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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.

Alt Protein

‘Like Meat But Better’: Love Handle Opens Singapore’s First Full Plant-Based Butchery

Amy Buxton Feb 21, 2022

Plant-based meat butcher Love Handle has opened in late January in Singapore's Chinatown neighbourhood. The vegan concept store sells a range of alternative meats, condiments, and plant-based dairy—and is the first of its kind in Asia. The…
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Fashion

Alchemie Technology Pledges To Take Polluting Dye Processes Out Of The Fashion Industry

Amy Buxton Feb 20, 2022

The latest bid to bring sustainability to the fashion industry comes from Alchemie Technology, a British textile dyeing operation that has developed waterless processing tech, alongside smart finishing procedures. Both significantly reduce…
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Climate Change

Meet The Woman Fighting Single-Use Plastic In Hollywood

Amy Buxton Feb 19, 2022

Sheila Morovati, founder and president of non-profit Habits of Waste is on a mission. She wants to prevent the continued use of single-use plastic in the media and take representation of the material out of the limelight. By denormalising…
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Alt Protein

Världsklok: IKEA Launches Plant-Based Mince That Can Be Used Like Conventional Ground Beef

Amy Buxton Feb 18, 2022

Famous for its build-it-yourself furniture, Ikea U.S. has now launched a plant-based cooking staple for make-at-home meals. ‘Världsklok’, translating to “world wise”, is a pea protein mince that can be used to create meatballs and burgers…
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Alt Protein

Agromatic Nutrifoods Enters The Plant-Based Meat Space With New LetzVez Brand

Amy Buxton Feb 18, 2022

Indian foodtech Agromatic Nutrifoods is looking to broaden its portfolio of products. One of the country’s leading sellers of spices, it has revealed a new plant-based meat brand, dubbed LetzVez. Initial launch will see six high-protein…
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Future Foods

Voyage Foods: The Company Making Chocolate, Peanut Butter And Coffee Without Cacao, Peanuts or Labour Scandals

Amy Buxton Feb 18, 2022

Budding Californian CPG Voyage Foods has emerged from stealth development to announce the successful reverse engineering of certain favourite foods. The food tech is focussed on reproducing items considered unsustainable, allergen-heavy or…
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Kids

Vegan Baby Food Brand Tiny Organics Builds On Baby-Led Weaning With Veggie Finger Foods

Amy Buxton Feb 17, 2022

US-based baby food brand Tiny Organics has expanded its range of whole veggies-forward finger foods for children. Tiny Beginnings represents the first non-pureed line of baby food aimed at eaters as young as four months. The range features…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Unilever’s Research Says Plant-Based Diet Is Healthier and More Sustainable

Amy Buxton Feb 17, 2022

Multinational food giant Unilever has released a new report that encourages consumers to switch to a plant-based diet. The report is explicit in its findings that plant-based foods offer better sustainability metrics and health benefits…
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Alt Protein

It Had Meatless Burgers for Years, Now A&W Put a Vegan Option In All 1,000 Locations

Amy Buxton Feb 17, 2022

A&W Canada has unveiled its first vegan burger. The limited-edition Jalapeño Lime Beyond Meat burger is plant-based as standard, not vegan-adaptable, as previous vegetarian launches have been. All of its more than 1,000 restaurants in…
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Alt Protein

Plant B Launches New Lupin-Based Liquid Vegan Egg Alternative

Amy Buxton Feb 16, 2022

Hamburg-based Plant B has announced the upcoming launch of its lupin-based liquid egg product across Germany after 15 months of development. The company says its has mapped out and replicated the functionality and structure of conventional…
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Alt Protein

Australian Retailer Woolworths Doubles Down On Alt-Protein Investment With Multi-Million Funding For All G Foods

Amy Buxton Feb 16, 2022

Australian retailer Woolworths' venture capital fund W23 is backing plant-based meat startups, injecting new funding into Sydney-based All G Foods. The amount remains undisclosed but adds to a $16 million seed round in September last year.…
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Alt Protein

Is The Future Of Fried Calamari Mycoprotein? This Foodtech Startup Says Yes

Amy Buxton Feb 16, 2022

Chicago’s Aqua Cultured Foods has announced the successful development of its initial commercial product: mycoprotein squid. Using microbial fermentation technology, the company has created plant-based calamari "fries." Mycoprotein has…
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Research & Scientific Studies

A Plant-Based Diet Can Add 10 Years To Your Life, New Study Finds

Amy Buxton Feb 16, 2022

Decreasing meat intake in favour of legumes, whole grains, and nuts could add a decade to life expectancy, according to a new study. The research, published in the PLOS Medicine journal, looked at the impact of sustained dietary…
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Alt Protein

Animal-Free Dairy Startup Change Foods Closes Record $12 Million Seed Extension To Disrupt Cheese

Amy Buxton Feb 15, 2022

Australian-Californian animal-free dairy startup Change Foods has secured $12 million in a seed extension fundraising round, bringing the company's total company seed funding to more than $15.3 million. This represents a first for the…
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Alt Protein

Splendid Spoon Scoops $12 Million For Subscription Plant-Based Meal Delivery Expansion

Amy Buxton Feb 15, 2022

Plant-based meal subscription player Splendid Spoon has announced a successful Series B funding round totalling $12 million led by Nicoya, with Danone Manifesto Ventures, Torch Capital and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian all…
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Fashion

Clothing Retailers Are Looking To Capitalise On Growing Popularity Of Secondhand Shopping

Amy Buxton Feb 15, 2022

Used clothing sales are expected to reach $77 billion by 2025. The figure is predicted to be directly impacted by popular resale sites and apps. Retailers have identified the surge in resale activities and are looking to cash-in with…
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Alt Protein

More Than 25% of Dutch People Want the Netherlands to Go Meat-Free

Amy Buxton Feb 15, 2022

Research commissioned by ProVeg Netherlands has found that 28 percent of Dutch people want to see a future without meat. One fifth would like to see the government ban slaughterhouses. The research was conducted by Kieskompas, with the VU…
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Fashion

Portugal Bans ‘Vegan Leather’ Moniker, Says Term Misleads Consumers

Amy Buxton Feb 14, 2022

Portugal has announced a ban on the term ‘vegan leather’. Similar prefixes have been banned alongside vegan, with ‘synthetic’ and ‘pineapple’ cited for illustrative purposes. It comes as the country deems such terms misleading to consumers…
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Alt Protein

Israel’s Wilk Technologies Earns U.S. Patent Approval For Cultivated Breast and Animal Milk Processes

Amy Buxton Feb 14, 2022

U.S. patent approval has been granted to Israel's Wilk Technologies for its proprietary procedures and technology associated with milk cultivation. The company, formerly known as BioMilk, holds the patent exclusively and it covers both…
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Drink

Spirits Startup Endless West Scoops $60 Million For Sustainable Alcohol Expansion

Amy Buxton Feb 14, 2022

San Francisco's Endless West has closed a Series C funding round to the tune of $60 million, co-led by Level One Fund and UBS O’Connor. The food tech startup made waves in the F&B market with its release of a “molecular whisky” back in…
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Animal Rights

EU Instigates Ban On Routine Use Of Antibiotics In Animal Agriculture, But Critics Worry Enforcement Will Be Spotty

Amy Buxton Feb 14, 2022

The European Union has announced a ban on routine use of antibiotics on farmed animals. The move came into effect last month. Impact on intensive farming practices is likely to be significant though observers fear the new law will be…
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