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The Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize, the world’s largest environmental award, has unveiled its longlist for the 2025 $2 million prize. Out of nearly a thousand nominations, 39 initiatives from 23 countries across six continents have been selected. These initiatives showcase inspiring examples of collective efforts aimed at addressing the environmental damage caused by current food systems, including upcycled food.

More beauty brands are exploring the use of upcycled food waste as consumers push for cleaner alternatives to petrochemicals. Here’s how to navigate the market. Vogue Business

The fledgling upcycled category is taking off as companies combat food waste with a growing array of repurposed ingredients in Food Technology Magazine.

Between 2019 and 2023, North American food and beverage launches with an upcycling claim climbed at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 55%, reports Innova Market Insights in a Canadian Grocer feature.

The waste food going to landfills is an invisible but important part of greenhouse gas emissions. Could discarded scraps be turned into new food instead? BBC

Intercepting food before it gets discarded is turning into an entirely new market. Read about UFA and member innovation in INC.

Sales of Upcycled Certified products increased 39.9% year-over-year to $42 million in 2023 and units increasing 22% in the same period. FoodNavigatorUSA

Consumers concerns prompt processors to evolve systems to integrate new sustainable measures. Prepared Foods Magazine

(IFT FIRST) in Chicago highlights upcycled ingredients as one of solutions for climate change.

Amanda Oenbring, CEO of the Upcycled Food Association, emphasizes the unique opportunity brands have to capitalize on consumer engagement.

Lara Ramdin, PhD, chief innovation and science officer at Upcycled Foods, Inc. discusses upcycling at IFT FIRST, the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food exposition.

UFA’s definition of upcycled ingredients was highlighted as larger companies identify the need to take climate action.

As consumer awareness of food waste increases, a growing number of companies are attempting to solve the issue by upcycling ingredients that would otherwise be discarded.

Unpack the complexity of the food waste problem, why solving the food waste problem is essential for combating climate change, and how trailblazing food brands are making it easier to be a part of the collective solution.

More than 35 million tons (31 million metric tons) of food are wasted every year in the U.S. — about 40% of the country's food production — costing the national economy more than $200 billion, according to the Upcycled Food Association.