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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Let’s Eat Balanced?: UK Livestock Industry To Broadcast TV Ads Promoting Beef, Dairy & Lamb During Veganuary
As the UK eats less meat and dairy than ever before, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching an ad campaign promoting beef, lamb and dairy in January to rival the increasingly popular Veganuary, with three TV!-->…
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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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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Reserve Day
Welcome to Day 13 of #COP28, the unintended last day. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'.
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Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers – Dr. Mark Post of Mosa Meat
The below conversation is the transcript of the fifth episode of the podcast miniseries Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers featuring Dr Mark Post, Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Mosa Meat interviewed by show!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: A Juicy 69, Plant Polls & Cultured Meat Regulatory Filings
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 an Indian plant-based dairy acquisition, vegan surveys, and two!-->…
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This Startup is Making Animal-Free Creamer from Yeast to Change the Way You Drink Your Coffee
Swiss food tech company Cultivated Biosciences has unveiled the first proof of concept for its yeast-based fermented fat, in the form of a dairy-free coffee creamer prototype.
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 12
Welcome to Day 12 of #COP28, the final day! In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'.
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Misinformation, Corporate Greed & Rising Costs: How Heather Mills’ Alt-Meat Brand VBites Fell Into Administration After 30 Years
British vegan entrepreneur Heather Mills has announced that her legacy plant-based meat brand VBites is entering administration this week, after failing to secure funding amid rising costs. The 30-year-old company's collapse comes amid a!-->…
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Bill Gates-Backed Nature’s Fynd Says It’s Launching The World’s First Fungi Protein Yogurts at Whole Foods
Chicago-based food tech startup Nature's Fynd will introduce what it claims are the "world's first" fungi-based yogurts in January. Launching at Whole Foods stores across the US, this is the company's third product line, and comes just as!-->…
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Scientists Disagree on This Climate Change Argument, Which Will Decide Our Future
By Robert Chris, Honorary Associate, Geography, The Open University; and Hugh Hunt, Professor of Engineering Dynamics and Vibration, University of Cambridge
Getting to net zero emissions by mid-century is conventionally understood as!-->!-->!-->…
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 11
Welcome to Day 11 of #COP28 – it's almost the end of the road. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the!-->…
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Denmark Announces First 36 Projects Receiving $8.4M As Part of Plant-Based Fund
The Danish Foundation for Plant-Based Foods has announced the first 36 projects receiving investment as part of its $180M Plant Fund. It comes two months after it became the first country to introduce a national action plan to transition!-->…
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Michelin Precision: Eleven Madison Park Debuts EVERY’s Yeast-Fermented Egg in One-Off Dinner
Silicon Valley startup The EVERY Company debuted its hen-free egg made from precision fermentation at famed New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park, which went mostly plant-based in 2021, as the centrepiece of an exclusive one-off!-->…
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What Do Consumers Want From Vegan Cheese? Daiya Bets on Fermented Oat Cream
Canadian brand Daiya has launched its updated vegan cheese lineup, made from a base of its oat cream and using age-old traditional fermentation techniques to mimic dairy cheese better.
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 10
Welcome to Day 10 of #COP28 – the first ever official day dedicated to food systems in the history of the summit. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from!-->…
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 9
Welcome to Day 9 of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'.
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Landmark UN Report: Meat & Dairy Alternatives Can Significantly Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In a landmark report during the COP28 summit in Dubai, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has openly endorsed alternative proteins – spanning plant-based, cultivated and fermented – as a way to significantly cut emissions,!-->…
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 8
Welcome to Day 8* of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'.
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New Research Promises Meatier, Juicier, Tastier Vegan Burgers with Clean-Label Process
What if your vegan burgers could be juicier, meatier and less processed? Some scientists have found a way to do just that, using an enzyme that breaks down amino acids to allow burgers to retain more moisture and get rid of a lot of the!-->…
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