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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.

Vegan

Heyday Is Making Canning and Beans Cool Again

Green Queen Team Sep 2, 2022

Canned food startup Heyday Canning Co is aiming to revive the canned food category as a sustainable and affordable protein source. Heyday's name is no accident. The canned food company was founded by operations expert Jamie Tulley and…
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Alt Protein

Swiss Vegan Food Tech Startup Planted Closes US$72 Million Series B

Green Queen Team Sep 2, 2022

Ahead of its launch of a 'whole-cut' line of plant-based meat, Swiss-based Planted has closed an CHF 70 million (US$72 million) Series B led by the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm, L Catterton. Swiss food tech…
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Alt Protein

New Zealand’s Off-Piste Provisions Explores Vegan Meat Made From Fermented Food Waste

Green Queen Team Sep 1, 2022

In a bid to bring more sustainability to New Zealand's food system, the country's Off-Piste Provisions is collaborating with food tech experts to produce plant-based protein from fermented agricultural byproducts. Partnering with one of…
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Alt Protein

Climate Activists Sue U.K. for Not Effectively Tackling Its Meat and Dairy Problem

Green Queen Team Sep 1, 2022

Is England perpetuating the climate crisis by not having a plan to reduce meat and dairy consumption? A group of activists thinks so. Members of the marketing campaign group Feedback filed a claim for judicial review at the High Court.…
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Alt Protein

Umami Meats Debuts the World’s First Cultivated Fish Ball

Green Queen Team Aug 31, 2022

Singapore-based Umami Meats has debuted what it says is the world’s first cultivated fish ball laksa at a private event in Singapore this week. “We’re excited to be able to showcase our first product prototype and to demonstrate the…
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Alt Protein

India’s Greenest Closes Pre-Seed Funding Round As It Readies for South Asia’s Plant-Based Expansion

Green Queen Team Aug 31, 2022

India-based plant protein brand, Greenest, has secured an undisclosed pre-seed funding round led by Better Bite Ventures, and India’s Food & Agri industry veteran, Sachid Madan. Known for its affordable plant-based protein products…
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Alt Protein

Heavy Metals, Microplastics, Driving Asia’s Shift to Plant-Based Seafood: Report

Green Queen Team Aug 30, 2022

In the first survey of its kind, leading protein think tank Good Food Institute APAC identified key factors sending Asian consumers toward plant-based seafood options. Consumers across Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea are…
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Alt Dairy

Fonterra Supplies 30% of the World’s Dairy. Now It’s Adding Precision Fermentation Whey.

Green Queen Team Aug 30, 2022

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra and bioscience company, Royal DSM, have launched a precision fermentation startup to create sustainable dairy proteins. The “complementary” nutrition company comes three years after Fonterra and DSM…
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Alt Protein

Ivy Farm Opens the Largest Cultivated Meat Factory in Europe

Green Queen Team Aug 29, 2022

The first cultivated meat pilot plant of its kind in the U.K. is now open. Ivy Farm says its new 18,000-square-foot Oxford cultivated meat plant can produce nearly three tons of cultivated meat per year. While the world awaits…
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Alt Protein

Future Meat Announces the World’s First Cultivated Ground Lamb Meat

Green Queen Team Aug 27, 2022

Israel-based Future Meat Technologies has developed the world's first cultivated ground lamb meat that it says looks, cooks, and tastes just like conventional lamb meat for use in burgers, kebabs, and other dishes. "In passing this…
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Alt Protein

From Plant Based Kalbi To Tofu Cheese: A Deep Dive On Japan’s Booming Alt Protein Sector

Green Queen Team Aug 26, 2022

The alternative protein market is taking-off in the land of the rising sun as consumers become more health and sustainability conscious, climate concerns flare up and the government looks to decarbonize. Between 2019 and 2022 Japan’s…
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Impact Investment

Female-Led Fintech SageWealth Secures €500,000 In Pre-Seed Funding for ‘Ethically Minded’ Millennials

Green Queen Team Aug 26, 2022

With a goal of bringing digital financial advice and sustainable investment opportunities to 'ethical' millennials, the female-led fintech platform SageWealth has announced the recent closing of a €500,000 pre-seed funding round. The…
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Alt Protein

South Korea Mycelium Materials and Meat Company Mycel Lands $10 Million In Pre-Series A

Green Queen Team Aug 25, 2022

South Korea's Mycel is poised for rapid expansion with the closing of its $10 million Pre-Series A funding round. The mycelium wave has been sweeping food and fashion in recent years, and South Korea's Mycel is the latest to tap into…
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Eco Lifestyle

‘Stranger Things’ Star Priah Ferguson and ThredUp’s New Hotline Will Help You Quit Fast Fashion

Green Queen Team Aug 25, 2022

Ready to ditch fast fashion but finding it more difficult than you thought? Secondhand platform ThredUp has partnered with Stranger Things star Priah Ferguson on a new support hotline to help you quit the bad habit once and for all. …
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Alt Protein

Japan’s First Vegan Eggs Are Made From Konjac Root

Green Queen Team Aug 24, 2022

Japan is the third-largest egg-consuming nation in the world behind China and Mexico. Now, a Tokyo-based startup, Umami United, says it has developed a vegan egg using konjac powder and enzyme technology for a more sustainable and ethical…
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Alt Protein

Burger King Tests Vegan Impossible Chicken Patties In the U.S.

Green Queen Team Aug 24, 2022

Beginning this week, Burger King U.S. is trialing vegan chicken patties from Impossible Foods at select stores in Ohio. The move follows the recent launch of two additional Impossible Burger menu items: the Impossible King and Southwest…
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Alt Dairy

Vitasoy Expands Its Soy Empire in Australia With Dairy-Free Greek Yogurt

Green Queen Team Aug 23, 2022

Vitasoy, the 82-year-old soymilk company established by the late Dr. Kwee-seong Lo in Hong Kong, is expanding its offerings to include a range of dairy-free Greek-style yogurts across Australia. Vitasoy, the number one selling brand of…
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Alt Dairy

The World’s First Precision Fermentation Lactoferrin Is Market Ready

Green Queen Team Aug 23, 2022

In a world's first, biotech company TurtleTree says it has developed bovine lactoferrin—a protein abundant in colostrum—using precision fermentation technology. California- and Singapore-based TurtleTree says it spent 18 months…
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Alt Protein

5-Year Cellular Agriculture Project to Develop Norway’s ‘Food of the Future’

Green Queen Team Aug 22, 2022

Norway's Research Council says it will fund the development of cellular agriculture and precision fermentation to bring sustainable meat, egg, and milk products to market. A new five-year research project, dubbed Arrival of Cellular…
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Alt Protein

Report: Climate Change Offers Farmers ‘Huge Opportunity’ to Shift to Sustainable Protein

Green Queen Team Aug 22, 2022

Farmers are worried about climate change, and they need transition solutions, says a new report from nonprofit ProVeg. Alternative protein looks to be the sustainable answer. "There are huge opportunities for farmers in the transition…
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Fashion

The 13 Best Secondhand Clothes Shops in Hong Kong

Green Queen Team Aug 20, 2022 0

You can dress stylishly and sustainably with a little help from the best secondhand shops in Hong Kong. We know, WE KNOW. It’s always tempting to shop with all the new and trendy clothes everywhere, especially when it feels like they…
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