Chick-fil-A announced today it will begin testing its first plant-based entrée, the new Cauliflower Sandwich. Starting Monday, February 13, Chick-fil-A will be testing the Cauliflower Sandwich in three markets: Denver, Charleston, S.C., and North Carolina’s Greensboro region. The sandwich is made from a whole, real cauliflower. The preparation is similar…

The European Union has approved the use of powdered crickets in flour-based foods for public consumption, despite a lack of conclusive data on human allergies regarding the insects. Due to the "inconclusive" allergy data on the bugs, manufacturers won't have any specific requirements to list the powder in foods' ingredients.…

A group of researchers has backed calls from the World Economic Forum (WEF) to push for the mass public consumption of bugs and so-called "beetleburgers," arguing that it could save the planet. According to a study, conducted by French biotech company Ynsect, food made from mealworms and insect larvae could…

A top United Nations (UN) food official has warned that high prices and shortages of fertilizer could slash global grain production by upward of 40 percent. The fertilizer crisis is already putting a heavy burden on the food supply chain as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. For farmers around the…

People around the world should stop consuming meat and start eating "worm burgers" and other food made from earthworms instead to help fight "climate change," a group of scientists has claimed. The stomach-churning assertion, made by researchers in South Korea, also suggests that world hunger would be greatly reduced if…

Grain traders around the world have been enjoying record profits this year as nations battle the global food crisis, according to reports. Major grain traders have been accused of profiteering and speculation in global food markets, spurring calls for a windfall tax. According to The Guardian, the world's top four grain…

Inflation in Germany has seen food prices soar to the highest level on record in July, according to the country’s statistical agency. The food inflation comes despite the overall pace of price growth easing slightly. On Wednesday, Destatis, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, said that food prices jumped by 14.8 percent…