From social good cuisine to teen environmental activists, this SocialBusiness.org top list of sustainable food innovations will have you licking your lips. While some may get their foodie news only on Instagram, it's sometimes necessary to spice things up a little bit with some substance. And here, these sustainable food innovations don't play around.
While some of the offerings are site-specific, that is for example, a restaurant or gastropub based in a particular town, the goal is to provide some socially responsible and environmentally aware inspiration for how to make your next few meals -- or business idea -- on the cutting edge. As awareness about sustainable food innovations have been increasing yet the amount of food justice on the ground isn't, it's never been more important to look at the nutrients around you. And others.
9 Sustainable Food Innovations
From Social Good Cuisine to Teen Environmental Activists:
Social Business Editor — Apr 18, 2014 — Social Good
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Seasonal Eco Eateries
A Better World Cafe Serves up Accessible Sustainable Food
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Indoor Reclaimed Farms
The Plant Chicago is a Food Business Incubator
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Coffee Ground Mushrooms
'Back to the Roots' Turns Waste into Gourmet Ingredients
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Social Good Cuisine
La Tablée des Chefs Teaches Kids About Nutrition While Feeding the Homele
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Sustainable Food Philosophies
River Cottage is a Social and Environmental Business
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Fair Trade Internet Shops
Fairer Planet Targets an Audience Interested in Sustainable Food & Toys
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Intercropped Smallholder Farming
Shegole Coffee Cooperative Initiative Supports Food Crops Too
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Relationship-Based Distribution Companies
100km Foods Inc. Offers Local Goods in a Dynamic Way
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Teen Environmental Activist Groups
Youth L.E.A.D. Miami Educates Students On Food Justice Issues
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Food Waste Sneakers
Hellmann's Canada Launched 1352: Refreshed Sneakers with Food Waste Items
Streaming Service Restaurants
The Netflix Bites Pop-Up Serves Dishes from Netflix Series
Eco-Friendly QSR Trials
NextGen Consortium Partners with 30 California QSR on Reusable Cup Trial
Plastic Waste Ice Creams
Eleonora Ortolani Proposes a Different Way to Recycle Plastic Waste
Outdoor Dining Kits
Savour Helps Campers and Hikers Dehydrate Their Home-Cooked Meals
Hydroponic Plant-Growth Ecosystems
The Square Greens Pod is a Compact Device to Cultivate Food
Upcycled Ingredient Ice Creams
Salt & Straw's Upcycled Foods Series Rescues Wasted Food
Soil Erosion Awareness Sandwich Ads
Hellmann's Aims to Save Sandwiches from Extinction
Virtual Cooking Adventures
Infinite Chef Provides a Dynamic Platform for Culinary Experimentation
Digital Sustainable Food Solutions
Special Projects Debuts Eco Lenses to Help with Decision-Making
Eco-Friendly Restaurant Cups
Sulapac Partnered with Burger King in Finland for Biobased Cups
Plant-Based Breakfast Menus
Alpro and a Michelin-Trained Chef Collaborated on Inspiring Eats
Sustainable QSR Tablewares
This Reusable Tableware from the Elium Studio is for McDonald's France
Frozen Plant-Based Superfood Desserts
Glow Superfood is Indulgent and Nutritious
3D Printed Medical Food
Gastronology is Working on 3D-Printed Foor for Dysphagia Patients
Rebranded Food Delivery Apps
