Intro to Food Systems Weekly News
Here are some interesting food systems articles I want share this week
What Gabe Brown learned by testifying before Congress
Since you'll be watching 2016 Gabe Brown’s TedTalk this week, if you’re wondering if it’s still relevant five years later (!), check out this article by Gabe Brown from earlier this month”
Closing the loop in chocolate: Barry Callebaut collaborates on ‘ground-breaking’ process to turn hazelnut shells into vanillin
Barry Callebaut has joined forces with Swiss chemistry start-up Bloom Biorenewables to investigate upcycling chocolate side streams. The first result: vanillin produced from hazelnut shells.
Upcycling food waste into a biobased plastic alternative
New technology upcycles milk proteins into plastic and cotton-like fibers to create more sustainable fabric and packaging to reduce food waste.
When “Grow Your Own Food” Is a Tool of Oppression
Journalist Sarah Mock discusses how “The roots of injustice in the farm system are wrapped around unjust distribution of resources.”
Viewpoint: Managing the food waste challenge posed by COVID-19
The pandemic further showed why kitchens need to start thinking of food waste as a critical control point.
Food For Thought: Alternative proteins will be a ~$300-600 billion USD market by 2035
Plant-based, cell-based, and fermentation-enabled meat, eggs, & dairy will account for 11-22% of the global protein market, per a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Blue Horizon Corporation. Download the free report (48 pgs): https://lnkd.in/gD4rR7M or check out a video summary (6:50): https://lnkd.in/gB9nGZn.
Eat the Change, has launched its #incrEDIBLEplanetchallenge
If you’re interested in plant-based diets, check out this 21-day social media campaign to encourage folks to make simple lifestyle changes to reduce their environmental footprint. They have teamed up with some of the biggest mission-driven brands, including Beyond Meat, ripple, S'well, Miyoko's Creamery, Bamboozle Home and Follow Your Heart / Earth Island for this awesome campaign.