Singapore – The Baker & Cook bakery has teamed up with Brewerkz brewery to launch NEWGrain+ Sourdough and Earthbrew Sourdough Pale Ale. This collaboration aims to combat food waste and climate change through a circular food production system. Baker & Cook uses spent grains from Brewerkz to bake its sourdough, while Brewerkz repurposes surplus bread from Baker & Cook for its craft beer.

By fusing baking and brewing expertise, Baker & Cook and Brewerkz not only create delectable products but also offer a scalable blueprint for combatting food waste and climate change.

‘This collaboration is a celebration of baking and culinary artistry, sustainability and the remarkable possibilities that emerge when like-minded artisans join forces,’ said Anders Boye, CEO and co-founder of Baker & Cook, in a press release.

United by values of empathy and sustainability, these companies serve as examples of how collaboration can decentralise industries and redistribute power for the greater good, as detailed in our Neo-collectivism report.

US – American adults are fond of recreational drugs – new data reveals that in 2022, drug use hit an all-time high in the US.

The milestone was revealed in the annual Monitoring the Future study from the University of Michigan and the National Institutes of Health, which examined substance use among American adults since 1976. The research further notes that 44% of young adults aged 19–30 and 28% of adults aged 35–50 have reportedly used marijuana in the past 12 months, a record high for each age group. Besides the number of users, the frequency of drug use is also on the rise – more than 11% of young adults said they used cannabis on at least 20 of the previous 30 days, double the figure from a decade ago.

The report suggests that several factors are driving this surge, including more relaxed laws, changing public opinion and more consumers self-medicating for mental health concerns.

At LS:N Global, we are tracking how, despite a lack of regulatory controls, the much-hyped cannabis-derived food and beverage market continues to grow and diversify, creating business opportunities for businesses to tap into.