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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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77% of Consumers Will Try Precision Fermentation Once They Understand the Benefits, Survey Finds

Green Queen Team Mar 15, 2023

A new white paper released by the Hartman Group in partnership with precision fermentation leaders Perfect Day and Cargill takes the pulse on consumer attitudes toward food technology, chiefly precision fermentation. Entitled…
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Alt Materials

Shiru Debuts OleoPro, a Sustainable Plant Fat That Performs Like Animal Fat

Green Queen Team Mar 14, 2023

Shiru, an AI-powered discovery and development company for novel ingredients, has launched its first commercial product. OleoPro is a novel, sustainable plant protein-based fat ingredient for use in a range of alternative protein food…
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Climate Change

The Era of Certified Regenerative Agriculture Is Underway

Green Queen Team Mar 14, 2023

It's been more than 20 years since the USDA launched the National Organic Program that changed the American food system. Now, farmers and forward-thinking brands are embracing regenerative agriculture as the next step in healthy food and…
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Future Foods

Agri-Food Tech Investments Dropped 44% Last Year, But a Big Turnaround Is Just Ahead, Report Finds

Green Queen Team Mar 13, 2023

A new report from AgFunder and Temasek reveals that funding to agri-food tech start-ups reached $29.6 billion in 2022 — down 44 percent from the previous year. But despite the decline, outlook for the category is positive. According to…
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Alt Protein

South Korea’s Tofu Giant Teams Up With Cultivated Meat Startup Simple Planet

Green Queen Team Mar 13, 2023

South Korea's plant-based food manufacturer Pulmuone and cell-based startup Simple Planet have teamed up to co-produce hybrid cultivated meat. Pulmuone and Simple Planet say they're working to co-develop and commercialize hybrid…
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Alt Materials

Jellatech Debuts Cell-Based Human Collagen As Investigation Links Industry to Deforestation

Green Queen Team Mar 10, 2023

The jury's still out on whether or not collagen supplements have any real benefits, but as an investigation links the industry to deforestation, an achievement from Jellatech may bring new opportunities to the booming category. In a…
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Climate Change

Why Patagonia’s First Acquisition In 20 Years Is a Regen Cracker Company Called Moonshot

Green Queen Team Mar 10, 2023

Patagonia Provisions, the food and beverage arm of outdoor giant Patagonia, has announced the acquisition of Moonshot, a snack brand that is known for its environmentally-friendly and sustainable practices. The acquisition, which marks…
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Chocolate

Hershey Launches Oat Milk Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Milk Chocolate Bar

Green Queen Team Mar 9, 2023

Leading confectionery brand Hershey has debuted an oat milk version of its popular Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and a new oat milk chocolate bar with sea salt and almonds. Hershey has confirmed the launch of the new products following a…
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Alt Protein

A £15 Million Series B for This, the U.K.’s Fastest-Growing Plant-Based Meat Brand

Green Queen Team Mar 9, 2023

U.K.-based plant-based meat alternatives brand, This, has announced a recently closed Series B funding round of £15 million. The funding round included more than £10 million from institutional investors including BGF, Lever VC,…
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Alt Dairy

Terrific or Terrible? This Ice Cream Is Made Entirely Out of Cauliflower

Green Queen Team Mar 8, 2023

New Zealand-based EatKinda has debuted its vegan ice cream made from cauliflower at the popular pizza chain Hell Pizza. Cauliflower has earned significant street cred in recent years serving double duty as chickenless wings, low-carb…
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Climate Change

High Methane Food Consumption Must Drop to Meet Paris Agreement Targets, Study Finds

Green Queen Team Mar 8, 2023

According to a recent study, if emissions from food production continue at their current levels, they will cause at least 0.7°C of global warming by the end of the century. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change,…
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Alt Materials

Chromologics Extends Its Seed Round To More Than €12 Million For Fermented Food Colors

Green Queen Team Mar 7, 2023

Danish natural food colors biotech company Chromologics has closed an extended Seed funding round, bringing its total to more than €12 million. Adding €7.1 million in equity from its existing investors plus two new investors,…
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Alt Protein

Celebrity-Backed Immi Raises a $10 Million Series A For ‘Improbable’ Vegan Ramen

Green Queen Team Mar 7, 2023

The world's first low-carb, high-protein, and 100 percent plant-based instant ramen brand, Immi, has announced a $10 million Series A funding round. Immi's investment was led by Touch Capital, with participation from celebrity…
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Alt Dairy

Daisy Lab Closes a $1.5 Million Seed Round to Redirect Dairy-Dependent New Zealand

Green Queen Team Mar 6, 2023

The New Zealand-based women-led precision fermentation start-up, Daisy Lab, has successfully closed an oversubscribed Seed funding round. The NZD $1.5 million (USD $930,000) Seed investment was led by The Values Trust, Icehouse…
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Alt Materials

Aloha’s New Energy Bars Are Made From Climate Resilient And Regenerative Pongamia Bean Oil

Green Queen Team Mar 6, 2023

Plant-based protein brand Aloha has launched “The Kona Bar,” a special edition product made from pongamia trees that supports sustainable agriculture in Hawaii. The new snack bar features responsibly-sourced ingredients, including…
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Alt Protein

$114 Billion Meat Giant Cargill Partners With Cubiq Foods To Scale Plant-Based Fat

Green Queen Team Mar 3, 2023

Cargill, the world’s third largest meat producer, has recently announced its extending its partnership with food tech startup Cubiq Foods to co-develop and commercialize plant-based fat technologies. The agreement aims to accelerate…
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Alt Protein

Mosa Meat’s New Cell Feed Supply Chain Will Bring Cultivated Meat Prices Closer to Conventional

Green Queen Team Mar 3, 2023

Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat has announced a partnership with its investor Nutreco to develop a cell feed supply chain. The Letter of Intent signed with Nutreco will support the development of a cell feed supply chain that…
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Alt Protein

Heura Saw a 260% Increase In International Vegan Meat Sales in 2022

Green Queen Team Mar 2, 2023

Spanish-based plant-based food tech startup, Heura, says it increased its international sales by more than 260 percent in 2022, defying category dynamics. Despite the global economy and the stagnant U.S. plant-based market, Heura says…
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Alt Materials

WNWN Raises a $5.6 Million Series A for Its Cacao-Free Chocolate and a ‘More Ethical Future of Food’

Green Queen Team Mar 1, 2023

WNWN Food Labs, the world's first producer of sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate, has raised $5.6 million in a Series A financing round that it says will help the company scale up its manufacturing for a retail launch later this year. …
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Alt Protein

Aleph Farms Increases Its Cultivated Meat Capabilities With 2 Key Moves

Green Queen Team Mar 1, 2023

Israeli cultivated meat manufacturer Aleph Farms has announced the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Modi'in, Israel, and related assets from biotechnology firm VBL Therapeutics, along with a new manufacturing agreement with ESCO…
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Alt Dairy

Anonymous Petitioner Challenges Perfect Day’s Patents For Dairy-Free Whey

Green Queen Team Feb 28, 2023

Perfect Day, the leading producer of precision fermentation whey, has had its US patent challenged by an anonymous petitioner. The news of the patent challenge broke yesterday. While the request has not been made public on the US…
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