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California’s cultivated meat trailblazer Upside Foods has announced its acquisition of cultivated seafood Cultured Decadence. The Wisconsin-based cultivated seafood company will bring high-impact seafood products to the Upside portfolio.…
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A milestone number of plastic bottles have been kept out of oceans, according to the social enterprise Plastic Bank. It says it's kept the equivalent of two billion plastic bottles from entering the world's oceans since launching in 2013. …
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Pret A Manger U.S. is expanding its menu offerings to include a meatless meatball wrap. It has partnered with UK-founded Meatless Farm to develop the sandwich. Sold as a hot option, the wrap represents Pret U.S’s first foray into…
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Israel’s 3D-printed plant-based meat innovator Redefine Meat has closed a $135 million investment round. It represents one of the largest rounds of its kind to date in Israel and brings the company’s total funding raised to $180 million.…
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Barcelona-based “meat successor” Heura has announced ultra-ambitious plans to supersede meat by 2030. The move comes in response to claims that 60 percent of meat will no longer come from animals by 2040. At least 25 percent of that will…
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British actor Ricky Gervais referred to himself as vegan live on U.S. television last week. It's long been suspected, but it's the first time he's admitted it publically. A keen animal rights activist, Gervais has frequently supported PETA…
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UK-based Mamamade is making history, as well as healthy baby food. The organic, plant-based infant meal company has just revealed a 300 percent oversubscribed crowdfunding raise on the Seedrs platform, bringing in £1.5 million ($2…
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Cargill has unveiled a new vegan chocolate line under the ExtraVeganZa brand and products are made using a slew of what the company calls “power ingredients”. The food giant says using sunflower kernel powder and rice syrup make their…
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Cultivated meat brand SuperMeat has held a blind taste testing event at its in-house Tel Aviv restaurant, The Chicken. Among the samplers was highly respected Israeli taster and Master Chef judge Michal Ansky. Highly confident in her…
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Return and repair startup Back Market has confirmed the closing of a $510 million funding round. It brings the French unicorn’s total investment to date to more than $1 billion. London-based Sprints Capital led the latest round. Funds are…
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Misleading eco claims from U.K. fashion brands are set to be punished. Those found flouting consumer protection law will be liable for revised advertising costs and potential court action. The move is being made to prevent inaccurate and…
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Global streaming giant Netflix has announced that Don’t Look Up has climbed to second position on its most successful releases list. The title debuted on the site on December 24 2021. It has since racked up over 322,000,000 viewing…
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As more individuals make small but meaningful changes to their daily lives, we can make a major difference for the planet. We don’t know about you, but that definitely gets the Green Queen team excited about the changes we can take on for…
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Tian An China Investments has completed construction on a new green mall in Shanghai. The building sits snugly amidst the city’s art district. Called ‘1000 Trees’, it is covered with greenery, cascading over various levels, to resemble a…
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Plant-based charcuterie anyone? Based in the U.K., Veganly Deli produces artisan vegan food, made by Michelin-trained chefs. It lists cured-style meats, cheeses and animal-free foie gras amongst its products. Their USP? Each meat has been…
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By Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California, Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury Every disaster movie seems to open with a scientist being ignored. “Don’t Look Up” is no exception – in fact, people ignoring or…
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A scientific discovery reveals new penguin colonies across Antarctica as rising temperatures due to climate change force the birds south to raise their offspring. Researchers in the Antarctic say they have discovered new gentoo penguin…
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German vegan food tech startup GREENFORCE has arrived in the U.K. Founded in 2020 by Thomas Isermann in Munich, its official U.K. launch follows trial availability of plant-based meat items. Consumers can order a range of powder-to-meat…
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There are a lot of interesting ingredients making their way into the vegan meat and cheese categories. But Nature's Fynd may just have the most interesting one of all. As the meat, seafood, egg, and dairy categories change—namely…
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In an effort to make the UK's food supply more sustainable, leading supermarket chain Lidl says it's working with produce suppliers to achieve eco-certification by the end of 2023. Lidl, which operates nearly 900 stores across the UK,…
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UK-based Omni has secured £1.1 ($1.5) million in its first funding round. ProVeg International, Trellis Road, Purple Orange Ventures and Kale United all participated. Funds have been raised to support new product line developments,…
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