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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.

As Research Identifies New Soy Benefits, Market Poised for Significant Growth

Green Queen Team Feb 15, 2023

Soy gets another health boost as new research finds a protein in soybeans can reduce LDL cholesterol and reduce the risk of metabolic diseases. The new research, published in the journal Antioxidants, finds soybean flour that's high in…
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Swiss Start-Up Mirai Foods Debuts the World’s First Cultivated Tenderloin Steak

Green Queen Team Feb 15, 2023

Mirai Foods, the Switzerland-based food tech startup working on cultivated meat, says it has achieved a breakthrough with the first tenderloin steak grown from cells. Mirai Food's achievement comes by way of a natural cell process that…
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28 of South Korea’s Cultivated Meat Stakeholders Sign MOU to Advance the Industry

Green Queen Team Feb 14, 2023

Cultivated meat industry stakeholders in South Korea, including manufacturers, academia, and several city and provincial governments are working to advance cellular agriculture. The memo of understanding (MOU) was led by South Korea’s…
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Dairy-Free Milk Giant SunOpta Opens $125 Million Production Facility

Green Queen Team Feb 14, 2023

Plant-based food and beverage manufacturer SunOpta has opened a new $125 million production facility in order to double its output. Minneapolis-based SunOpta says its Midlothian, Tex., plant is now open, bringing 175 new jobs to the…
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Cajú Love’s Cashew Fruit Meat Makes Its Retail Debut

Green Queen Team Feb 13, 2023

Cashew fruit meat startup Cajú Love has made its retail debut with placement in select retailers across Los Angeles, Portland, and New York. Hawaii-based Cajú Love is carving a new category in the booming vegan meat market. But unlike…
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As South Korea Imports Vegan Papa John’s Pizza, It Exports Almond Cheese

Green Queen Team Feb 13, 2023

Papa John's expands its South Korea vegan presence while a national brand pushes ahead with U.S. almond cheese expansion plans. U.S. pizza chain giant Papa John's has brought two new vegan pizza options to 220 locations across South…
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Sustainable Oil Startup Äio Raises €1M to Scale Its Palm Oil Successor

Green Queen Team Feb 10, 2023

The Estonian start-up Äio has raised €1 million to create alternative oils and fats using agricultural byproducts. The funding comes by way of Nordic Foodtech VC, EAS, and other partners. Founded last year by TalTech bioengineers…
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Japan Researchers Create Cultivated ‘Whole’ Steak Cube

Green Queen Team Feb 10, 2023

University of Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi and his colleagues say they have succeeded in producing the world's first cultivated cubed steak. The diced steak was first produced in 2019, when Takeuchi and his team produced a…
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Hong Kong’s Plant Sifu Pork Comes to Nosh’s Meal Plan Menu

Green Queen Team Feb 9, 2023

Plant Sifu, Hong Kong’s first locally established and produced plant-based food brand, has announced it will be the exclusive plant-based meat partner with the regional meal delivery service Nosh in a limited-edition menu…
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Vegan Runny Yolk Eggs Debut In Los Angeles Restaurants

Green Queen Team Feb 9, 2023

Amid the largest avian flu outbreaks in history, Yo Egg is offering Los Angeles-area consumers an alternative: vegan whole-poached eggs. Israel's Yo Egg has made its U.S. debut in Los Angeles at six area restaurants including two Real…
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Kerry’s 2023 Flavor Charts Show a Rise in Global Flavors, Heirloom Recipes, and Comfort Foods

Green Queen Team Feb 8, 2023

What flavors are trending for 2023? According to Kerry's annual Global Taste and Nutrition Charts, it's going to be a year of cuisines inspired by an array of global flavors, heirloom recipes, and comfort. According to Kerry, a global…
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New Tech Lets the Sustainable Black-Eyed Pea Contend With Soy at Scale

Green Queen Team Feb 8, 2023

Agri-tech company Better Seeds has developed the first black-eyed peas for mechanized harvesting in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of soybean cultivation. Black-eyed peas, also called cowpeas or lubias, are high in protein and…
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CellX Announces China’s First Cultivated Meat Pilot Factory

Green Queen Team Feb 7, 2023

Shanghai-based cellular agriculture company CellX and food manufacturing specialists Tofflon have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop the first cultivated meat pilot plant in mainland China. In the race to…
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New Partnership Aims to Put Spirulina at the Forefront of Vegan Seafood

Green Queen Team Feb 7, 2023

A new partnership between Haifa Group Ltd. and SimpliiGood by AlgaeCore Technologies Ltd. aims to bring more upstream vegan protein opportunities to the freshwater algae spirulina while creating a sustainable circular carbon economy. …
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With 108 School Districts On Board, Rebellyous Foods Raises $9.5 Million to Scale Vegan Chicken

Green Queen Team Feb 6, 2023

Seattle-based vegan food startup Rebellyous Foods says it has raised $9.5 million in new funding, bringing its total funding to more than $30 million. The new funding for Rebellyous Foods follows a $5.35 million raise in 2021, and a $6…
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Veganuary Sets Another Record-Breaking Year As Plant-Based Eating Gains Steam

Green Queen Team Feb 6, 2023

Veganuary sets a new participation record with more than 700,000 sign-ups in its tenth year of encouraging people to eat vegan for January. While U.S. sales of plant-based meat declined 14 percent by volume for the 52 weeks ended Dec.…
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2023: The Year of Vegan Sushi

Green Queen Team Feb 3, 2023

Another Veganuary has come to a close but the vegan options continue to roll in. And one category is set to see big growth this year: vegan sushi. Supermarket sushi giant Kikka Sushi has announced vegan tuna and salmon sushi coming to…
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The First Cultivated Pork Filet Debuts In the U.K.

Green Queen Team Feb 3, 2023

BSF Enterprise, a biotech-focused investment company, says its subsidiary 3D Bio-Tissues has produced the first cultivated steak in the U.K. made from pork cells. The first cultivated pork cutlet was made with 3D Bio-Tissues' (3DBT)…
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This Whole-Cut Raw Salmon Filet Is Made Entirely Out of Plants

Green Queen Team Feb 2, 2023

Toronto-based New School Foods has released its first product: a plant-based whole-cut salmon filet it says looks, cooks, tastes, and flakes just like conventional salmon. New School Foods' vegan fish release comes on the heels of $12…
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Eastern Europe’s First Cultivated Meat Makes the Case for Microalgae Cells

Green Queen Team Feb 2, 2023

Czech food tech startup Mewery has debuted what it says is the world's first cultivated meat made to use microalgae cells. Made from a mix of pork cells and microalgae cells, Mewery has released its first cultivated meat prototype and…
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General Mills Backs $6.4 Million Seed Round for Food Coloring Made From Fungi

Green Queen Team Feb 1, 2023

Michroma, the California-based biotech startup working to develop natural colorants from fungi, has closed a $6.4 million Seed funding round. Michroma's new funding was led by Supply Change Capital, a food tech VC backed by 301 INC, the…
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