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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

Anne Hathaway Backs Precision Fermentation Platform for a ‘Better Future’

Green Queen Team Feb 1, 2023

Actress Anne Hathaway has invested in The Every Co., a leading precision fermentation protein platform aimed at bringing sustainable alternatives to the food system. In her first B2B investment, the Academy-Award-winning actress Anne…
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Alt Dairy

Chefs Aren’t Just Ready for Alternative Protein, They’re Leading the Shift: Survey

Green Queen Team Jan 31, 2023

A new survey shows chefs around the world are embracing alternative proteins at a rapid pace and with optimism about the changing landscape. Despite US alternative protein retail sales last year dipping for a number of brands including…
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Alt Dairy

Moon Magic Takes on Big Chocolate With Low-Sugar, Dairy-Free ‘World’s First’

Green Queen Team Jan 31, 2023

Claiming the title of the "world's first" vegan, no-sugar-added, low-calorie, milk chocolate, Canada's Moon Magic has announced the launch of six chocolate bars. According to Moon Magic, while the good-for-you chocolate market has…
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Alt Dairy

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Spent Beer Grains Land In Novel Vegan Protein Blends

Green Queen Team Jan 30, 2023

SolvPro, the new line of vegan plant protein blends from Osage Foods, is made using EverPro — the upcycled grain from beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev. Osage Foods, the Missouri-based provider of ingredients and ingredient systems, has…
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Circular Economy

Nest Co-Founder Takes On Food Waste Emissions With Mill

Green Queen Team Jan 30, 2023

Matt Rogers, co-founder of the popular Nest Labs smart thermostat, is now putting his focus on food waste with the launch of a novel kitchen device called Mill. Mill is a kitchen device that dehydrates a range of food scraps not…
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Alt Protein

RESPECTfarms: New Project Explores Decentralizing Cultivated Meat By Supporting Farmers

Green Queen Team Jan 27, 2023

A new research project from Respect Farms aims to bring cultivated meat production to conventional agricultural operations. The 18-month feasibility research project is underway with €900,000 in support funding from European…
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Alt Protein

Meati Opens An ‘Infinitely Scalable’ Mycelium ‘Mega Ranch’ to Rival Big Meat

Green Queen Team Jan 27, 2023

Things are getting meaty over at Meati as the mycelium mushroom meat producer opens a large-scale production facility it says can rival the output of conventional animal farms. Following a Series C funding round that brings…
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Alt Dairy

Väcka Cracks Open Melon Seeds As the Next Big Dairy-Free Cheese Trend

Green Queen Team Jan 26, 2023

Spanish food tech startup Väcka, says it filed a patent application for the first-to-market dairy-free cheese made from melon seeds. Forget soy, coconut, and cashew — the newest trend in dairy-free cheese is...melon seed?…
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Alt Protein

Mycorena and Revo Foods Hook €1.5 Million for 3D Mycoprotein Seafood

Green Queen Team Jan 26, 2023

A partnership between Austria's Revo Foods and Sweden's Mycorena has yielded a €1.5 million grant from the Swedish innovation agency, Vinnova, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, and the EU funding program, Eurostars. Revo Foods and…
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Alt Protein

Another French Startup Is Taking On the Meat Industry

Green Queen Team Jan 25, 2023

Dévore Food, the Frech plant-based meat startup founded by conventional meat lovers, has released its first products. More than two years of development have delivered with Dévore says are meat analogs that offer improved taste,…
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Alt Protein

Sensible Raises $12 Million for ‘Healthier, More Sustainable, and More Humane’ Hot Dogs

Green Queen Team Jan 25, 2023

Canada's Sensible Hot Dogs has gone public on the NEO Exchange and raised nearly $12 million in non-brokered private financing for its plant-based hot dogs. Sensible took its plant-based hot dog business public last month, launching on…
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Alt Protein

Aleph Farms Is the First Cultivated Meat Company to Earn Positive Kosher Ruling

Green Queen Team Jan 24, 2023

Israel's Chief Rabbi, David Baruch Lau, issues ruling that says cultivated steak from Israel-based Aleph Farms is kosher. Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms has achieved an industry first. Jewish people who observe kosher rules — only…
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Alt Protein

The Live Green Co. Aims to Clean Up Food Labels With AI-Powered Precision Fermentation

Green Queen Team Jan 24, 2023

AI startup The Live Green Co., which has developed a platform dubbed 'Charaka', used to discover plant-based replacements for animal ingredients, synthetics, and highly processed ingredients has unveiled a precision fermentation division. …
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Alt Protein

NewFish Partners with Cawthron Institute to Develop Sustainable ‘Blue’ Algal Protein

Green Queen Team Jan 23, 2023

New Zealand's NewFish and the Cawthron Institute have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at commercializing microalgae for use in specialized protein. Alternative seafood startupNewFish, with offices in New Zealand and the U.S.,…
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Climate Change

It’s the Law: Taiwan’s New Climate Bill Mandates Government Backing of Plant-Based Diets

Green Queen Team Jan 23, 2023

Taiwan's new climate bill, the Climate Change Response Act, includes sweeping legislation aimed at achieving the country's 2050 net-zero target. Chief among its requirements: promoting a low-carbon, plant-based diet. The new bill, which…
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Alt Materials

Driving Impact Through Retail: Fabrica X’s Plastic Circularity Pop Up Helps To Change Minds & Behavior in Hong Kong

Green Queen Team Jan 21, 2023

Through fun and relevant experiential programming, Fabrica X is educating Hong Kongers about ocean plastic waste and shifting consumer behavior around recycled materials. By: The Mills Fabrica Last year, Fabrica X, the Impact…
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Alt Protein

On Its Quest to Make Cultivated Meat Cheaper, Multus Biotechnology Secures a $9.5 Million Series A

Green Queen Team Jan 20, 2023

London-based Multus Biotechnology has closed a $9 million Series A funding round to help accelerate its technology aimed at reducing cultivated meat costs. The funding was led by Mandi Ventures with participation from SOSV, Big Idea…
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Alt Dairy

Veganz Patents 2D-Printed Dairy-Free Milk

Green Queen Team Jan 20, 2023

Germany-based Veganz has secured a license for its patented vegan milk printing process. Veganz Group AG — Europe's only multi-category vegan food provider — has partnered with U.S.-based Vitiprints LLC to bring its newly patented…
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Alt Dairy

General Mills Taps Israel’s Remilk for Precision Fermentation Dairy Category Expansion

Green Queen Team Jan 19, 2023

Remilk, the Israel-based precision fermentation startup, has announced a partnership with U.S. food giant General Mills. General Mills has already begun using Remilk in its Bold Cultr cream cheese, which it first launched in 2021 made…
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Alt Protein

Singapore Approves Good Meat’s Serum-Free Media In a Cultivated Meat First

Green Queen Team Jan 19, 2023

Good Meat, the cultivated meat division of San Francisco's Eat Just, has secured the world's first regulatory approval for a serum-free media. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has granted Eat Just approval for its new media used for its…
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Alt Protein

Chinese Cultivated Meat Startup Jimi Biotech Closes a ¥20 Million Angel Funding Round

Green Queen Team Jan 18, 2023

China-based cultivated meat company Jimi Biotech has closed an angel funding round of ¥20 million ($3 million USD) led by Plum Ventures and Fanqie Capital with funding from Green Leaf Ventures and Joyvio Capital. Jimi Biotech, which…
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