The Big Food Redesign Challenge

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In this video series, we go behind the scenes and watch as participants navigate the complexities of designing food for nature to thrive, push the boundaries of food design and turn obstacles into opportunities for growth and innovation.

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Toolkit | Project

Circular design for food guide

A guide to using circular design for food to build business resilience

  • Food
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Article

Can I see your soil?

Most food businesses get their strategic insights from managers, consultants, customer feedback,...

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Regenerating nature, one burger and beer at a time (and we have the numbers to prove it)

The Seaweed Company is building partnerships with food businesses and hospitality operators keen to...

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Survivor sesame, champion chickpeas and hard-working hemp: future-proofing the food industry with circular design

When we launched the Big Food Redesign Challenge in 2023, we started with a simple question – is it...

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Case study

Introducing a lower-impact milk alternative: Planting Hope

Planting Hope develops plant-based products by reimagining staple foods that consumers are already...

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Case study

Maximising the food uses for nature-friendly hemp: Prohempotic

Prohempotic uses hemp as a main ingredient in its new line of food products, including salad...

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Case study

Bringing together groups of companies to invest in landscapes: LENs

LENs offers a scalable structure for public-private collaborations to prioritise nature and...

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Case study

Radical transparency in collaborations to eradicate food waste: Rescued

Big Food Redesign Challenge participant Rescued is on a mission to help create a circular economy...

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Case study

Gabanna Foodworks and VORM

Using every part of the climate-friendly sorghum crop.

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Case study

Suntory Beverage & Food and Gorgate Farm

Collaborating for regenerative blackcurrant growing.

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The Big Food Redesign: Inspiration guide

A flavour of the way ahead for progressive food businesses

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The Big Food Redesign: Project

Rather than bending nature to produce food, food can be designed for nature to thrive

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Food and the circular economy

This topic area shows how moving to a circular economy for food will help people and nature thrive.

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Is your food brand serving the planet?

Circular design for food is rooted in the actions of farmers, but requires brands to re-think both...

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When a walk down the supermarket aisle is a revolutionary act

Can this World Food Day be the one that heralds a whole new way of designing food to help nature...

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Redesigning Food: Behind the scenes

5 episodes

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Circular Design for Food: Rethinking Products to Regenerate Nature

5 episodes

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Episode 1: Growing Food for Nature to Thrive

Find out what circular design for food is and why it's relevant

Insect farming
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Episode 2: The role of insects in a circular economy for food

Circular food systems in East Africa

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Episode 3: Greater profits and resilience through circular agriculture

Circular food systems in East Africa

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Episode 4: Reducing food losses through on-farm processing

Circular food systems in East Africa

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Episode 5: Using by-products to increase yields and sequester carbon

Circular food systems in East Africa

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The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 183: ‘Waiting isn't an option’: the role of retail in future-proofing our food system

To truly transform the food system, we need retailers to sell food that enables nature to thrive.

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 179: How are small start-ups, SMEs, and large corporations working together to change the food system?

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Big Food Redesign Challenge set out to demonstrate how redesigning...

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 177: Beyond business as usual: Biodiversity, collaboration and visionary leadership in the food system

The future of food is not predetermined – it's being shaped by the decisions being made today. This...

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 173: Food for thought | How do we fix our broken system?

The food industry is one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and accounts for a third of...

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 150: Creating nature-positive nutrition from cacti with Dunia Bora

Dunia Bora means a better world, and that’s what Vincent Muhoro, Dunia Bora’s Founder, is aiming to...

The Circular Economy Show
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Podcast: Redesigning food series

In a new five-part podcast series, we’ll explore how a circular economy for food can help address...

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 111: How can we feed 10 billion people? | Redesigning food series

How can we scale a circular economy for food?

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 110: Add to basket: How retailers are working towards a circular economy for food | Redesigning food series

What if there were no bad choices in your shopping basket?

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 109: Teas, Peas, and Chutneys — what do nature-friendly products look like? | Redesigning food series

Meet three brands applying the principles of Circular Design for Food to their products.

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 108: How can farmers help to regenerate nature? | Redesigning food series

Meet the farmers working to regenerate natural systems

The Circular Economy Show
Podcast

Ep 107: Is there a better way to produce our food? | Redesigning food series

How can a circular economy for food help address some of today’s biggest global issues?

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