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6 Mins Read Two months before it hosts the UN climate summit COP28 – which is set to feature a heavy food focus – the UAE has announced a food and agriculture strategy to bolster the sector’s value to $10B and create 20,000 jobs by 2025. The seven pillars of growth focus on localisation, regulatory advancements and empowering farmers – […]
5 Mins Read Singapore-headquartered TiNDLE Foods has launched a breakfast sausage in the US, its first domestically-made product. The rollout comes a day after it expanded its presence in the UK, appearing on menus at two restaurant chains and debuting at Whole Foods. Just under two months after it first announced plans to launch its first American-made product, […]
9 Mins Read German precision fermentation startup Formo will unveil its ‘lab-brewed’ eggs in foodservice in their home market later this year. Formo CEO Raffael Wohlgensinger and researcher Oscar Zollman Thomas speak to Green Queen exclusively about launching the first such egg alternative in Europe, the use of non-novel proteins under EU regulations, and its research into consumer […]
7 Mins Read Indian vegan seafood company Seaspire has launched in D2C channels after months of foodservice trials in major cities in its home country. The startup’s co-founder Varun Gadodia tells Green Queen about India’s appetite for alt-seafood, consumer attitudes, why retail isn’t a viable option, and the key to this sector’s success. Launched in 2021, Seaspire made […]
7 Mins Read A new report commissioned by plant-based body Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has found that the global vegan market shows great potential over the next decade. But while Canada’s own alt-meat consumption has increased, major industry barriers remain. The research was carried out by Ernst & Young (EY), and commissioned by PIC. Founded in 2018, the […]
5 Mins Read Three months after the UK company was bailed out of bankruptcy by fellow British plant-based meat brand VFC, Meatless Farm products are back on UK supermarket shelves. The brand has relaunched a few of its old products alongside a new offering, as it prepares a comeback marketing campaign nationwide. It’s been a challenging time for […]
8 Mins Read Five European organisations have come together to suggest 11 measures that can unlock the region’s transition towards a plant-based food system, in a new report titled Plant-Powered Politics. In conversation with Green Queen, the coalition explains its recommendations, details the repercussions of ignoring this shift, and touches upon plant-based subsidies and proposed bans. The report […]
6 Mins Read From Australia and Thailand to the Netherlands and the US, it’s easier than ever to find plant-based, overfishing-free alternatives to shrimp. You can make your own vegan shrimp cocktail, grits with shrimp or even ceviche – the world’s your, well, crustacean. Here are the best brands selling vegan shrimp. I’ve never eaten meat or seafood, […]
4 Mins Read A month after becoming the first vegan steak to land on a US steakhouse chain menu, Israeli startup Chunk Foods’ whole-cut plant-based alternative is making its fast-casual debut via Leonardo DiCaprio- and Lewis Hamilton-backed chain Neat Burger. The new Chunk Steak Sandwich is priced at a premium of $19.99 and packs over 25g of protein. […]
4 Mins Read Colorado-based mycelium meat producer Meati has opened a direct-to-consumer online storefront to enable product deliveries and subscriptions for its customers. The Meati Marketplace will allow people to try its alt-meats before they hit shelves, while a $169 Innovation Kitchen Subscription offers four current products and at least one completely new one every month. Meati makes […]
6 Mins Read Cats on a plant-based diet could be healthier than those fed meat, with owners reporting fewer visits to the vet, reduced medication use and assessments of severe illness, and more vets describing vegan cats as healthy, according to a new study. It comes two years after similar studies found that vegan diets can be beneficial […]
4 Mins Read In what is a significant restructuring move, Colorado-based mycelium meat startup Meati has cut its workforce by 10% and shuttered its pilot plant as it looks to become profitable. Meati, which had let go of 17 employees (about 5%) in June, says the layoffs affect all parts of the business and plans to add 100 […]
5 Mins Read Three months after becoming the joint-first company to gain regulatory approval for cultivated meat in the US, California-based Upside Foods has announced a new commercial-scale manufacturing plant near Chicago. The new facility will begin producing ground cell-cultured chicken products, with an initial capacity of millions of pounds per year. The 187,000 sq ft is based […]
5 Mins Read In recent years, the plant-based industry has witnessed hyper-growth and a lot of hype, fueled by venture capital and a promise of sustainable alternatives to traditional animal-based products. However, as the dust settles on initial market enthusiasm, the narrative surrounding this industry is changing. The initial exclamation that “plant-based is dead” might be a startling […]
4 Mins Read Earlier this month, McDonald’s added four new meatless products to its Netherlands range and, in a move to promote plant-forward food, listed them before beef on the menu. The new burgers, nuggets and salad join the Beyond Meat-based McPlant, which has been a permanent fixture on the fast-food chain’s Dutch menu since last year, after […]
4 Mins Read Months after resolving all legal disputes with its namesake founder Miyoko Schinner, alt-dairy pioneer Miyoko’s Creamery has launched its first new product range. The cashew-based Plant Milk Cheese Spreads herald a new era for the company and its CEO Stuart Kronauge. Miyoko’s new cheese spreads, which are inspired by its artisanal cheese wheels and Roadhouse […]
4 Mins Read Replacing 50% of our meat and dairy intake with plant-based alternatives by 2050 could result in significant climate benefits, reducing agricultural and land-use emissions by 31% and halting the destruction of forest and natural land, according to a new peer-reviewed study. Shifting to vegan meat and dairy – and reforesting the land spared from livestock […]
5 Mins Read COP28 made headlines last month when it announced it will serve mostly plant-based food – it signposts the increased focus on food systems at this year’s UN climate summit (November 30 to December 12), in contrast to years past. In addition to mostly vegan catering, the conference will see food policy announcements and a Food4Climate Pavilion. […]
4 Mins Read Revo Foods will launch its whole-cut salmon filet in Rewe Group’s vegan flagship store, Billa Pflanzilla, in Vienna this week, marking the first time a 3D-printed meat alternative will be on supermarket shelves, according to the company. Born out of its collaboration with Sweden’s Mycorena, the mycoprotein-based salmon employs new extrusion tech to achieve the […]
4 Mins Read Months after introducing its mushroom bacon to the Spanish market, Barcelona-based Libre Foods has announced it will be launching the EU’s first mycelium-based whole-muscle chicken breast. The brand hopes to commercialise the vegan chicken by early next year, as the strain of fungi used isn’t considered a novel food and thus doesn’t require regulatory approval. […]
5 Mins Read Launched last week, the Plenty Foundation is a new non-profit aiming to address the challenges in Africa’s food system through biotech solutions and key multisector partnerships. Speaking to Green Queen, its founder Arturo Jose Garcia explains how the organisation hopes to boost the continent’s food and nutrition security, and the role alternative proteins can play […]