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Innovative plant-based food brand, Alpha, is on track to become even more sustainable and widespread, thanks to their recent acquisition by LIVEKINDLY Collective. LIVEKINDLY Collective, the fastest-growing group of plant-based food brands, has just announced its acquisition of Alpha Foods, known for their convenient and delicious meat-free burritos, nuggets, pizzas, burgers and more.

Paper towels, consider this our break-up letter. For months, LIVEKINDLY’s editors, on a never-ending quest towards zero waste, have looked for ways to give up wasteful paper towels, with one wee caveat. As much as we care about the environment, we want a practical solution that doesn’t involve us, like, living off the grid or washing a dozen dish towels each day. Then we discovered Papaya Reusable Paper Towels. (Hear that?

As the co-creator, host, and executive producer of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern has tried it all—fermented shark meat, tarantulas… even cane toads. So the celebrity chef’s latest job role may come as a surprise. Zimmern has signed on as Next Gen Foods’ business and culinary advisor for its flagship vegan chicken brand, Tindle. The startup’s vegan chicken debuted globally back in March 2021.

As the co-creator, host, and executive producer of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern has tried it all—fermented shark meat, tarantulas… even cane toads. So the celebrity chef’s latest job role may come as a surprise. Zimmern has signed on as Next Gen Foods’ business and culinary advisor for its flagship vegan chicken brand, Tindle. The startup’s vegan chicken debuted globally back in March 2021.

The UK could be home to more EV charge points by 2030 than traditional fuel pumps. Britain’s government just announced plans to increase the current number of public chargers tenfold by the end of the decade, ahead of the expected national and global transition away from combustion engines and towards electric cars. The £500 million Department for Transport-led scheme specifically includes £450 million for public and on-street charging for those without driveways.

Even in the 21st century, there’s an ancient agricultural practice detailed in both the Old Testament and the Koran that could hold the keys to feeding hungry people and saving the planet at the same time. Gleaning, the simple process of gathering surplus produce from farm fields and even residential backyards, puts food on plates and keeps it out of landfills.

A new vegan sports bar is opening in Boston, Massachusetts, this spring. PlantPub will open its second location right across from Fenway Park baseball stadium, the 110-year-old home of the Red Sox. The restaurant is a collaboration between the company’s co-founders, serial entrepreneur Pat McAuley, vegan investor Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni, and head chef Mary Dumont, in partnership with celebrity vegan chef Mathew Kenney.

The world of celebrity investments is becoming more and more commonplace. And headlines about a famous person backing a new Silicon Valley startup seem to make the rounds every week. From professional athletes and actors to models and musicians, A-listers are putting their substantial wealth to good use. A growing number of celebs are using their platforms to elevate new startups, entrepreneurs, and causes that they believe in.

The world of celebrity investments is becoming more and more commonplace. And headlines about a famous person backing a new Silicon Valley startup seem to make the rounds every week. From professional athletes and actors to models and musicians, A-listers are putting their substantial wealth to good use. A growing number of celebs are using their platforms to elevate new startups, entrepreneurs, and causes that they believe in.

Somewhere between the history of enslaved Africans, Indigenous peoples, and agriculture in America lies the intersection of protecting both the planet and the people on it. Despite systemic racism, the ancestors were supernatural, armed with the skills to transform bits of nothing into a way of life. Generations of indigenous and enslaved people turned scraps into seasonings, rations into refreshments, and what some considered weeds into nourishment that fed entire communities.