Good News Notes: “International fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) just added Oatly’s vegan ice cream to its menus across China. The chain now offers Oatly’s oat milk-based ice cream in two classic flavors, Strawberry and Chocolate, and describes the flavor as “refreshing and dense.” The new oat milk ice cream options come in single-serve…
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Hershey’s Debuts Its First Vegan Chocolate Bar Made With Oat Milk
Good News Notes: “The Hershey’s Company has reinvented its iconic milk chocolate bars, debuting its first vegan chocolate bars that use an oat milk base to achieve richness without dairy. The new Hershey’s Oat Made bars will feature two flavors including Extra Creamy Almond & Sea Salt and Classic Dark. The new oat milk-based chocolate bars will be…
Egg of Extinct Dwarf Emu Discovered in Australian Sand Dune
Good News Notes: “A recently discovered extinct dwarf emu egg has offered the global scientific community valuable information into the deceased species. According to a report from Live Science, a researcher with the United Kingdom’s Natural History Museum and an Australian historian found the surprisingly large egg was on King Island, situated between Tasmania and Australia….
Indoor Vertical Farming Expands Retail Presence
Good News Notes: “Indoor vertical farming company AeroFarms is expanding the retail presence of its leafy greens in the Northeast with current long-time customers – Whole Foods Market, FreshDirect and Amazon Fresh – and with Walmart in the Mid-Atlantic region. AeroFarms’ retail brand of leafy greens is grown using proprietary aeroponics and indoor vertical farming technologies, which yield annual…
UK To Fund Underwater Camera Network To Monitor Deep Ocean Wildlife
Good News Notes: “The targets: loggerhead turtles, silky sharks and sailfish. The mission: figure out how many of them are left. The United Kingdom announced Saturday it would launch a worldwide effort to monitor wildlife in the open oceans, hoping to fill a blue hole of scientific knowledge and get a clearer sense of which…
IKEA Goes All in on Veganuary
Good News Notes: “This week, IKEA’s United Kingdom branch announced its support for Veganuary, a campaign that challenges participants to go vegan for the month of January and beyond. Ellie Pniok, Commercial Food Leader for IKEA UK & Ireland, explained that IKEA’s alignment with Veganuary is timely as in the last two years, 15 percent…
Beggars Group CEO to Swim English Channel to Raise Money for Charity
Good News Notes: “Paul Redding, CEO of the independent record company Beggars Group, plans to swim the English Channel to raise £200,000 (about $263,000) for two music-related charities: the PRS Foundation in the United Kingdom and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund in the United States. Redding plans to embark on his epic swim in September. The channel,…
Heineken Goes 100% Plastic Free in the UK With Packaging Innovation
Good News Notes: “This summer, despite major operational obstructions caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, HEINEKEN UK rolls out its innovative 100% plastic-free cardboard topper across thousands of UK retailers. The topper will feature on Heineken®, Foster’s and Kronenbourg 1664 multi-pack cans before rolling out across its entire beer and cider portfolio.The company’s commitment to…
Duchess Meghan Donates $10,000 to Cookery Charity Supporting Refugees & Asylum Seekers
Good News Notes: “Meghan Markle has made a significant donation to aid refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom. Sharing the news on Twitter, MigratefulUK wrote, ‘We’re so excited to share that we have received a donation of £8000 from The Royal Foundation on behalf of The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle! We are…
Brand Hijacks Bottles for Refilling to Drastically Reduce Plastic Waste
Good News Notes: “The path toward sustainability in plastics packaging has taken a simple, yet wickedly clever new twist, thanks to an innovative company in the United Kingdom that looks to disrupt the household cleaners market. It goes beyond other tried-and-true methods that have taken root over the years, an evolution that began when brands…