Puris Holdings and LIVEKINDLY Collective join forces to invest in regenerative agriculture
The market for plant-based meat alternatives offers huge potential. But are plant-based alternatives ready for the mass market? Read more.
The impact investing space continues to develop rapidly
The market for plant-based meat alternatives offers huge potential. But are plant-based alternatives ready for the mass market? Read more.
Growing appetite for meat substitutes
The market for plant-based meat alternatives offers huge potential. But are plant-based alternatives ready for the mass market? Read more.
Pandemic prevention thanks to improvements in food production
Companies, public institutions and individuals around the world are feverishly working to develop a vaccine or effective treatments against Covid-19. But prevention is better than cure. And one thing is often forgotten: improvements in food supply chains would also make a significant contribution to reducing future pandemic risks.
The true costs of meat
How much your beef burger would cost when considering environmental effects 6.78 US Dollar – That is how much more one kilo of beef mince costs in comparison to its equivalent from plant-based source when considering its environmental footprint! Does that massive difference sound unbelievable to you? Blue Horizon, the pure play investment pioneer in […]
Subsidizing plant-based alternatives instead of harmful meat consumption
In the case of transport, the Swiss Confederation has for years been reporting the costs incurred by road, rail and air transport users, but which are not fully reflected in the price: damage to nature and the landscape, air pollution or accidents. But when it comes to food production, the Swiss agricultural and food industry […]
Protecting wildlife populations by promoting a more efficient and environmentally sustainable food production
The Living Planet Report 2020, published this week by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), brought to light alarming facts. The Investigated wildlife populations worldwide declined by two thirds on average, in some areas of the world even by almost 100%. The reasons for these shocking findings are pretty obvious: Illegal hunting, deforestation and environmentally damaging […]
Swiss Start-up Award Top 100: where are the foodtech companies?
Last week, the Top 100 Swiss Startup Awards for the year 2020 was presented. Three astonishing start-up companies were ranked on the podium: The winner, Cutiss, is developing human skin in the laboratory for patients suffering from skin defects. Second ranked Wingtra is a leading drone manufacturer and the third, Piavita, is digitising the entire […]
Alternative cheese based on cashew milk with smaller ecological footprint
Delicious alternative cheese based on cashew milk? It works. And even with a much smaller ecological footprint! Did you know that delicious plant-based alternatives to traditional cheese can be made entirely without animal milk? Swiss based vegan cheese start-up New Roots has turned this simple idea into a business model. Their vegan cheese alternative is […]
Credit Suisse 7th Annual Conservation Finance Investor Conference
Replacing meat is on it’s way – the panelists on the Credit Suisse 7th Annual Conservation Finance Investor Conference made a very clear statement towards that direction. Many thanks to Marisa Drew & Dana Barsky from Credit Suisse for bringing this and our topic to the forefront. We are getting there…in speed and starting with […]