Skip Revamps Its Brand Identity to 'Skip to the Good Part'
Automated Robotic Salad Bars
The sweetgreen Infinite Kitchen is Being Tested in Illinois
Playful Restaurant Pop-Ups
The Play-Doh Restaurant of Imagination Turns Kids' Creations Edible
Waste-Reducing Produce Stickers
Grey Colombia & Makro's Stickers on Produce Suggest Recipes
Soil Awareness Campaigns
Heinz Launched SOS Tomatoes Island on Fortnite
Food-Inspired Interactive Booths
The Nourishing a Better Planet Sustainability Program Debuted
Edible Snack Skins
Foodberry Creates Edible, Plant-Based Coatings Inspired by Fruit Skins & Peels
Vegan-Friendly Seafood Products
Hooked Foods Has New Vegan Seafood Options Available
Recipe-Suggesting Web Browsers
The Inflation Cookbook has a Tool to Monitor Ingredient Prices
Sustainable Restaurant Meal Kits
Moveable Feast is an Eco Fine Dining Meal Kit Delivery Service
AI-Powered QSR Campaigns
allplants Leverages AI To Transforms Fast-Food Ads
Sustainability-Oriented Kids Toys
Learning Resources Unveils a New Sustainable Toy Capsule
Innovative Plant-Based Proteins
Liven Proteins Aims to Revolutionize Plant-Based Foods
International Allergen Introduction Meals
Globowl Introduces Allergenic Foods with Global Cuisine
Indigenous Ingredient-Celebrating Products
Jungle Kitchen Just Launched a New Vegan Food Range
Vegan Food Branding Updates
Impossible Foods Gets a New Image by the Team at JKR
Snackable Back-to-School Lunches
Little Spoon's Lunchers are Nutritious Meals for Big Kids
AI-Powered Food Waste Reduction
SnapSnack Uses AI To Turn Ingredients Into Meals
Seaweed-Based Caviar
GreenCoLab Makes a Caviar Alternative from Microalgae
Upcycled Ice Cream Desserts
Salt & Straw's Pints of the Month Help to Reduce Food Waste
AI-Fueled Sustainable Product Series
SPACE10 and oio studio Add AI to Products of Place
Regionally Inspired Meal Kits
HelloFresh & Colavita's Ciao, Italia Recipes Share a Taste of Italy
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Nutritious Meal Delivery Service
Factor's Meal Delivery Service Revolutionizes Healthy Eating
Eco-Friendly Pop-Up Restaurants
The Green Vic is End-to-End Sustainable in London
Cheerful Healthy Snack Campaigns
Garden Veggie Snacks' YUMbelievably Delicious is Innovative
Longevity-Boosting Frozen Meals
Blue Zones Kitchens Makes the Blue Zone Diet Accessible
Pop-Up Plant-Based Food Stalls
This Impossible Foods Foodservice Concept is at XMarket in Chicago
Alt Seafood Burgers
The ISH Company's Salmonish Burger is Made with Regenerative Ingredients
Upcycled Mushroom Pestos
Smallhold Mushroom Pesto Gives New Life to Imperfect Mushrooms
Smart Food Diaries
Meals is a Smart Food Diary That Caters to Health Requirements
Sustainable Smart Cookers
The Sevvy Smart Cooker Quickly Prepares Food at Low Temperatures
Freshness-Extending Food Packaging
SAVRpak Offers an Innovative Solution to Combat Food Waste
Pizza-Focused Climate Campaigns
Pizza Futures Explores the Impact of Climate Change on Pizza
Sustainable French Fry Menus
McCain Foods and A&W Team Up to Promote Regenerative Farming
AI-Powered Recipe Platforms
'cookAIfood' is a Platform for Generating and Sharing AI-Made Recipes
Homemade Food Delivery Partnerships
Grocer Sobeys Partners with Homemade Food Marketplace Cookin
Plant-Based Raw Seafoods
Green Surf Future Fish Comes in Three Varieties
Virally Inspired Virtual Menus
The Creator's Kitchen As Seen on TikTok Menu is Ever-Changing
Hyper-Local Dining Establishments
Hotel Belmar Stands Out with Its Sustainable Cuisine
Sustainable Agriculture Initiatives
Sadot Group Inc. Announced the 'Outgrower' Initaitive
Eco-Friendly Pet Programs
Mars Petcare and Big Idea Ventures Launch a Sustainable Pet Food Program
Cultivated Pet Foods
Meatly is Introducing the UK to a Sustainable, Ethical Pet Food Solution
