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Cluck Yeah: Rotterdam is Getting A Fully Vegan Butcher Shop This World Animal Day
Unilever-owned plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher is opening a vegan butchery in Rotterdam, Netherlands. To be launched on World Animal Day, it marks the 13th anniversary of the company's launch.
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From Burger King To IHOP, Impossible Foods Does Foodservice Collabs Right
Impossible Foods has partnered with IHOP on a range of menu items, expanding its US foodservice footprint. A leading plant-based meat company, Impossible has a knack for getting these collaborations with F&B chains just right – with!-->…
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8 Brands Making the Best Plant-Based Ready Meals for the Time-Strapped Consumer
It's a fast-paced world. There's a lot to do. Cooking? Gah, who has the time? But you love food. We get it. Ready-to-eat meals are here to save you, showcasing the best of plant-based food that's ready in a jiffy. Here are the (vegan)!-->…
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In Singapore, Call It ‘Cultivated’ Meat – Not ‘Clean’ or ‘Cell-Based’
Singaporeans prefer the term 'cultivated meat' over related terms like 'cultured' or 'cell-based', according to a new study. Moreover, researchers found that people who consider cultivated meat 'unnatural' are – perhaps counterintuitively!-->…
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The World’s Largest Meat Company is Building a Cultivated Protein R&D Facility
Brazilian meat giant JBS has broken ground on a $62M cultivated meat research and development facility in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Billed as the largest food biotech centre in Brazil, it's scheduled to open at the end of 2024. The!-->…
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Boosting Food Security: UAE Plans to Create $10B Food Sector & 20,000 Jobs – What Does It Mean for Alt-Protein?
Two months before it hosts the UN climate summit COP28 – which is set to feature a heavy food focus – the UAE has announced a food and agriculture strategy to bolster the sector's value to $10B and create 20,000 jobs by 2025. The!-->…
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Made in The USA: TiNDLE Launches Vegan Breakfast Sausage For Restaurants, Eyes 2024 Retail Expansion
Singapore-headquartered TiNDLE Foods has launched a breakfast sausage in the US, its first domestically-made product. The rollout comes a day after it expanded its presence in the UK, appearing on menus at two restaurant chains and!-->…
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Exclusive: Formo Spills the Yolk on Soon-to-Launch ‘Lab-Brewed’ Egg Alternative & Why Consumers are Curious About Precision…
German precision fermentation startup Formo will unveil its 'lab-brewed' alternative to eggs in foodservice in their home market later this year. Formo CEO Raffael Wohlgensinger and researcher Oscar Zollman Thomas speak to Green Queen!-->…
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‘Hybrid Could Unleash Alt-Seafood’: Vegan Fish Startup Seaspire on Indian Consumers, Launching in Foodservice and Why Retail Isn’t…
Indian vegan seafood company Seaspire has launched in D2C channels after months of foodservice trials in major cities in its home country. The startup's co-founder Varun Gadodia tells Green Queen about India's appetite for alt-seafood,!-->…
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EY Report Suggests Strong Growth For Plant-Based But Industry Faces Key Challenges
A new report commissioned by plant-based body Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has found that the global vegan market shows great potential over the next decade. But while Canada's own alt-meat consumption has increased, major industry!-->…
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Meatless Farm Products Back at UK Supermarkets After VFC Acquisition
Three months after the UK company was bailed out of bankruptcy by fellow British plant-based meat brand VFC, Meatless Farm products are back on UK supermarket shelves. The brand has relaunched a few of its old products alongside a new!-->…
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Plant-Powered Politics Q&A: Can Europe Shift to a Plant-Based Food System?
Five European organisations have come together to suggest 11 measures that can unlock the region's transition towards a plant-based food system, in a new report titled Plant-Powered Politics. In conversation with Green Queen, the coalition!-->…
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Plant-Based Seafood: The 7 Best Vegan Shrimp Brands Making Your Po’ Boy Dreams Come True
From Australia and Thailand to the Netherlands and the US, it's easier than ever to find plant-based, overfishing-free alternatives to shrimp. You can make your own vegan shrimp cocktail, grits with shrimp or even ceviche – the world's!-->…
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You Can Now Get Vegan Whole-Cut Steak Sandwiches at This Neat Burger Location in NYC
A month after becoming the first vegan steak to land on a US steakhouse chain menu, Israeli startup Chunk Foods' whole-cut plant-based alternative is making its fast-casual debut via Leonardo DiCaprio- and Lewis Hamilton-backed chain Neat!-->…
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Meati Opens Online D2C Store with Subscription for Mycelium Steak, Chicken & New Mystery Products
Colorado-based mycelium meat producer Meati has opened a direct-to-consumer online storefront to enable product deliveries and subscriptions for its customers. The Meati Marketplace will allow people to try its alt-meats before they hit!-->…
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Vegan Cats May Be Healthier Than Those on Meat-Based Diets, Finds New Study
Cats on a plant-based diet could be healthier than those fed meat, with owners reporting fewer visits to the vet, reduced medication use and assessments of severe illness, and more vets describing vegan cats as healthy, according to a new!-->…
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US Mycelium Meat Maker Meati Lays Off 10% of Its Workforce, Shuts Down Pilot Plant
In what is a significant restructuring move, Colorado-based mycelium meat startup Meati has cut its workforce by 10% and shuttered its pilot plant as it looks to become profitable. Meati, which had let go of 17 employees (about 5%) in!-->…
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Upside Foods Announces New Commercial-Scale Cultivated Meat Plant Near Chicago, Starts with Ground Chicken
Three months after becoming the joint-first company to gain regulatory approval for cultivated meat in the US, California-based Upside Foods has announced a new commercial-scale manufacturing plant near Chicago. The new facility will begin!-->…
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Opinion: Plant-Based is Dead, Long Live Plant-Based!
In recent years, the plant-based industry has witnessed hyper-growth and a lot of hype, fueled by venture capital and a promise of sustainable alternatives to traditional animal-based products. However, as the dust settles on initial!-->…
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McDonald’s Netherlands Lists Its New Meatless Burgers, Nuggets & Salad Before Beef on the Menu
Earlier this month, McDonald's added four new meatless products to its Netherlands range and, in a move to promote plant-forward food, listed them before beef on the menu. The new burgers, nuggets and salad join the Beyond Meat-based!-->…
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Miyoko’s Creamery Launches First Product Range Since Namesake Founder’s Exit and Lawsuit
Months after resolving all legal disputes with its namesake founder Miyoko Schinner, alt-dairy pioneer Miyoko's Creamery has launched its first new product range. The cashew-based Plant Milk Cheese Spreads herald a new era for the company!-->…
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