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We INFORM. We INSPIRE. We EMPOWER. Founded by serial entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras in 2011, Green Queen is an award-winning sustainability & impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Asia. Our mission is to shift consumer behaviour through our authentic, original and ground-breaking content.

Alt Dairy

WNWN’s Latest Confection: Milk Chocolate, But Hold the Milk and Chocolate

Green Queen Team May 18, 2023

WNWN Food Labs, a pioneer in the development of cocoa-free chocolate, has developed its first vegan milk chocolate product. U.K.-based WNWN says its novel milk chocolate mimics conventional chocolate with its sweet, creamy flavor…
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Vegan

What Is Tempeh? The Indonesian Vegan Protein Benefits Explained

Green Queen Team May 18, 2023

Haven't heard of tempeh yet? This vegan protein is full of benefits for you and the planet. Here's what to know. When you think of vegan protein, a few culprits usually come to mind: beans, maybe tofu (technically a bean). Or maybe you…
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Alt Protein

Motif FoodWorks Hopes to Raise the Bar on Vegan Meat With Its 3 New Categories

Green Queen Team May 17, 2023

Pioneering food tech company, Motif FoodWorks, has unveiled a new range of vegan meat products under the Motif PorkWorks, Motif BeefWorks, and Motif ChickenWorks labels. It will debut the new range at the National Restaurant Association…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

New Culture’s Pizzeria Mozza Debut Sets a New Standard for Animal-Free Cheese

Green Queen Team May 17, 2023

In 2021, San Francisco food tech startup New Culture said it was planning to launch its precision fermentation mozzarella into pizzerias by 2023. The company is making good on that promise, launching in Nancy Silverton's iconic Los Angeles…
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Alt Protein

Foody’s and Cocuus Launch the First Large-Scale 3D Vegan Meat Bioprinting Facility

Green Queen Team May 16, 2023

Spain-based food tech companies Foody's and Cocuus have announced they are joining forces to industrialize and commercialize 3D-bioprinted plant-based products. The new alliance between Foody's and Cocuus marks a pivotal moment for the…
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Alt Materials

With Its First Whole Cut Vegan Chicken, TiNDLE Sees ‘Unlimited Potential’

Green Queen Team May 16, 2023

Singapore-based vegan meat brand TiNDLE has announced TrueCut, its first whole-cut plant-based chicken product, with what it says is the same taste, texture, and experience as whole-cut meat. TiNDLE, a Next Gen Foods brand, says it…
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Alt Protein

With Its $30 Million Series B, Prime Roots Is About to Change Deli Meat For Good

Green Queen Team May 15, 2023

Berkeley-based vegan meat startup Prime Roots has closed a successful $30 million Series B fundraising round for its deli slices made from mycelium. Prime Roots' new funding was led by True Ventures, Pangaea Ventures, Prosus Ventures,…
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Alt Protein

As Beyond Meat’s Q1 Earnings Exceed Expectations, It Plans for a $200 Million Equity Offering

Green Queen Team May 15, 2023

As Beyond Meat confronts dwindling sales and depleting cash reserves, it has laid out plans for an equity offering with the potential to generate up to $200 million. The funds gathered from this initiative will be utilized for general…
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Alt Protein

Planet for All Launches the First Dairy-Free Public Education Campaign in Hong Kong

Green Queen Team May 12, 2023

Planet for All, a Hong Kong-based non-profit animal protection organization, has announced the first public education campaign in the region to promote plant-based milk. Planet for All is partnering with 30 regional restaurants and…
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Alt Protein

Asia Gets Its First Vertically Integrated Vegetarian Fast Food Concept Restaurant, WOW Burger

Green Queen Team May 12, 2023

Hong Kong-based WOW Burger is heralding a new era in the ubiquitous fast food industry with its innovative and forward-thinking approach, bringing Asia its first plant-forward fast food concept restaurant. Making its debut at Basehall…
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Alt Materials

5 Ways Fungi Could Change The World, From Cleaning Water to Breaking Down Plastics

Green Queen Team May 12, 2023

By: Mitchell P. Jones Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review publishedlast year in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of…
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Alt Protein

Meatable’s Cultivated Pork Sausage Makes Its Debut At ‘Milestone’ Singapore Tasting Event

Green Queen Team May 11, 2023

Dutch food technology pioneer Meatable says it has achieved a significant milestone by hosting its first-ever cultivated meat-tasting event in Singapore as it moves closer toward approval from the Singapore Food Agency. Over the past…
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Alt Dairy

Helaina Scales Up Precision Fermentation Lactoferrin, a ‘Gateway’ to Better Nutrition

Green Queen Team May 11, 2023

New York-based biotech firm Helaina, which is using precision fermentation to revolutionize the infant formula sector, says it is now extending its efforts to develop functional foods for every stage of the life cycle. Helaina says its…
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Alt Protein

Farmless Raises €1.2M In a Pre-Seed Raise to Cut Out the Protein ‘Middle Man’

Green Queen Team May 10, 2023

The Netherlands-based startup Farmless has successfully raised €1.2 million in a Pre-Seed funding round to advance its carbon-negative food ingredient production process. Farmless's new funding round was led by Revent, Nucleus Capital,…
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Alt Dairy

Fermify Raises $5M for Affordable Animal-Free Casein Made From Microbes

Green Queen Team May 10, 2023

Austria-based biotech startup Fermify has announced the closing of a $5 million Seed funding round for its precision fermentation milk protein. Fermify's new funding was led by Climentum Capital, an Article 9 Climate Tech fund investing…
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Food & Nutrition

Move Over, Burgers, These 5 Bean Companies Are Rethinking Sustainable Protein

Green Queen Team May 9, 2023

They don't exactly work on the grill, but anything else meat can do — vegan meat included — beans can do healthier, cheaper, and oftentimes, tastier, as these five brands prove. Beans have long been a staple in diets worldwide, offering…
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Funding News

How To Get Your Portfolio Into Climate Shape

Green Queen Team May 9, 2023

CEO of investment management company VegTech™ Invest Elysabeth Alfano shares her tips on how to invest for the climate. As the CEO of investment management company VegTech™ Invest, Elysabeth Alfano knows a thing or three about impact…
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Alt Materials

Dutch Pioneer Mosa Meat Opens World’s Largest Cultivated Meat Facility

Green Queen Team May 8, 2023

Mosa Meat, a global leader in the cultivated meat industry, has unveiled a new 2,760 square-meter (29,708 square feet) facility bringing its total footprint to 7,340 square meters (79,007 square feet). The Dutch-based cultivated meat…
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Alt Protein

As Demand for Sustainable Protein Soars In China, Zrou’s Plant-Based Meat Expands

Green Queen Team May 8, 2023

Youkuai Group International and Beijing-based food distributor Usource are joining forces to increase North China's access to plant-based meat products. China, like the rest of Asia, continues to show strong interest in plant-based food…
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Alt Materials

ProjectEx Announces $1M USD Seed Funding Goal for Its Cultivated Exotic Leather

Green Queen Team May 8, 2023

The world's first lab-grown cultivated exotic leather brand, Singapore's ProjectEx, is gearing up for a fundraising round to disrupt the category. ProjectEx, is an exclusive collaboration between handbag designer Adrian Furstenburg and…
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Alt Protein

Diet & Nutrition: Should You Become An Ultra-Flexitarian?

Green Queen Team May 8, 2023

By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark There's no denying that what we eat is intrinsically linked to the climate crisis. Is the an Ultra-Flexitarian diet the…
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