Colorful Kitchen Pop-Ups
Primal Kitchen Partners with Pintrest for a Special Initiative
Air-Based Chocolate Gelatos
Solein Chocolate Gelato Features an Ingredient Grown from "Thin Air"
Biodegradable Restaurant Cutlery
'Koovee' Developed Temperature-Resistant and Eco-Friendly Cutlery
Sustainable QSR Litter Adverts
McDonald's Malta Presents New Captivating Eco-Centric Campaigns
Waste-Minimizing Food Apps
"Oh, a Potato" Suggests Meal Ideas Based on Inventory
Five-Course Vegan Dinners
Chef Alexis Gauthier Created a Vegan Fine-Dining Experience in Mauritius
Alternative Cultured Cheeses
Seeductive Foods Uses Regenerative & Upcycled Ingredients
Plant-Based Chicken Alternatives
Recreate Foods Makes Nuggets, Filets & More for Foodservice
Dietitian-Designed Infant Meals
Square Baby Offers Nutritious Meals for Infants
Plant-Based Tinned Fish
Seed to Surf is Sustainably Reimagining the Seafood Experience
Sustainable Outdoor Kitchen Designs
Ecoscape Has Introduced a New Range of Outdoor Kitchens
Cocoa-Free Chocolate Novelties
WNWN Food Labs is Transforming the Future of Chocolate
Low-Waste Sustainable Spritzes
The Sustainable Spritz Eliminates the Need for Single-Use Glasses
Biodynamic Curry Sauces
Mike's Curry Love Makes Sauces with Regeneratively Farmed Ingredients
Sustainable Bread Ranges
Wildfarmed Life Changing Breads are Launching in the UK in Five Styles
Microalgae-Based Nuggets
SimpliiGood's Nuggets Feature 80% Fresh Spirulina & Prebiotic Fibers
Emissions-Minded Food Campaigns
This Meatless Farm Campaign Boasts Reduced Emissions
Plant-Powered Tuna Salads
John West's Plant-Based Salads Feature a Tuna-Style Protein Alternative
Upcycled Ingredient Meal Kits
The Green Chef Earth Month Selects Menu Has 12 Options
Smart Grocery Shopping Support
SmartChef Converts Grocery Lists Into Actionable Data
Solar-Powered Food Trucks
Planted Unveiled a Sustainable Food Truck for a Tour Across the UK
Battery-Powered Food Trucks
Food Trucks are Replacing Dirty Generators with Clean Battery Systems
Sustainable Salad Meal Kit Deliveries
Inspired Go Debuts the New Fraîche Noodle Salad
Zero-Waste Tasting Menus
Ficoa Introduces a Culinary Concept Curated by Chef Gerry Quintero
Outdoor Carbon-Free Cooking Kitchens
Andrés Jaque Designs the Transspecies Kitchen Space
Retail Food Preparation Stations
Urban Eat Debuts a Smart Retail Solution for its Food-to-Go Range
Short-Form Foodie Feeds
Uber Eats is Testing Out a New Vertical Feed Like TikTok and Instagram
AI-Powered Food Platforms
Samsung Food Offers Access to Recipes and More
Digital QSR-Backed Cookbooks
Chick-fil-A Unveils a Cookbook to Support its Shared Table Program
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Hybrid Meat Vegetable Concepts
Leyu Li Presents Broccopork, Mushchicken, and Peaf Hybrids
Simple Satisfying Meal Kits
Green Chef x Emily Mariko Collaborated on Wholesome Premium Recipes
Ready-to-Eat Vegan Meals
These Jar-Borne Warm Meals Are Nutritious and Deliciously Meat-Free
Animal-Free Mozzarella Pizzas
New Culture is Debuting Its Product on Pizzas at Pizzeria Mozza
Made-to-Order Baby Food
Indian Startup Timios Launched a "Made to Order" Fresh Baby Food Category
Revised QSR Packaging Policies
YUM Brands Unveils a New Packaging Policy for its Restaurants
Plastic-Free Sushi Trays
BioPak's Latest Innovation is Eco-Friendly Sushi Trays
Dynamic Carrot Collections
Bolthouse Fresh Foods Unveils Sustainable Packaging for Three Products
Online Sustainable Fashion Toolkits
Fashion Takes Action Features an Important Resource
Plant-Powered Delicacies
"Voie Gras" is Made with Soy, Miso Paste and Truffle
Food Waste-Combatting Smart Stickers
Grey Colombia Unveils a Set of Progressive Produce Stickers
Plant-Based Foodservice Divisions
