Food & Drink
Reinventing cereal to be healthy, gut-friendly, and vegan
Created by two university students, the new cereal startup offers subscriptions through which customers can select the flavours and quantity they desire.
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Food & Drink
A homewares container company transitioning to recycled and recyclable plastics
The company will divert up to 10 million pounds of plastic from landfill in 2022.
Food & Drink
Supercooling system preserves produce without losing texture or flavour
The technology prevents nutrient loss by hindering ice crystal formation.
Food & Drink
‘Artificial photosynthesis’ could be the future of food
New research paves the way for food production independent of sunlight.
Agriculture & Energy
A new manufacturing plant for fungi-based meat replacements
The plant’s first product line will focus on minced meat foods.
Food & Drink
An antimicrobial plant-based coating to replace plastic food wrap
The new coating could protect human health while tackling a major source of plastic waste.
Food & Drink
Compostable packaging helps to tackle plastic pollution
An Israeli company is working to make sustainable packaging a reality by focusing on developing plastic packaging that is completely compostable.
Sustainability
Turning carbon dioxide into baking soda
A new plant is capturing carbon dioxide and purifying it into a food and pharmaceutical grade raw material.
Food & Drink
Upcycling food by-products into plant-based fish
A startup is creating the fish alternative using a fermentation process.
Agriculture & Energy
A startup speeds up the development of safe herbicides
The startup screens potential herbicides quickly and at scale to identify new means of protecting crops.
Architecture & Design
Swedish appliance company designs new sustainable kitchen
The range aims to reinvent the traditional kitchen using modular solutions powered by advanced sensors and AI.
Food & Drink
A tiny sensor detects pesticide residue on individual fruits
The sensor can be sprayed on produce to detect even very low levels of pesticide.