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Future Food Quick Bites: Bee-Free Honey, Co-Fermented Fish & A New Netflix Doc
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Melibio's UK debut, Canada's 'unlawful' plastic ban, and a game-changing!-->…
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2023 Review: Green Queen’s Top 10 Future Food & Climate Stories of the Year
As we wrap up another year full of future food innovations and climate developments, here are Green Queen's 10 most-read non-alternative-protein stories for 2023, featuring lab-grown fruit, a Netflix documentary, beanless coffee and a!-->…
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Mycelium Could Be the Solution for World Hunger, Suggests New Report
The world of mycelium has skyrocketed in 2023, presented as an environmental and nutritional powerhouse that's cost-effective when produced at scale – a new study explores these traits and wonders whether it could help solve food!-->…
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2023 Review: Green Queen’s Top 20 Alt-Protein Stories of the Year
It's been a huge year for alternative protein – here, we dive into the 20 most-read food stories on Green Queen over the last 12 months, which range from national policy actions and product launches to marketing narratives and!-->…
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How EVERY Cracked Tweezer Cuisine with Daniel Humm & Eleven Madison Park
The EVERY Company, the Californian startup making hen-free eggs from precision fermentation, recently debuted its flagship product as the centrepiece of a special dinner at Daniel Humm's Eleven Madison Park. EVERY co-founder and CEO Arturo!-->…
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Europe Should Go ‘Demitarian’ To Halve Nitrogen Pollution From Agriculture, Say UN Scientists
Reducing meat and dairy consumption, food waste and fertiliser use can halve nitrogen pollution from agriculture in Europe, which is linked to biodiversity loss, respiratory and heart conditions, and ozone depletion, according to a new!-->…
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What’s In A Name: Why Does The Word Vegan Cause Such an Averse Reaction and What Does That Mean For Brands?
A host of studies over the last few years have shown that consumers don't like the word 'vegan' on product labels, even if they'll otherwise like or consume those items. So how do you disassociate vegan food from its definition?
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Food Waste or Wasted Food? Spare Food Co. Bets on Upcycled Vegetables for Blended Meat
The Spare Food Co. has introduced Spare Starter, a plant-based "culinary shortcut" made with a blend of upcycled produce and spices that can replace a portion of conventional animal protein in dishes like burgers, meatballs and chillis.
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Lindt & ChoViva Team Up to Launch a Vegan Chocolate Bar for Veganuary
Chocolate giant Lindt has partnered with German cocoa-free brand ChoViva to launch a limited-edition vegan chocolate bar for Veganuary. There are only 1,000 of the Soft & Creamy Hazelnut bars, which feature Lindt's Hello Vegan!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Oat Milk Soap, New TiNDLE CEO & Plant-Based Diplomas
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Beyond Meat's giant Costco partnership, a new CEO for plant-based!-->…
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Are You Stupid?: Oatly Wins Landmark Legal Battle Against UK Dairy Association to Keep ‘Milk’ On Its Packaging
A British High Court judge has sided with Oatly in a court case filed by Dairy UK, which objected to the use of the word 'milk' in its 'Post-Milk Generation' slogan on its product packaging and merchandise (citing consumer confusion), in!-->…
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Au Revoir, Cultivated Meat?: France Follows in Italy’s Footsteps with Proposed Ban By Parliamentarians
Shortly after Italy announced a ban on the production and sale of cultivated meat, France's Les Républicains party announced its own proposal to cultured meat in the country, with a group of policymakers arguing it goes against French!-->…
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How to Make Lab-Grown Coffee: Scientists Publish Recipe to Create New Coffee Ecosystem
Finnish researchers have published details of the process behind its lab-grown coffee, with the aim of developing an ecosystem that can speed up production and commercialisation of the novel ingredient.
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‘Blending Tradition and Innovation’: Senara Emerges from Stealth as Europe’s First Cultured Dairy Startup
German startup Senara has emerged from stealth as the first European company making cell-cultured dairy.
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Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers – Uma Valeti of Upside Foods
The below conversation is the transcript of the sixth and final episode of the podcast miniseries Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers featuring Uma Valeti, CEO and co-founder of Upside Foods interviewed by show host!-->…
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COP28: Every Major Food Sytems Announcement & Funding Pledge from the UN Climate Conference
The number of policy recommendations and funding announcements at COP28 was overwhelming. Here's a list of all the major food outcomes to help you digest it all.
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Inside India’s Largest Plant-Based Dairy M&A: Why Nourish You Acquired One Good
In what is one of the largest acquisitions in the Indian plant-based sector, superfood player Nourish You has acquired vegan dairy brand One Good. Ahead of a planned Series A next year, CFO Radhika Datt pulls the curtain on the why and how!-->…
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Nebraska Republican Drafts Resolution Condemning FAO’s Recommendation to Reduce Beef
Just as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) laid out a roadmap at COP28 to cut the agrifood sector's emissions and align it with the 1.5°C goal, a US Republican representative from Nebraska has introduced a resolution condemning!-->…
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12 Food System Insiders Share Their Takeaways From COP28
After a whirlwind of a couple of weeks, COP28 is finally over – with promises fulfilled and promises broken, often simultaneously. It was billed as the UN's first food-focused climate summit, but did it live up to the hype? Here's!-->…
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Patent Pending: Paleo Eyes Booming Animal-Free Pet Food Market with Precision-Fermented Myoglobin
Belgian precision fermentation startup Paleo is venturing into the pet food market, having filed what it claims is the world's first patent application for the use of animal-free, yeast-based myoglobin in these products.
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Taxing Milk: How VAT Disparity Hinders Plant-Based Dairy in Europe
Analysis by alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe reveals how value-added tax (VAT) on plant-based milk alternatives creates a disparity with their conventional counterparts. But there are calls to level the!-->…
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