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A long-term committed ethical vegan and formerly Green Queen's resident plant-based reporter, Amy juggles raising a family and maintaining her editorial career, while also campaigning for increased mental health awareness in the professional world. Known for her love of searing honesty, in addition to recipe developing, animal welfare and (often lacklustre) attempts at handicrafts, she’s hands-on and guided by her veganism in all aspects of life. She’s also extremely proud to be raising a next-generation vegan baby.

China Holds First Cellular Agriculture Forum To Embolden Cultivated Meat Progress

Amy Buxton Apr 26, 2022

Food security and a growing demand for protein is on every government's mind. A new cultivated meat industry association, the China Cellular Agriculture Forum, held its first event last week and was attended by approximately 30 companies…
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Circular Economy

Ebay Launches Marketplace To Divert Imperfect New Fashion Items From Landfill

Amy Buxton Apr 25, 2022

Online retail giant Ebay has launched a new marketplace. Ebay Imperfects offers a way for clothing brands to sell new but not QC-passed pieces to consumers looking for a bargain. The initiative will save shoppers up to 60 percent on retail…
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OneRare And Honeybee Burger Join Forces To Make The Metaverse More Meat-Free

Amy Buxton Apr 25, 2022

OneRare, builder of the first food-centric metaverse platform has revealed LA-based mini-chain Honeybee Burger will be joining its world. The plant-based brand sees the joining of the ‘foodverse’ as a new way to make meat-free menu items…
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Animal Free Dairy Maker Perfect Day Acquires 3 New Manufacturing Plants In India, Announces New U.S. Hub

Amy Buxton Apr 25, 2022

California’s Perfect Day has been confirmed as the winning bidder in an auction for Mumbai-based Sterling Biotech. The reported final figure was Rs 638 crore, with the reserve set as Rs 548.46 crore. Sterling entered into the liquidation…
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Circular Economy

Use Only What You Need: Sharing Economy Platform Scoops $20 Million For On-Demand Home Appliance Lending App

Amy Buxton Apr 25, 2022

New York-headquartered Tulu has netted £20 million in a Series A round, led by VC New Era Capital Partners, with participation by Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Kärcher New Venture and Round Hill Ventures. Previous investors doubled down in…
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Gerber Launches Carbon Neutral Plant-Based Toddler Food Range

Amy Buxton Apr 24, 2022

Early years nutrition giant Gerber has launched a new all plant-based range. Plant-tastic is a selection of organic pouches, snacks and meals made using only plant protein sources. The move comes after Gerber announced in 2021 that it will…
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Lupini Beans Are The Secret To Perfect Vegan Ice Cream, Says Wicked Kitchen

Amy Buxton Apr 23, 2022

Wicked Kitchen has unveiled a range of plant-based ice creams and frozen novelties powered by lupini beans. The brand says it has used the protein powerhouse in a way that no other ice cream manufacturer has, to date. The result is…
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Hundreds Of US Colleges And Universities Set To Embrace Plant-Based Cafeteria Menus

Amy Buxton Apr 22, 2022

Food service provider Sodexo has pledged to cut its carbon footprint by 34 percent, by 2025. In a bid to expedite the process, it plans to turn 42 percent of its menus across colleges and universities plant-based. Hundreds of U.S.…
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Motif FoodWorks Doubles Down On Impossible Foods Patent Infringement Denial With New Petition

Amy Buxton Apr 22, 2022

The legal battle between Motif FoodWorks and Impossible Foods is intensifying. The former has just announced it has filed a petition to challenge the validity of the patent at the centre of the contentious case. Motif claims that…
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CellMEAT Nets $8.1 Million For Prototype Shrimp Scaling And Crustacean R&D

Amy Buxton Apr 22, 2022

South Korea’s cultivated seafood startup CellMEAT has closed an $8.1 million Series A funding round. Investors included NaulB, BNK Venture Capital, Strong Ventures and Ryukyung. An extension of the round is being considered for later in…
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Vegan Diets Are Healthiest For Dogs, New Study Concludes

Amy Buxton Apr 21, 2022

ProVeg International supported a large-scale study into the effects of different types of canine nutrition. Findings show that nutritionally complete vegan diets are the healthiest option and expose dogs to the least food-related hazards.…
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Nowadays Scoops $7 Million For Plant-Based Chicken Scaling

Amy Buxton Apr 21, 2022

San Francisco startup Nowadays has closed an oversubscribed $7 million seed round. Led by Stray Dog Capital, with meat processing operation Standard Meat Co, VegInvest Trust, FoodHack, and others participating, the round will support…
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Brazil Commits To Serving 10 Million Sustainable Plant-Based School Meals A Year

Amy Buxton Apr 21, 2022

A new partnership between Conscious Eating Brazil, the Humane Society International, and Salvador’s city hall will see plant-based meals rolled out to Brazilian schools. In total, more than 10 million sustainable, plant-based meals are…
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Dutch Food Giant Upfield Releases Methane Footprint Data And Challenges Others To Follow Suit

Amy Buxton Apr 21, 2022

The Netherlands’ Upfield has disclosed its corporate methane footprint. It marks the first large food company in the world to do so. It claims to have released the data in a bid to push methane transparency into the food industry,…
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This Swiss Fermentation Manufacturing Platform Snagged $8.1 Million To Scale Its ‘New Food Revolution’

Amy Buxton Apr 21, 2022

Geneva-based food tech Planetary has announced a $8.1 million in a seed financing round. Astanor Ventures led the investment, with XAnge, Blue Horizon, Nucleus Capital and more participating. The startup is planning to use the money raised…
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Dao Foods Unveils Latest Cohort Of China-Focused Startups To Receive Incubator Investment

Amy Buxton Apr 20, 2022

Dao Foods International has released the names of the latest six alternative protein companies to be welcomed into its incubator programme. They represent the third cohort since the project launched in 2020. The incubator scheme is…
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TiNDLE Chicken Launches in the U.K. Following Record-Breaking Series A Raise

Amy Buxton Apr 20, 2022

Singapore’s Next Gen Foods has announced it is bringing its TiNDLE brand of vegan chicken to the U.K. Starting this month, the plant-based poultry alternative will be available through 11 restaurants and groups, covering 50 locations…
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BVeg Foods Partners With Bühler to Bring ‘Indistinguishable’ Vegan Meat to India

Amy Buxton Apr 20, 2022

India’s BVeg Foods is set to become one of the country’s first large plant to offer high moisture extrusion (HME) technology. The move comes thanks to a strategic partnership with Swiss machinery leader Bühler. Acquisition of the HME…
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ADM To Increase Alt-Protein Production Capacity With Through Expansion And New Facility Construction

Amy Buxton Apr 20, 2022

Chicago’s nutrition giant, ADM, has announced plans to invest $300 million in itself in order to increase production capacity at its Illinois plant. Alongside, its new state-of-the-art ‘Protein Innovation Center’ will be opened, also in…
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Israel’s Cultivated Meat Consortium Gets Green Light and $18 Million From Government

Amy Buxton Apr 20, 2022

The Israeli Innovation Authority has granted final approval for the world’s largest cultivated meat consortium. The three-year project has been awarded $18 million in government funding to progress developments as the global cultivated…
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New Zealand Officials Wanted ‘Plant-Based Diets’ Removed From IPCC Climate Action Plan Summary

Amy Buxton Apr 19, 2022

New Zealand Government officials allegedly took action to dilute Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report recommendations. Official records demonstrate that representatives made the case for replacing a recommendation of…
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