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A long-term committed ethical vegan and formerly Green Queen's resident plant-based reporter, Amy juggles raising a family and maintaining her editorial career, while also campaigning for increased mental health awareness in the professional world. Known for her love of searing honesty, in addition to recipe developing, animal welfare and (often lacklustre) attempts at handicrafts, she’s hands-on and guided by her veganism in all aspects of life. She’s also extremely proud to be raising a next-generation vegan baby.

Mayonnaise Giant Kewpie Unveils Plant-Based Egg Line

Amy Buxton May 4, 2022

Kewpie, known for its range of egg-based mayonnaise products which your local sushi joint slathers all over your California roll, has announced its new plant-based egg range. The Japanese manufacturer has unveiled Hobotama, which…
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Greenest Debuts New Range Of Plant-Based Foods To Key Industry Players

Amy Buxton May 4, 2022

Upstablish Food Technologies has announced a new range of plant-based meats from its Greenest brand. One of India’s leading plant-based startups, the brand has previously made noise in the space with its “hyper-realistic” shami kebabs.…
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Alternative Seafood Is Set To Benefit From This New Whole Food Ingredient

Amy Buxton May 4, 2022

Smallfood, a Canadian microbial fermentation ingredients startup, claims that it's about to change the alternative seafood sector thanks to a whole food ingredient it has developed. When added to seafood analogues, the company's…
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Heura Launches Good Rebel Tech To ‘Redefine Plant-Based Food Manufacturing’

Amy Buxton May 4, 2022

Barcelona-based Heura has announced a new approach to plant-based food production. Good Rebel Tech (G.R.T.) is a new platform created to develop what the company describes as sustainable micro and macronutrient-rich foods in order to…
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Fermify Closes Pre-Seed Round To Accelerate Proof-Of-Concept Cheese Debut

Amy Buxton May 4, 2022

Vienna’s Fermify, which has created a digital platform that can produce casein proteins via precision fermentation, has concluded a pre-seed undisclosed funding round led by Übermorgen Ventures and Backbone Ventures, with participation…
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BioMeat And The Volcani Institute Launch E-FISHient To Develop Cultivated Tilapia

Amy Buxton May 3, 2022

Israel’s E-FISHient Protein is a joint startup project between BioMeat and The Volcani Institute that aims to develop, produce and market cultivated tilapia fish meat, using non-animal serums. Such serums are being considered for…
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Gelatex Claims To Have Solved One Of Cultivated Meat’s Biggest Scaling Hurdles: Affordable Scaffolding

Amy Buxton May 3, 2022

Estonia-based Gelatex claims that its nanofiber scaffolding system is now able to support the production of 300 tonnes of cultivated meat per year. Using plant-based polymers, the startup has been able to drastically reduce the cost of…
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15 New Alt Protein Startups To Watch

Amy Buxton May 2, 2022

Animal agriculture contributes to climate change to such an extent that there’s no question alternatives need to be embraced. As the second-largest human-caused contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, the industrial animal protein…
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Leo To Lewis: Let’s Go For Vegan Burger Domination

Amy Buxton May 2, 2022

Lewis Hamilton’s Neat Burger chain is branching out, stateside. The vegan fast-food startup has announced that following a pop-up location this month, it is opening a permanent Manhattan location. To date, Neat Burger is solely…
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Circular Economy

The Body Shop Refill Stations Are Rolling Out Across U.S. Locations Now

Amy Buxton Apr 29, 2022

The Body Shop is installing refill stations in almost half of its U.S. stores (the chain currently operates 85 stores in the country). By the end of 2022, 49 percent of locations will play host to a refill facility, designed to help…
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UMass Becomes First US College To Start Carbon Labelling Cafeteria Meals

Amy Buxton Apr 29, 2022

UMass Amherst will now include carbon footprint information on its menus. The move comes as part of wider commitments to reach carbon neutrality by 2032. The Boston college will become the first in the U.S. to measure and highlight the…
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Solving The Plastic Packaging Problem Starts With Rethinking Materials, Says New Report

Amy Buxton Apr 29, 2022

Techstyle and agrifood innovation platform The Mills Fabrica has released a new report detailing the role and impact of single-use plastic packaging in the fashion and food sectors. Rethink Packaging is designed to act as a guide for…
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Is This The World’s Most Expensive Vegan Meal Kit?

Amy Buxton Apr 29, 2022

The three-Michelin star restaurant Eleven Madison Park is asking New York to consider vegan dining for a minimum of one day per week. Owner and head chef Daniel Humm has developed a plant-based meal kit to recreate favourite restaurant…
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Israel’s Remilk to Build the World’s Largest Animal-Free Dairy Factory in Denmark

Amy Buxton Apr 28, 2022

Hot on the heels of a $120 million Series B raise in January, Israel’s Remilk has announced ambitious construction plan: the precision fermentation dairy startup will create a full-scale factory on a recently acquired 750,000 square foot…
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European Researchers Say Cultivated Meat Diet Shift Could Mean 80% Water, Land and Emissions Savings

Amy Buxton Apr 28, 2022

A study conducted by the University of Helsinki suggests that diets that include cultivated meat and dairy could offer water, land and carbon emissions savings of more than 80% when compared to conventional European diets. The study…
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Ganni Launches Sustainability-Motivated Peer-To-Peer Resale Platform

Amy Buxton Apr 27, 2022

Scandinavian brand Ganni is proving that the circular fashion economy never goes out of style. Having already launched its Ganni Repeat initiative, it has now integrated a peer-to-peer resale platform designed to make secondhand shopping a…
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Hoshay Food Launches Minimally-Processed Plant-Based Meals For The Singaporean Palate

Amy Buxton Apr 27, 2022

Singapore’s Hoshay Food has released a line of plant-based ready meals designed to cater to local tastes. Crispy fried chicken and freshwater eel alternatives are included in the range which is claimed to be sustainable and…
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Vegan Spam Returns To McDonald’s, This Time With Less Salt

Amy Buxton Apr 27, 2022

McDonald’s is serving OmniPork Luncheon meat, affectionately called ‘vegan Spam’, in its Hong Kong restaurants again. First introduced in late 2020, as part of the breakfast menu, it was rolled out through 280 locations, plus additional…
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Launching a Food Startup? You’ll Want To Think About These Five Climate Consumer Trends

Amy Buxton Apr 26, 2022

A new Earth Day study looked at the impact of food choices on the climate crisis and how far consumers are willing to adapt their buying habits and the overarching message is that the vast majority of consumers are still not that aware…
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This Seattle Nugget Company Says It Can Beat The Price Of Animal Meat Thanks To Automation

Amy Buxton Apr 26, 2022

Seattle’s Rebellyous Foods has produced restaurant-quality vegan chicken nuggets that are equal in price to meat thanks to proprietary technology, dubbed the Mock 1S. The company says it took three years to get to what they describe a…
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Convenient, Affordable & Juicy: Plant Sifu Looks To Disrupt Hong Kong’s Appetite for Pork Dumplings

Amy Buxton Apr 26, 2022

Hong Kong startup Good Food Technologies has unveiled its first consumer-facing plant-based brand, Plant Sifu. Offering meat-free alternatives to conventional dumplings and pork, the company aims to undermine Asia’s demand for animal…
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