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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.

Indonesian Plant Meat Leader Green Rebel Announces Singapore Debut Across F&B

Amy Buxton Mar 30, 2022

Indonesian plant-based meat leader Green Rebel has officially launched its range of beef, chicken and pork alternatives in Singapore. The startup has partnered with multiple restaurants in the Lion City to bring its whole-food-based…
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Latin America Joins the Burgeoning Alt-Seafood Industry

Amy Buxton Mar 30, 2022

The alt-seafood industry is predicted to be worth $23.2 billion by 2024. As a growth sector, it is attracting new interest from LATAM countries seeking to net a piece of the action. Brazil and Chile are leading the charge, with each taking…
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Plant-Based Meat Sector Will Boom If It Can Achieve Price Parity With Animal Protein, New Study Claims

Amy Buxton Mar 30, 2022

Kearney has released a report that suggest plant-based meat will experience significant sector growth if it can match conventional meat prices. According to the report's authors, widespread consumer adoption of such products hinges on…
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Oatly Warns Of Price Increases Following Supply Chain Shortfalls

Amy Buxton Mar 30, 2022

Oatly has announced it is looking outside of its regular oat suppliers, in light of poor harvests. Oat supplies have become strained, requiring the dairy-free milk brand to cast its net further afield for reliable provision. Consumers will…
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McDonald’s McPlant Burger Sales Lukewarm In Wider U.S. Trials

Amy Buxton Mar 30, 2022

BTIG analysts have released a report detailing disappointing McPlant sales figures in California and Texas. Peter Saleh and Ben Parente say that up to 20 burgers are being sold per day in high-performance areas. This represents a drastic…
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Europe On Track To Become Leading Global Hub For Food Tech, New Report Suggests

Amy Buxton Mar 29, 2022

DigitalFoodLab has released its annual State Of The European FoodTech Ecosystem report. Key highlights include 2021 being a record year for total investment, median funding amounts, and number of deals secured. Globally, Europe now holds…
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PHW Confirms SuperMeat Partnership To Introduce Cultivated Poultry To European Market

Amy Buxton Mar 29, 2022

Germany’s PHW group, one of the largest poultry producers in Europe, has confirmed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel-based SuperMeat. It formalises a joint goal of bringing cultivated poultry products to…
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London Startup Raises $5 Million To Progress ‘Transparency Tech’ In Fight Against Greenwashing

Amy Buxton Mar 29, 2022

Provenance, a sustainability marketing tech outfit based in London, has announced the closure of a $5 million investment round. Led by Working Capital Innovation Fund and NordicEye, other participants included musician Peter Gabriel, The…
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CP Kelco and Shiru Partner To Accelerate AI Clean Label Food Ingredients For The Alternative Protein Sector

Amy Buxton Mar 28, 2022

Atlanta’s CP Kelco has announced a strategic partnership with ingredient startup Shiru. The two will work together to leverage the latter’s ’Flourish’ platform with Kelco’s precision fermentation capabilities. The goal is to push clean…
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Singapore Diners Can Now Get A ‘Taste Of Mallow’ Thanks To A Pocket Bar Concept Rebrand

Amy Buxton Mar 28, 2022

Formerly 50Fifty, a pocket bar concept launched by chef Janice Wong, Mallow is putting plant-forward plates and exotic cocktails first. Entering its third and reportedly final season, the location has been refreshed with new muses,…
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Plant-Based Foods Show Strong Growth Overall As Vegan Meat Sales Stall, New Data Shows

Amy Buxton Mar 28, 2022

The much awaited U.S. plant-based food retail sales data from 2021 has just been released in the latest report by market analysis company SPINS: the industry saw a year-on-year growth of 6.2 percent in 2021, representing a market value of…
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Is Seaweed Bacon The Next Big Plant-Based Thing? $3 Million Says It Could Be

Amy Buxton Mar 28, 2022

Californian startup Umaro Foods, formerly Trophic, has announced the completion of a $3 million seed round led by AgFunder to support the launch of its first product, plant-based bacon made from seaweed protein. Umaro has developed…
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Beyond Meat Launches Online Store Through Pinduoduo To Increase China Foothold

Amy Buxton Mar 28, 2022

US-based Beyond Meat has announced a new partnership with Chinese agricultural technology platform Pinduoduo. The vegan meat manufacturer will open an online store on the egiant's grocery marketplace to give mainland consumers access to…
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Women & Gender Rights

This German Women-Led Startup Just Closed A Seed Round To Make Periods More Sustainable With Seaweed Tampons

Amy Buxton Mar 27, 2022

Berlin-based Vyld, which makes seaweed-based menstruation products, has closed a seed round to take the startup’s stigma-busting seaweed-based tampons from small scale to mass production. Participants in the round included The Case for…
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Beyond Meat Bets On Vegan Jerky As Initial Product Launch For PepsiCo Partnership

Amy Buxton Mar 25, 2022

2021 saw beyond Meat and PepsiCo announce a new collaboration. Planet Partnership, as the joint venture was dubbed, was founded to develop snacks and beverages using plant protein. The duo has now unveiled its first commercial product…
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The Every Co Proves Out New Animal-Free Egg White With Macaron Collaboration

Amy Buxton Mar 25, 2022

The Every Co has announced the launch of its Every EggWhite, debuting a line of animal-free egg macarons via a partnership with high-end patisserie brand Chantal Guillon. Created using identical egg proteins, the company says the fermented…
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The Live Green Co Vows To Put Chile At The Forefront Of Sustainable Food Production With Five-Company Merger

Amy Buxton Mar 25, 2022

Chile’s The Live Green Co (TLGC) has announced its acquisition of five individual Chilean food companies, a move designed to leverage TLGC’s widespread market presence while proving out its AI technology across a spectrum of product…
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Why Is Germany’s Love Affair With Meat And Dairy Cooling?

Amy Buxton Mar 24, 2022

A new report claims that Germany’s citizens are reducing meat and dairy intake in record numbers. The question is, what has spurred this change of heart? Germany has long been a country associated with meat-eating. Beer and brats,…
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Wanda Fish Nets Exclusive Collaborative Working Agreement With Massachusett’s Tufts University

Amy Buxton Mar 23, 2022

Israeli food tech startup Wanda Fish has signed two agreements with private research facility Tufts University. Working under a licensing agreement, Wanda will gain exclusive access to IP surrounding cultivated fish development, as created…
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Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods And Israel’s Future Meat Partner To Create Cultivated Products In Asia

Amy Buxton Mar 23, 2022

Bangkok’s Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has announced its new partnership with Israel’s Future Meat. The partnership brings together one of the world’s largest agro-industrial food conglomerates and a leader in the cultivated meat scene.…
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Aleph Farms Adds Cell-Based Collagen To Its Portfolio Of Cultivated Innovations

Amy Buxton Mar 23, 2022

Israel’s Aleph Farms is known for its progress within the cultivated meat sector. Now, it has announced it will be diversifying its interests to include cell-based collagen. The news comes as the company pledges to replace or reproduce…
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