The food industry has frequently been shaken by scandals throughout its history. From poor working environments of staff to horrific conditions of animals, the food industry has struggled to maintain a reliable reputation, made all the more difficult with Netflix’s larger selection of food documentaries opening up all corners of this essential industry. However, thanks to blockchain’s immutable security and trust, the processes […]

A new vegan startup, Right Treat, has an important goal. They want to cut back on pork consumption in China. Their first product is “Omnipork,” a new meat that provides the same flavor of traditional pork, but is much more sustainable. It follows other meatless products like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, who are both on the rise It’s estimated […]

A new grocery store in Singapore will have no plastic packaging at all. How will this work? Customers can bring in their own containers to purchase goods, significantly cutting down on plastic waste. In fact, this means no plastic waste will be generated by the store, as all products will be stored in gravity bins. “Unpackt” provides cheaper prices for […]

Chances are, you probably don’t use many stir sticks at home. Coffee shops, however, go through a great deal of the things on a daily basis. Inventor Scott Amron didn’t like the thought of all that plastic and/or wood being thrown away, so he created the Stircle. The device can be placed on any surface, or (as seen here) sunk […]

Up near Niagara Falls an enterprise that caters to vegans has opened called The Vegan Grocery Store. It is what it sounds like: a supermarket devoted entirely to vegan products. Veg News reports that the story has taken the research out of shopping for vegans, with a tagline that reads, “No need to read ingredient lists here, we’ve already done […]

Many consumers are becoming more selective about what food they eat, and it’s not because they’re picky about taste. Serious concerns have surfaced about food transparency, and people are starting to ask questions. Documentaries like Rotten urge consumers to think twice about where their food is coming from and what is really in it. The problem is those answers are […]

While Halloween usually gets the most attention as a candy-loving holiday, Easter is not far behind. Every year, the candy industry sells about $2.1 billion worth of candy during this spring holiday. That’s about 120 million pounds of treats for the Easter Bunny to hide annually. The problem is that cocoa is an ingredient often used in much of that […]

In 2015, a magnificently clever invention by two Australian beekeepers turned into a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign, raising over US$2 million dollars in just its first 24 hours. The genius idea was to design a beehive with a tap system that can siphon honey without opening the lid and disturbing the bees. The duo has now launched the Flow Hive 2, […]

Have you ever had your bananas go brown while sitting on your kitchen counter? Sadly, you’re not alone. Half of the produce we buy on average is thrown away, and bananas are one of the most popular in that group. In order to extend the life of these bananas and other fresh produce, one company has created a filter that […]