Upcycling, the practice of using leftover or reject materials to make new products, is well established in vintage fashion and furniture design. But as the FT’s Judith Evans reports, it’s now a trend in food production, feeding a fast-growing industry in Europe and the US. Companies are creating upcycled edibles from almost any discarded fruit, nut, grain or vegetable imaginable.

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