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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 Protein

Lypid Debuts Pork Belly Made With Patented PhytoFat

Green Queen Team Mar 28, 2023

Taiwanese-U.S. food-tech company Lypid unveiled vegan pork belly made from its patented PhytoFat at the recent Future Food-Tech summit held in San Francisco earlier this month. The product ist the first release of Lypid's upcoming line…
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Cell-Based News

The White House Issues Guidelines to ‘Harness the Full Potential and Power of Biotechnology’

Green Queen Team Mar 28, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration revealed new priorities detailed in a report last week that will trigger actions to advance American biotechnology and biomanufacturing. The move follows an Executive Order signed by President Biden last…
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Animal Rights

Octopus Farms Raise Massive Ethical And Evironmental Concerns

Green Queen Team Mar 28, 2023

By Alexandra Schnell, University of Cambridge, Heather Browning, London School of Economics and Political Science, Jonathan Birch, London School of Economics and Political Science When you imagine an octopus’s…
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Climate Change

How the E.U. — and Women CEOs — are Tackling Greenwashing

Green Queen Team Mar 27, 2023

As the European Commission takes new steps to crack down on greenwashing in product labels and advertisements, research points to a foolproof way to avoid greenwashing in the first place: hire more women executives. The E.U.'s proposed…
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Alt Protein

Chipotle Charts a Sustainable Course for 2023 With ESG Goals and Food Tech Investments

Green Queen Team Mar 27, 2023

Fast casual restaurant chain Chipotle has announced its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, which will be tied to an executive compensation bonus of up to 15 percent. Chipotle's new ESG goals include increasing the…
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Alt Dairy

ChickP Debuts Cream Cheese and Cheddar Made From Chickpeas

Green Queen Team Mar 24, 2023

Israel-based food tech start-up, ChickP Protein, Ltd., has developed a chickpea isolate that can be used in making plant-based cheese. ChickP says its prototypes for chickpea-based cream cheese and firm cheddar cheese match the…
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Alt Protein

Malaysia Gets Its First Cultivated Meat Facility

Green Queen Team Mar 23, 2023

Slated to launch in Q4 2024, Cell AgriTech says its first cultivated meat production facility will also be Malaysia's first. Cell AgriTech says it plans to be in full production by spring of 2025, pending regulatory approval for…
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Alt Protein

Cocoon Bioscience Raises €15 Million for Its Caterpillar Bioreactors

Green Queen Team Mar 23, 2023

Spain-based Cocoon Bioscience has closed a €15 million equity funding round to scale its looper moth-based tech, including the development of a new production facility in Spain. The new funding for the biotech startup spin-off of…
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Alt Dairy

Oatly Snaps Up $425 Million In Fresh Funds and European McDonald’s Deal

Green Queen Team Mar 22, 2023

Following a string of quarterly losses, Sweden-based Oatly has raised $425 million in new funds to continue its expansion, that now includes a deal with McDonald's. In a statement last week, Oatly Group AB said the $425 million comes in…
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Alt Dairy

Miyoko Schinner Countersues Miyoko’s Alleging Sexism Led to Her Dismissal

Green Queen Team Mar 22, 2023

Ousted vegan cheesemaker and founder of Miyoko's Creamery, Miyoko Schinner files countersuit against her former employer. Following her dismissal last June and the official public announcement that went viral last month, Miyoko…
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Alt Protein

BREAKING: Eat Just’s Cultivated Good Meat Is The Second To Receive US FDA Clearance

Green Queen Team Mar 22, 2023

Good Meat, the cultivated meat division of Bay Area food technology company Eat Just, has received a "no questions" letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its cultivated chicken. The FDA has accepted Eat Just's conclusion…
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Alt Protein

Jimi Biotech Debuts China’s First Cultivated Chicken

Green Queen Team Mar 22, 2023

The innovation and AI-driven Jimi Biotech has presented the first fully developed cultivated meat in China. China-based Jimi Biotech has achieved a major milestone in cultivated meat by developing what it says is the country's first 100…
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Alt Protein

Ever After Foods Unveils a Novel Bioreactor Platform to Scale Cultivated Meat

Green Queen Team Mar 21, 2023

Israel-based food tech innovator Ever After Foods has launched its patented bioreactor platform for producing cultivated meat. Backed by Israel’s largest food producer, the Tnuva Group, Ever After Foods has developed what it says is…
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Alt Protein

PoLoPo Raises $1.75 Million In Seed Funding For Potato Protein

Green Queen Team Mar 20, 2023

Israel-based startup PoLoPo has secured $1.75 million in a Pre-Seed funding round for its molecular farming potato-based technology. PoLoPo's new funding was led by FoodLabs with participation from CPT Capital, Siddhi Capital, Plug and…
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Alt Dairy

How FÆRM Defied the Impossible to Make Plant-Based Cheese Just Like Dairy

Green Queen Team Mar 20, 2023

Danish food tech startup FÆRM, says it has developed a patented cheesemaking technology that mimics traditional dairy fermentation using rennet and cultures such as lactic acid bacteria. FÆRM makes its cheese by fermenting legume-based…
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Alt Protein

TurtleTree Debuts Its Fermentation-Derived Animal-Free ‘Pink Gold’ Lactoferrin

Green Queen Team Mar 17, 2023

TurtleTree, a global leader in animal-free functional dairy proteins, has announced the launch of the world's first precision fermentation-derived lactoferrin. Known as "pink gold" for its high value and iron-rich pink hue,…
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Alt Dairy

Precision Fermentation Leaders In Europe Form A Coalition To Advance Regulatory Approval

Green Queen Team Mar 17, 2023

European precision fermentation companies form the Food Fermentation Europe (FFE) alliance and call for speedy regulatory approval. The FFE aims to promote precision fermentation as a sustainable food framework. Founding members include…
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Alt Dairy

Your Daily Cup of Coffee is Costly to the Planet. Here’s How to Fix It.

Green Queen Team Mar 17, 2023

By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark & Carmen Nab, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, UCL For many of us, coffee is essential. It allows us to…
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Alt Protein

Life-Cycle Assessment Shows Cultivated Meat’s Benefits for a Sustainable Food System

Green Queen Team Mar 16, 2023

A new ex-ante life-cycle assessment looks at the efficiencies and benefits of cultivated meat. The LCA looked at cultivated meat from more than 15 companies, comparing the outlook of cultivated meat production in 2030 to that of…
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Alt Protein

Mung Beans Bring a Sustainable Solution To The Struggling Food Industry: Report

Green Queen Team Mar 16, 2023

Mung beans are a versatile and nutritious legume staple and a new GFI APAC report highlights their value in an evolving food industry. Mung beans have been consumed by many cultures around the world for thousands of years. They are now…
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Alt Materials

Are Consumers Ready For Bee-Free Honey? MeliBio Debuts Mellody To ‘Help Restore Ecological Harmony’

Green Queen Team Mar 15, 2023

Popular Bay Area foodtech MeliBio has released Mellody, its first bee-free commercial honey product. MeliBio has been promoting its bee-free tech for several years, keeping ingredients and technology under wraps. At last week's Natural…
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