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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.

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2 New Food Tech Projects Herald the UAE’s Sustainable Ag Focus

Green Queen Team May 5, 2023

As food sovereignty becomes an increasingly urgent priority around the globe, the UAE is seeing an uptick in sustainable food production efforts. The UAE is aiming to become a global leader in sustainable food management systems with…
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Despite Its Giant GHG Footprint, The Climate Impact of Meat Is Still Largely Misunderstood: Survey

Green Queen Team May 5, 2023

A recent survey finds consumers in five major meat-consuming nations are still largely in the dark about its climate impact. A recent global poll by Northstar Research, commissioned by sustainable food NGO Madre Brava, revealed that…
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Food Tech Wins Big In Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards

Green Queen Team May 4, 2023

Finnish biotech start-up Onego Bio, molecular farming cheese maker Nobell Foods, and C16 Biosciences Palmless oil snagged three of the coveted 45 Fast Company World Changing Ideas awards. Fast Company's 45 World Changing Ideas Award…
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How the Anne Hathaway-Backed Every Co. Is Making Alpha Foods’ Vegan Meat Better

Green Queen Team May 4, 2023

In a bid to drive the next generation of alternative meat products, precision fermentation producer The Every Co., has partnered with plant-based foods producer, Alpha Foods. The new collaboration of California-based companies aims to…
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South Korea’s CellMEAT Debuts Cultivated Osetra Caviar

Green Queen Team May 3, 2023

South Korean startup CellMEAT says it has successfully developed a prototype for cell-based caviar, an alternative to traditional caviar that is sourced from sturgeons. CellMEAT's cultivated prototype is based on Osetra caviar, one of…
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Danone Makes Its Second Alt-Milk Investment In a Month With Minority Stake In Imagindairy

Green Queen Team May 3, 2023

Danone Manifesto Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the French multinational food giant, has invested in Israeli startup Imagindairy, taking a minority stake in the precision fermentation firm. French dairy giant Danone has made a…
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Climate Change

What Is the Blue Economy?

Green Queen Team May 3, 2023

In the fight against climate change and to support economic growth, the blue economy is perhaps the most important contender. But what is it, exactly? As climate change is already taking its toll across the planet, coastal communities…
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Food Innovation Leaders Gather in Washington D.C. to Promote Alternative Proteins

Green Queen Team May 2, 2023

A delegation of food innovation leaders, CEOs, scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors from leading plant-based and cellular agriculture companies recently met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the importance of American leadership in…
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Joes Future Food Tech Secures More Funding for Cultivated Pork in China

Green Queen Team May 2, 2023

China-based Joes Future Food Technology Co., Ltd. says it has secured "tens of millions" of Yuan (RMB) in a Series A+ funding round exclusively funded by Qiming Venture Partners. Joes fresh funding round will help the tech company…
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Climate Change

Chilli Peppers, Coffee, Wine: How the Climate Crisis is Causing Food Shortages

Green Queen Team May 2, 2023

By: Victoria Namkung Blistering heat, stronger storms, droughts, floods and fires are putting food production at risk. Sriracha fans are a passionate bunch. They have been known to get tattoos of the popular hot sauce on…
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Future Foods

Burgers Are Out. The New Vegan Meat Trend? Low-Cost, Whole Cut Steaks.

Green Queen Team May 1, 2023

Israeli startup Chunk Foods is gearing up for a U.S. foodservice launch of its plant-based whole-cut meat after securing $15 million in a Seed funding round last year. Last November, Chunk secured the largest Seed funding round ever…
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Biodiversity

The E.U.’s Deforestation Ban On Everyday Items Primes U.S. to Revisit The Forest Act

Green Queen Team Apr 28, 2023

The E.U.'s decision to regulate deforestation-related commodities comes in response to the growing concern about its impact on climate change and biodiversity loss. And it could bring more focus to the U.S. Forest Act. The European…
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With Its New Visa Program, Singapore Aims to Bring In More Food Tech Talent

Green Queen Team Apr 28, 2023

Singapore wants to attract more talent in the AI and food-tech sectors via a new visa scheme. Called COMPASS, which stands for Complementarity Assessment Framework, Singapore's new employment visa program is pointed at employers working…
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Remilk Is the First Precision Fermentation Dairy Approval In Israel

Green Queen Team Apr 27, 2023

Israel's Ministry of Health has granted Remilk approval for its non-animal dairy products, marking a historic first for the country's nascent precision fermentation sector. The Rehovot-based Remilk can now bring its non-animal dairy…
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Singapore’s Jungle Kitchen Debuts With 6 Indigenous, Tropical Foods

Green Queen Team Apr 27, 2023

Singaporean start-up Jungle Kitchen has launched a six-product tropical vegan food range focused on Indigenous ingredients and cooking techniques. Jungle Kitchen is on a mission to bring Southeast and South Asian ingredients, recipes,…
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Heura’s New Patent-Pending Tech Makes Its Clean Vegan Meat Even Healthier

Green Queen Team Apr 27, 2023

Barcelona-based plant-based food tech startup, Heura, has unveiled its latest patent-pending technology aimed at generating never-before-achieved nutritional values in plant-based products. Heura's new technology is based on a novel…
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Japanese Vegan Food Manufacturer 2foods Makes Its U.S. Debut

Green Queen Team Apr 26, 2023

Japanese vegan food CPG brand 2foods, which offers plant-based eggs and chicken nuggets, has announced its U.S. launch. With new North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles and making its U.S. market debut at the Vegan Women…
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First Bite: APAC Initiative Backing Future Food Founders Choose 4 Alt Protein Startups

Green Queen Team Apr 26, 2023

APAC alt protein fund Better Bite Ventures unveils four new investments via early-stage funding initiative First Bite and reopens applications for aspiring founders. First Bite, a startup initiative created that backs early founders…
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Want to Build Lean Muscles? Try Mycoprotein Instead of Meat

Green Queen Team Apr 26, 2023

A vegan diet rich in mycoprotein, the natural high-fiber fungi, can be just as effective at building muscle as an omnivorous diet, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. The study, published in the Journal of…
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Female-Led Food Tech, Cultivated Meat Take the Spotlight at Vegan Women Summit

Green Queen Team Apr 25, 2023

New Yorkers are getting a taste of cultivated meat and other novel food tech products at the Vegan Women Summit coming to Brooklyn next month. The Future of Food showcase, taking place at the May 19th New York Vegan Women Summit (VWS),…
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Climate Change

New York City to Slash Food Emissions 33% ‘Using Every Option on the Menu’

Green Queen Team Apr 25, 2023

New York City's Mayor Eric Adams says the city will reduce carbon emissions from food purchases by 33 percent across its agencies by 2030. The news comes as it has released its first integrated greenhouse gas inventory, which includes…
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