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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

Why Pearlita Foods Set Out to Make the First Cultivated Oyster Meat

Green Queen Team Jul 26, 2022

Are lab-grown oysters coming to a plate near you? That's the hope for Nikita Michelsen and marine biologist Joey Peters, the co-founders behind the cultivated oyster meat seafood startup, Pearlita Foods. For now, though, they're starting…
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Alt Protein

As Africa’s Population Soars to 2.5 Billion By 2050, Alternative Protein Is Key, Report Finds

Green Queen Team Jul 25, 2022

African nations are expected to embrace a shift away from conventional meat for more alternative options as alternative proteins become more widely available by mid-century. By 2050, a quarter of the world's population will be African.…
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Alt Protein

Is Burger King Austria’s New Campaign the Future of Fast Food?

Green Queen Team Jul 25, 2022

"Normal, or with meat?" That's the question customers at an Austrian Burger King will hear from now on as the chain brings plant-based meat to the forefront as the "normal" version. The majority of Burger King Austria's menu will…
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Alt Protein

Meati’s $150 Million Series C Pulls Support From Chipotle for Mushroom Meat Development

Green Queen Team Jul 22, 2022

Colorado-based Meati Foods has closed a $150 million Series C funding round. The round, led by Revolution Growth and Chipotle's Cultivate Next Fund, will help the mushroom-focused brand accelerate its production, develop new products, and…
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Alt Protein

TiNDLE Takes on Tokyo With Help From German Chain Schmatz

Green Queen Team Jul 22, 2022

Singapore-based TiNDLE is debuting its vegan chicken in Tokyo with launches at several Schmatz German beer pub locations this month. Starting this week, Tokyo residents and visitors can test-drive TiNDLE's vegan nine-ingredient chicken…
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Alt Protein

Shaka Harry Shakes Up India’s Growing Vegan Market With $2 Million Seed Raise

Green Queen Team Jul 21, 2022

Shaka Harry, an Indian-based plant-based meat brand, has raised $2 million in a Seed funding round led by Better Bite Ventures, Blue Horizon, and Panthera Peak among others, including celebrity chef Manu Chandra. Designed around the…
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Alt Protein

Chinese Researchers Say They Can Produce Cultivated Meatballs At Scale

Green Queen Team Jul 21, 2022

Meatballs made from cultured meat are ready for commercial scale—and they're more nutritious than conventional meatballs, say Chinese researchers. Researchers from Tsinghua University and Nanjing Agricultural University say they have…
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Alt Dairy

Opalia’s Cell-Cultured Milk Could Give Perfect Day a Run for Its Money

Green Queen Team Jul 20, 2022

Cell-cultured milk from Canada's Opalia could be ready for market by 2024 following recent production benchmarks. And as the demand for dairy alternatives continues to accelerate, brands like Perfect Day have laid a lot of the groundwork,…
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Alt Protein

Meatable Only Needs One Cell to Grow the ‘Sausage of the Future’

Green Queen Team Jul 20, 2022

Dutch food tech company Meatable says it is using a groundbreaking technology to produce cultivated pork for the first time. With a target go-to-market date before 2025, Meatable has revealed its newest cultivated meat product: pork…
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Alt Protein

CellMEAT’s Cultured Shrimp Shows Strong Go-To-Market Potential Following Restaurant Debut

Green Queen Team Jul 19, 2022

Ahead of its Series B fundraising round and following a restaurant press event, South Korea's CellMEAT says its cell-based Dokdo Shrimp is market ready pending regulatory approval. It's been a busy year since CellMEAT closed its $4.5…
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Climate Change

Concrete Is Worse for the Climate Than Flying. Algae Cement Could Change That.

Green Queen Team Jul 19, 2022

The cement industry is a leading contributor to climate change, accounting for at least eight percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions. A new algae limestone could help the industry become carbon neutral. The cement industry has…
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Umami Meats and MeaTech Partner to Bring 3D-Printed Cultivated Seafood to Singapore

Green Queen Team Jul 18, 2022

Cell-based 3D-printed seafood could soon be on your plate courtesy of a new partnership between Umami Meats and MeaTech. Singapore's Umami Meats has been working to develop cultured seafood since its launch in 2020. Its most recent…
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Alt Dairy

Turkey’s Vegan Cheese Ban Is Unconstitutional, Says Lawsuit

Green Queen Team Jul 18, 2022

Following a crackdown on the labeling of vegan cheese, Turkey has decided to ban the production and sale of dairy-free cheese entirely across the country. Now, activists are suing. Despite Turkey's longstanding history with a…
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Alt Protein

String Bio and Woodside Energy Partner on Sustainable Ingredients Made From Methane Emissions

Green Queen Team Jul 15, 2022

The next big sustainable protein could come from the methane emissions of the animals it's aiming to replace as String Bio and Woodside Energy announce a protein collaboration using methane emissions. Indian-based String Bio, a biotech…
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Climate Change

TikTok Parent ByteDance ‘Not Keeping Up With Its Peers’ On Climate Commitments, Report Finds

Green Queen Team Jul 15, 2022

Despite being one of the most popular places to find content about climate change and sustainability, TikTok parent company ByteDance is failing on its cloud climate commitments, according to a new report from Greenpeace. In its third…
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Alt Protein

25% of Brits Started Eating Less Meat During Covid and Haven’t Stopped, Survey Finds

Green Queen Team Jul 14, 2022

New research shows nearly 25 percent of Brits are eating less meat—a trend that started during the beginning days of the covid lockdown and shows little sign of slowing down. Findings reported by The Vegan Society show a consistent…
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Alt Protein

How Cultivated Meat Startup SCiFi Foods Used CRISPR to Achieve Price Parity With Beef

Green Queen Team Jul 14, 2022

Bay-Area food-tech startup SCiFi Foods has emerged from stealth mode with a game-changing announcement for the cultivated meat sector. The company says it has achieved price parity with beef using a proprietary tech combination involving…
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Alt Protein

California Public Schools to Receive $700 Million to Add More Plant-Based Food

Green Queen Team Jul 13, 2022

California public schools will soon have more plant-based options for students thanks to $700 million earmarked in the recent $300 billion Budget Act of 2022 signed by Governor Newsom ahead of the state’s new fiscal year. California's…
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Plastic Pollution

New Study Finds Microplastics In Meat, Milk, and Animal Blood

Green Queen Team Jul 13, 2022

Samples of beef and pork from the Netherlands contain surprising levels of microplastic contamination, according to new research. A pilot study conducted by scientists at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA), working for the Plastic…
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Climate Change

Meat, Monopolies, Mega Farms: How the US Food System Fuels the Climate Crisis

Green Queen Team Jul 12, 2022

By: Amanda Schupak From a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry. Food and the climate crisis are locked in a tangled web of cause and effect. Globally, food…
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Alt Dairy

Bel Group and Superbrewed Food to Bring Biomass Fermentation Cheese to Market Next Year

Green Queen Team Jul 12, 2022

French cheese giant Bel, known for its global cheese brands Babybel, Laughing Cow, and Boursin, has entered into a partnership with U.S.-based Superbrewed Food in an exclusive arrangement to develop dairy-free cheese made through biomass…
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