Washington Dairy Cows Turn Wasted Food into Environmental Upcycling

A cow has a four-chambered stomach giving them the ability to process materials that humans cannot digest. Almost 40% of a dairy cow’s diet can come from byproducts, e.g., distillers’ grain, bakery waste, damaged fruits, vegetables, and even cotton seeds. Yes, the leftover part from cotton that makes your clothes!

As Grocery Costs Continue to Rise, Side Delights Shares Solutions for Upcycling Potato Peels

December 7, 2022 Fresh Solutions Network

The rising price of groceries is the leading obstacle for shoppers globally1. As consumers look for ways to contend with the prices, Side Delights® suggests the emerging trend of upcycling as an economical and sustainable solution. Upcycling is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, or unwanted products into new materials and is used for everything from packaging to produce. 

Do Good Foods Launches Game-changing Infrastructure Platform That Combats Climate Change Through Upcycling Grocery Store Food Waste

October 7, 2021 Do Good Foods

The Kamine Family, an established pioneer with a 40-year history of building large-scale infrastructure projects nationwide, today announced the launch of Do Good Foods. Backed by a $169M investment from Nuveen, Do Good Foods is the first scalable solution to eliminating the 48 billion pounds of food waste generated by grocery stores each year.

Techstars Alum Launches Investment Campaign for “Flour that Fights Climate Change”

September 2, 2020 Renewal Mill

Renewal Mill, the next-generation ingredients company fighting climate change through upcycling, has launched a crowdinvesting campaign with Republic. The award-winning startup leading the upcycled food movement has raised more than $ 1.7M to date and will keep the crowdfunding round open until November 30, 2020.