Food – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:41:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Narrative Food Leans Into Storytelling to Scale Its Sustainable Meal Kits /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/ /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:37:25 +0000 /?p=14028 Most meal kit delivery services have had the same strategy: launch in a major city, raise venture capital and scale nationally. But Narrative Food, a Southern California-based service that predates Blue Apron and the curated subscription box phenomena, has never been conventional. “When I started this business, there were CSA (community sourced agriculture) boxes but […]

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]]> /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/feed/ 0 EU’s Plans for Sustainable Food May Open Door to Gene-Edited Crops /eus-plans-for-sustainable-food-may-open-door-to-gene-edited-crops/ /eus-plans-for-sustainable-food-may-open-door-to-gene-edited-crops/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:15:09 +0000 /?p=13937 The European Union says it wants to ensure safe and affordable nourishment for all its citizens, but a pair of food policy experts say a plan to do that may have unintended, and unhealthy, consequences. The EU’s “Farm-to-Fork” strategy may cause regulations over gene-edited food to be relaxed, they write in Green European Journal. A […]

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]]> /eus-plans-for-sustainable-food-may-open-door-to-gene-edited-crops/feed/ 1 Karma’s Guide to a Food Waste-Free Thanksgiving /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/ /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:19:14 +0000 /?p=13790 Americans are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving Day amid rising concerns about climate change and the future of our planet.  Next to carbon emissions from flying or driving, food waste is the holiday’s biggest environmental hazard. Americans throw away 200 million pounds of turkey alone each Thanksgiving — a not-insignificant contribution to the $168 billion in […]

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]]> /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 Big Chocolate Makers Not Doing Enough to Stop Child Labor, Deforestation /big-chocolate-makers-not-doing-enough-to-stop-child-labor-deforestation/ /big-chocolate-makers-not-doing-enough-to-stop-child-labor-deforestation/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2019 20:11:22 +0000 /?p=13296 Key Takeaway: Most of the world’s chocolate is still made with cocoa harvested by children, nearly 20 years after attention was focused on the matter. While progress has been made, companies have far to go.  Before you settle in for a cup of hot chocolate or pick up a festive box of truffles this holiday […]

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]]> /big-chocolate-makers-not-doing-enough-to-stop-child-labor-deforestation/feed/ 0 Can Aluminum Water Bottles Win Over Millennial Moms? /can-aluminum-water-bottles-win-over-millennial-moms/ /can-aluminum-water-bottles-win-over-millennial-moms/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:49:24 +0000 /?p=13093 Key Takeaway: Independent drink makers and brands like Ever & Ever are embracing aluminum as a more sustainable alternative in order to influence change, despite increasing competition from public companies. The iconic scene from the 1967 film The Graduate predicted a “great future” in plastics. Over half a century later, companies big and small can’t […]

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]]> /can-aluminum-water-bottles-win-over-millennial-moms/feed/ 0 Pork-Loving China May Be Poised for Alt-Meat Surge as Pig Supplies Get Pinched /pork-loving-china-may-be-poised-for-alt-meat-surge-as-pig-supplies-get-pinched/ /pork-loving-china-may-be-poised-for-alt-meat-surge-as-pig-supplies-get-pinched/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:06:24 +0000 /?p=12126 China is addicted to pork. Last year, the nation, home to half the world’s pigs, produced more than 50 million tons of pork. It’s citizens ate more of the meat than any other country. But rising wages and population are boosting demand, and supplies were further pinched when 100 million pigs were put to death […]

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]]> /pork-loving-china-may-be-poised-for-alt-meat-surge-as-pig-supplies-get-pinched/feed/ 0 Meat, Dairy Producers Ignore Climate Change Despite Effects On Profits /meat-dairy-producers-ignore-climate-change-despite-effects-on-profits/ /meat-dairy-producers-ignore-climate-change-despite-effects-on-profits/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2019 21:47:59 +0000 /?p=11835 The $1.5 trillion global meat and dairy industries are taking little responsibility for their roles in climate change even as increased droughts, floods and storms cost them money. That’s the assessment of Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return, a London-based collaborative investor network, in a report last week. Its Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index evaluated […]

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]]> /meat-dairy-producers-ignore-climate-change-despite-effects-on-profits/feed/ 0 Maggots for Fido? “Ento” Pet Foods, Made From Bug Protein, Creating a Buzz /maggots-for-fido-ento-pet-foods-made-from-bug-protein-creating-a-buzz/ /maggots-for-fido-ento-pet-foods-made-from-bug-protein-creating-a-buzz/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:56:30 +0000 /?p=11782 Think outside the bowl. That’s the message from the new breed of upscale bug-protein pet food brands. The trailblazers tapping the $50 billion canine nutrition market say that “ento” insect snacks have a smaller carbon footprint than old-school kibble and canned fare. Ento is short for entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, particularly by humans. […]

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]]> /maggots-for-fido-ento-pet-foods-made-from-bug-protein-creating-a-buzz/feed/ 0 Acai, Snake Venom, Cocoa: Amazon Survival, Post-Inferno, May Hinge on Sustainable Development /acai-snake-venom-cocoa-amazon-survival-post-inferno-may-hinge-on-sustainable-development/ /acai-snake-venom-cocoa-amazon-survival-post-inferno-may-hinge-on-sustainable-development/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2019 22:09:54 +0000 /?p=11614 Amazon’s fires may be calming down, but the battle for the future of the world’s biggest tropical rainforest is far from over. The Amazon is one of the planet’s most important natural defenses against climate change, as investors, scientists and governments coordinate efforts to save what amounts to a vast sponge for planet-warming carbon dioxide. […]

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]]> /acai-snake-venom-cocoa-amazon-survival-post-inferno-may-hinge-on-sustainable-development/feed/ 0 Celebrity Chef Oliver Bounces Back with Campaign Against U.K. Child Obesity /celebrity-chef-oliver-bounces-back-with-campaign-against-u-k-child-obesity/ /celebrity-chef-oliver-bounces-back-with-campaign-against-u-k-child-obesity/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:41:54 +0000 /?p=11578 Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, long a proponent of healthier eating by children, has a new goal for his business empire following the collapse of his restaurant chain: cutting by half the number of obese children in the U.K. Oliver hopes to achieve the goal by 2030, with the first step being increasing access to affordable […]

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