country to approve meat grown from cultured cells in 2021. No applications have been made in the EU, despite it being home to much of the technological development taking place
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Category ReportWill rising prices mince British meat? Meat & poultry category report 2023
As input costs soar, meat is getting pricier – and skint shoppers are cutting back. How can British producers hold on to their sales?
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Comment & OpinionHow robots, AR glasses and oven-free kitchens will change cooking by 2040
Mintel believes AR glasses, kitchen farms and metaverse cooking games are the future. Here are its top predictions for UK kitchens in 2040
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must offer more variety this Veganuary
As meat-free category growth slows, supermarket options need a facelift, says Christopher Kong, co-founder & CEO at Better Nature Tempeh
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever is treading carefully with ‘cow-free dairy’ products
Precision fermentation could replicate dairy without the environmental downsides. But there is a PR risk
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Analysis & FeaturesWonka or Plonka? The risks of cost-saving food reformulation
As the cost of living crisis intensifies, suppliers are increasingly reformulating their products to contain cheaper ingredients. However, the tactic risks pushing away loyal shoppers
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy cows could be an unexpected climate solution
Cattle farming is notoriously carbon intensive. But new techniques could see cows go from being a problem to part of the climate solution
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NewsHeura raises €20m in mission to be European plant-based category leader
Plant-based brand Heura has raised €20m (£17.4m) to continue its rapid growth across Europe.
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Category ReportIs it the end of cheap meat? Meat, fish, poultry & eggs category report 2022
Meat prices are rising as soaring production costs feed through to supermarkets. How can suppliers and retailers effectively adapt?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre we one step closer to an eco-measure for food items?
Oxford scientists have analysed 57,000 multi-ingredient products - but the study has faced criticism
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InterviewsChristine Tacon on how she’s rebuilding trust via Red Tractor
More and more Brits don’t trust the food they eat. Why? The Red Tractor chair talks through some of the reasons, plus farmer frustrations and the pros and cons of media exposés
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Beyond Meat beyond hope? And what its slump says about the other plant-based players
Beyond Meat was on fire following its 2019 IPO, yet it’s since crashed and burned. The fall raises questions for the entire plant-based sector