Sustainable Business Archives - Upcycled Foods, Inc.

Coffee Leaf: Upcycled Ingredient Series Part IV

Innovation SpotlightFebruary 2, 2023

Coffee Leaf Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Coffee leaf tea, derived from the coffee plant, is an incredibly sustainable beverage that could complement the coffee industry. This beverage takes the leaves from the coffee plant, which would have been otherwise wasted, and roasts them before grinding them into a fine powder and steeping them…

UPCYCLED FOODS INC. EXPANDS INGREDIENT PORTFOLIO

Innovation Spotlight, Press ReleasesOctober 12, 2022

UPCYCLED FOODS, INC. EXPANDS INGREDIENT PORTFOLIO Five New Ingredients Accelerate Nutritious and Sustainable Product Development BERKELEY, CA – October 12, 2022 Upcycled Foods, Inc. is the leading innovation and ingredient platform for food manufacturers and foodservice operators to activate the upcycled category. Through a combination of in-house innovation, strategic partnerships, and supply chain agreements,…

Coffee Leaf: Upcycled Ingredients Series III

Innovation SpotlightJuly 27, 2022

Coffee Leaf Upcycled Food Series Coffee leaf tea, derived from the coffee plant, is an incredibly sustainable beverage that could complement the coffee industry. This beverage takes the leaves from the coffee plant, which would have been otherwise wasted, and roasts them before grinding them into a fine powder and steeping them in…

Cacao Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredients Series Part I

Innovation SpotlightJune 30, 2022

Cacao Fruit Upcycled Food Ingredient Series: Part One About 500 cacao beans go into producing a pound of chocolate… but did you know that cacao is actually a fruit? What happens to the rest? Well, typically not much. You may have seen creators eating the slimy, white-fleshed cacao fruit on TikTok and wondered…

Could Upcycled Foods Help Stabilize the Global Wheat Crisis?

Upcycled Food MovementJune 10, 2022

Could Upcycled Foods Help Stabilize the Global Wheat Crisis? You don't need to analyze your grocery store receipts too closely right now to see that food prices are skyrocketing, with wheat being no exception. Wheat products make up many of the staples we know and love - think bread, pasta, and crackers. If we don't…

More Than 400,000 lbs of Upcycled Food Since 2020

Press Releases, Upcycled Food MovementApril 22, 2021

Every day should be #EarthDay, right? Since Earth Day 2020 though, ReGrained has upcycled more than 400,000 lbs of food. If you take a look at the water embodied in the supply chain, that's more than 80 million gallons of water! Definitely proud of how far we've come since the early days of picking up buckets in…

An Update: ReGrained’s Sustainable Single-Use Packaging Journey

Upcycled LifestyleApril 1, 2021

In February of 2019 ReGrained struggled with a major decision. Due to the massive field failure experienced when deploying our first to market compostable films, we announced that we would be transitioning to conventional plastic packaging. We expressed a goal to deploy a viable solution within a year, and we were optimistic…

Sustainability Spotlight: Got Bag

Upcycled LifestyleFebruary 25, 2021

Upcycling takes many different forms. Whether it's transforming brewer's spent grain into flavorful snack puffs or plastic into bags, both ReGrained and Got Bag share a mission of turning waste into things we can use and love. Bonded by our similar business model, we asked our friends at Got Bag to learn more about their upcycling process! "What is Got Bag, and…

The Upcycled Food Certification Standard!!!

Press ReleasesJanuary 19, 2021

Together with the Upcycled Certification Standards Committee and the UFA Board we are proud to present the world’s first Upcycled Certification Standard—fully ratified, approved and ready for implementation. This exciting milestone is the culmination of a seven-month process. The diverse team of exceptional individuals that comprised the Standards Committee brought expertise, passion, and dedication to…

ReGrained’s Guide to Eating Responsibly in 2021

Upcycled LifestyleJanuary 11, 2021

2020 tested all of us. We faced both personal and collective challenges. However, 2020 also revealed incredible moments of humanity, of reaching beyond ourselves to help others. In that spirit, we were inspired to craft some New Year’s Resolutions to "Eat Responsibly" and share them with you! #1 Prepare a Plan Eating healthfully and sustainably starts before even stepping…

Coffee Leaf: Upcycled Ingredient Series Part IV

UPCYCLED FOODS INC. EXPANDS INGREDIENT PORTFOLIO

Coffee Leaf: Upcycled Ingredients Series III

Cacao Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredients Series Part I

Could Upcycled Foods Help Stabilize the Global Wheat Crisis?

More Than 400,000 lbs of Upcycled Food Since 2020

An Update: ReGrained’s Sustainable Single-Use Packaging Journey

Sustainability Spotlight: Got Bag

The Upcycled Food Certification Standard!!!

ReGrained’s Guide to Eating Responsibly in 2021

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