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GFI in the news
GFI’s insights and resources are sought and featured in leading global and national media outlets, enabling us to grow public support and political will for alternative proteins.
Will lab-grown meat ever make it onto supermarket shelves?
GFI's Elliot Swartz and Emma Ignaszewsk are quoted on the technology and challenges facing cultivated meat.
How age-old food science could make fake meat taste better
GFI's Adam Leman and Shayna Fertig are quoted in this Washington Post piece on fermentation
The world now has a roadmap for food and climate. But it’s missing a few things.
GFI's Shayna Fertig is quoted in this Grist piece covering the FAO roadmap released at COP28
GFI’s Bruce Friedrich on the Bi-Partisan Support of Alt Proteins
Bruce Friedrich speaks on Left, Right and Center's podcast on the benefits of alternative protein.
I’ve Always Wondered…Why does oat milk cost more than dairy milk?
GFI's Daniel Gertner was featured in the Marketplace about the price of oat milk vs. conventional cow’s milk.
The Protein Problem
The Associated Press published “The Protein Problem”, a multimedia series featuring articles on plant-based and cultivated meat, and quoted GFI's Bruce Friedrich.
What would happen if the world cut meat and milk consumption in half?
GFI's Emma is quoted in this Grist piece which found that replacing half of the world's meat and milk consumption with plant-based alternatives could effectively halt deforestation associated with animal agriculture and make a significant dent in agricultural GHG emissions.
How Eco-Friendly Is Cultivated Meat?
Food Technology Magazine features GFI's Elliot Swartz on the strides the cultivated meat industry has made to cater to consumers.
What is cultivated meat?
NPR's 1A podcast interviewed Dr. Liz Specht on the long-term benefits and science behind cultivated meat.
Outrage + Optimism: Hungry for Alternatives
GFI's Bruce Friedrich is interviewed by Andy Jarvis from the Bezos Earth Fund, as they both unpack the outsized positive impact that alternative proteins can have not only on tackling the climate crisis, but also our health, animal well-being and nature restoration.
