A study conducted by the World Resources Institute (‘WRI’) demonstrated a positive correlation between environmental messaging and sustainable food choices. The ultimate goal was to provide restaurants with guidance for conveying messages that would promote plant-based dishes over meat. Through a rigorous selection process, a number of environmental messages were devised to be displayed before a hypothetical menu, to see if study participants would be subconsciously swayed to make plant-based selections. The best performing messages were then used in a second trial to confirm efficiency.
Can emerging economies leverage the foods of the future?
As the world works to bring climate change under control, there is a growing awareness of the negative ramifications of many forms of food production. As a result, some foodstuffs with smaller...