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Sales of vegetarian food alternatives have increased in recent years and new great substitutes for meat are emerging all the time. That’s great, but is it enough? Elin Röös, assistant [...]

Good hygiene in the kitchen reduces the risk of spreading bacteria that can give you food poisoning. In addition, the food lasts longer which means reduced food waste! Perfect, let´s go and wash [...]

Saint Valentinus has been celebrated since the end of the 400s within the Catholic Church. The romantic connection originated in 13th century England and France. Valentine’s Day became a [...]

Last year, the European Parliament agreed on a new law banning certain disposable plastic products in the EU from 2021. These include, for example, plates, cutlery and cotton swabs. Disposable [...]

Environmentally friendly and climate-smart, two words you would like to be associated with, right? But what do the words mean, what is most important and what is the difference? Can you be both [...]

Best before date & Last day of consumption In Sweden we use two different date lables for food. The best before date is a quality label that indicates how long the manufacturer can guarantee [...]

Food production affects our environment to a great extent, but even worse is when the products are being wasted without any benefit at all. Food waste means food that is thrown away even though [...]

Trendspotting 2020 For the 16th time Food & Friends has predicted trends for the year to come. 2020 has a lot to offer – How about “food wrapped in food”, Taiwanese cheese [...]

Do you, like us, find it difficult to know what you should and should not put in your shopping cart? There is a whole bunch of us who wants to try to eat more environmentally friendly, but it is [...]

Soon we will enjoy Christmas and New Year’s. Before the holidays we would like to thank you for a fantastic 2019 and we look forward to a new year. We ended 2019 with a move to new [...]