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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

Patagonia Provisions Partner Breweries, United States Patagonia Provisions , the outdoor apparel brand’s food and beverage business, is partnered with 11 breweries across the U.S. completely reuses all bagasse (the residual pulp left after juice is extracted from sugar cane) as biofuel and compost. for a new beer initiative.

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A palm oil company, a group of U.S. venture capitalists, and the destruction of Peru’s rainforest

Food Environment and Reporting Network

The global market for palm oil, valued at more than $70 billion last year, is experiencing steady growth, driven by its use in products as varied as food, beverages, biofuels, and cosmetics. Last year, the European Union passed new regulations on deforestation that promised to be the strictest in the world.