QuornPro from Quorn Will Offer Freshness and Consistency
Toxic-Free Election Challenges
Stonyfield Organic Addresses Both Environmental and Social Concerns
Endangered Ice Cream Trucks
Climate Basecamp's Save the Flavors Brings Awareness to Climate Change
All-Electric Restaurant Concepts
This Chipotle Restaurant Design Harnesses Wind & Solar Power
Savory Veggie Croquettes
Desserts Inspired HappyVore's Multi-Sensory Croq’Coulis
Sustainable Dairy-Branded Apparel
Organic Valley Releases a Collection of Sustainable Apparel
Tech-Focused Restaurant Councils
Lunchbox's Food Tech Council Consists of 15 Professionals
Sustainability-Focused Seafood Initiatives
Hailia Has Expanded its Use of Fish Byproducts
Healthy Restaurant Debuts
Harvest Kitchen is a Healthy Hybrid Virtual Brand Under Vitality Bowls
Circularly Grown Mushroom Croquettes
GRO Makes Nourishing Bites with Oyster Mushrooms
Globally-Inspired Ready-to-Eat Foods
The Asda Food-to-Go Range Has 47 New Options
Eco Meal Program Initiatives
The Home Chef Food Rescue Program Redirects Surplus and Waste
Vegetarian School Lunch Menus
Revolution Foods Emphasizes Health-Conscious Eating in Schools
APAC-Focused Protein Alternatives
Kinoko-Tech and Metaphor Foods Debut Sustainable Protein Options
Elevated Vegan Restaurants
Community Resto is a Vegan Haven with a Heart for Giving Back
Sandwich-Inspired Shrimp Salads
Modern Market Eatery is Serving Up a Shrimp BLT Salad This Spring
Sustainable Canned Seafood Products
Wild Planet Foods is Introducing Five New Products
Cell-Cultured Chicken Dishes
Bar Crenn Serves Upside Foods' Cultivated Chicken with Edible Flowers
Responsibly-Sourced Seasonal Menus
Tender Greens Summer Menu is Being Offers Through Early Fall
Connective Foodie Apps
Letslicious is a Foodie Social Media App Connecting Likeminded People
Plant-Based Camping Meals
Michelin-Trained Chefs Launched Poe & Co. Folk Foods
Dehydrated Plant-Based Meals
Farm to Summit Packages Nourishing Meals in Omnidegradable Bags
Influencer Flexitarian Campaigns
Violife Launched an Influencer Campaign Aimed at Flexitarians
Plant-Based Cafeteria Options
This School District is Launching Plant-Based Lunch Options
Bio-Printed Fish Fillets
Steakholder Foods 3D Bio-Printed the World's First Cultivated Fish Fillet
Four-Course Festival Feasts
Outstanding in the Field Brings a Plant-Based Dining to Coachella
Unconventional Foodie Magazines
Food& Magazine Explores the Weird and Wonderful World of Food
Sustainable Imperfect Groceries
Spud Delivers Unique Foods to the Homes of Eco-Conscious Consumers
Regulated Sustainability Solutions
FoodChain ID Unveils a Suite of Solutions for Sustainable CPG
Heat-and-Eat Plant-Based Foods
The TiNDLE Grocery Products are Being Launched in the UK Market
At-Home Foodie Chef Stocks
Kallø Organic Stock Pots Come in Chicken and Vegetable
Food-Focused Travel Guide Platforms
'FoodieTrip' Connects Hungry Travelers to Experienced Guides
Nourishing School Meal Programs
Farm Boy Has Launched the 'Nourish to Flourish' Initiative
Waste-Free Cooking Solutions
Ready Recipes Suggests Meals Based on Ingredients You Already Have
Vegetable-Packed Recipe Deliveries
The Gousto 'Veg Table' Recipe Boxes Include 12 New Dishes
Nature-Inspired Design Objects
Students at Tecnológico de Monterrey Design the Plant-Based Series
Shared Kitchen Initatives
Metro & Food Banks of Quebec Address Food Insecurity
Sustainable Barley-Growing Systems
Chivas Brothers Unveils a New Sustainable Agriculture Program
Food-Based Video Platforms
FoodVid Describes Itself as "The TikTok for Food"
Streamlined Meal Planning Apps
Foodpot Helps with Meal Planning and Recipe Discovery
Parent-Focused TV Campaigns
NatureFresh's TV Campaign Explores How Active Parenting Benefits Kids