Nestlé is set to launch its first organic food products in Brazil as it seeks to capitalise on the population's rising interest in healthy eating. Considering how expensive it can be to maintain a wholesome diet in the country, the range should help more people eat better for less.

Brazil is one of the biggest meat consuming countries in the world. In a bid to improve the quality of life for the nation’s animals as well as the diets of chidren in Brazil, Mercy for Animals is launching an initiative to offer plant-based lunches to school kids around the country.

Brazil is one of the biggest meat consuming and producing nations in the world, with pork, lamb and beef featuring in many traditional dishes. How has vegetarian fast food restaurant Hareburger grown from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to a franchise of stores in such a carnivorous country?

The Impossible Burger uses 95% less land and 74% less water to produce compared to a regular beef patty – but there’s much more to this veggie indulgence. Juicy, meaty and bloody, it’s hoping to coax stubborn carnivores over to the sustainable side, helping to preserve the planet in the process.