From crop to can: How TENZING became the world’s first carbon negative soft drink

This month, challenger brand TENZING is rolling out carbon footprint labelling across its range. Using this information, the company has worked out how to offset more carbon that it emits. Founder Huib van Bockel fills FoodNavigator in on the details.

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‘We know seafood is a healthy and sustainable choice’: Industry reacts to ‘extreme’ and ‘misleading’ Netflix documentary

The seafood industry has hit back at a controversial film about the impact of commercial fishing.

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Unilever talks food waste: ‘Our mission is to inspire consumers to be more resourceful with food’

Unilever has some ambitious goals on food waste. The multinational wants to halve waste from its direct operations by 2025 and is working with suppliers and customers to reduce waste across the food chain. It also hopes to tackle one of the trickiest issues, food that is wasted in the home. We spoke to Christina Bauer-Plank, Global Brand Vice President of Hellmannâs, to find out how.

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Vegan language: Is ‘plant-based’ too limiting for this rapidly expanding sector?

âPlant-basedâ is a broad term used by food marketers to describe animal-free products. But is it the most fitting?

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Beneo barges ahead with commitment to cut carbon emissions

The healthy ingredients specialist will cut carbon emissions by 20% by halving the number of truck movements to and from its rice starch plant in Wijgmaal, Belgium, by increasing the volumes transported over water.

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The brittle truth about vegan Easter eggs

Vegan alternatives pass the flavour test (up to a point) but are prone to shattering, according to market research.

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1 in 4 meat substitutes ‘do not contain enough protein to be considered a source of protein’

Over a quarter of processed, vegetarian meat-substitute products are not a source of protein, according to research by Safefood into the nutritional content of more than 350 products which claim to be meat replacements.

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