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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.

Vegan

Vegans And Vegetarians More Likely To Pursue Open Relationships Than Meat-Eaters, New Data Suggests

Amy Buxton Feb 12, 2022

Data collected by vegan dating app Veggly suggests that vegans and vegetarians are more open to the concept of unconventional relationship frameworks, with 60 percent saying they're more likely to entertain open relationships than…
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Alt Protein

Daisy Lab Receives NZ$250,000 Funding Injection To Continue Disrupting New Zealand’s Dairy Industry

Amy Buxton Feb 11, 2022

Auckland-based animal free dairy startup Daisy Lab has announced a NZ$250,000 capital injection from Stephen Tindall’s K1W1 and Icehouse Ventures. The funding will be used to continue developing cow-free products, particularly cheese.…
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Cell-Based News

Are Psychedelics The Next Big Trend In Cellular Agriculture?

Amy Buxton Feb 11, 2022

Chicago’s Back of the Yard Algae Sciences (BYAS) has revealed it is on the brink of an ecologically significant breakthrough. The company, which uses cellular agriculture to create zero-waste food additives, claims to have reproduced toad…
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Alt Protein

Seawith Nets ₩1 Billion for State-Of-The-Art Cultivated Meat Production Facility

Amy Buxton Feb 11, 2022

Korea's Seawith, developer of cultivated beef, has announced a ₩1 billion investment from Mint Venture Partners. It follows previous backing from Hg Initiative, Daesung Startup Investment and Daily Partners. Founded in 2019, Seawith has…
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Alt Protein

Formo and Brain Biotech Announce New Alliance To Bring Animal-Free Milk Proteins To Market

Amy Buxton Feb 11, 2022

Formo and Brain Biotech are working collaboratively to bring bioidentical milk proteins to commercial viability. The move will see the two German natives bringing their expertise together, while using shared platforms for scaled…
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Alt Protein

6 US Vegan Fish Brands New York’s Mayor Eric Adams Should Try

Amy Buxton Feb 11, 2022

New York’s ‘vegan’ Mayor, Eric Adams has come under fire. Just days after implementing Vegan Fridays in the city's public schools, he has admitted that he still eats fish sometimes. There are lots of reasons why eating fish is not…
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Alt Protein

Australia’s Fënn Foods Nets $3 Million To Support Growth In Line With Plant-Based Meat Explosion

Amy Buxton Feb 10, 2022

Leading Australian plant-based meat manufacturer Fënn Foods has scooped $3 million in its latest funding round from Bombora Investment Management. The round was private and oversubscribed, with new investors participating alongside…
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Alt Protein

Everything Legendary Scoops $6 Million For Full Brand Expansion In Series A Round

Amy Buxton Feb 10, 2022

Maryland-based plant-based meat maker Everything Legendary has closed a $6million Series A round led by CircleUp Growth Partners. Existing investors Mark Cuban and General Mills participated in the funding Funds have been earmarked for…
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Vegan

On Tour With Billie Eilish: Vegan Food and Sustainability Initiatives

Amy Buxton Feb 10, 2022

Known for her vegan diet and frequent sustainability initiatives while touring, the Grammy Award-winning singer Billie Eilish is championing plant-based living again. The 20-year-old pop star is using her Happier Than Ever world tour as a…
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Alt Protein

Space F Claims Korea’s First Cultivated Chicken And Beef Prototypes Alongside New Pork 2.0

Amy Buxton Feb 10, 2022

After pioneering cultivated pork in March 2021, South Korean cellular agriculture startup Space F has unveiled a host of new innovation including an upgraded version of its existing cultivated pork prototype, a brand new cultivated beef…
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Alt Protein

Consumers Are Ready For Animal-Free Dairy, New Study Finds

Amy Buxton Feb 9, 2022

Attitudes towards precision fermentation dairy are being put under the spotlight. A joint study carried out by Formo, Mercy For Animals, and the University of Bath, has reported positive feelings about the sector and its impact on animals.…
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Alt Protein

Ultimate Indian Power Couple Anushka Sharma And Virat Kohli Back Blue Tribe Foods’ Plant-Based Meat

Amy Buxton Feb 9, 2022

Mumbai startup Blue Tribe Foods has welcomed Bollywood celebrity Anushka Sharma and her husband cricket star Virat Kohli on board as investors and brand ambassadors. The alliance draws global attention to India’s burgeoning smart protein…
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Alt Protein

Impact Food Dives Into The Surging Vegan Tuna Race With Whole-Cut Bluefin

Amy Buxton Feb 9, 2022

Californian startup Impact Food has announced the soft launch of its new plant-based tuna that claims to capture the taste and texture of real whole-cut tuna found in sushi and poké. The young company has used a biochemical approach to…
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Vegan

Aldi Supermarkets Saw A 500% Rise In Vegan Food Sales During Veganuary

Amy Buxton Feb 8, 2022

Discount supermarket chain Aldi U.K. has announced a significant surge in plant-based sales during January. Reporting a spike of 500 percent against last year’s January sales figures, the budget retailer has attributed the numbers to an…
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Alt Protein

Current Foods Makes Its Sushi-Grade Sustainable Vegan Tuna And Salmon Available for US-Wide Delivery

Amy Buxton Feb 8, 2022

Newly rebranded Current Foods has announced the launch of a direct-to-customer sales initiative. The company, which was formerly known as Kuleana, making its vegan tuna and smoked salmon analogues available for delivery throughout the U.S.…
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Zero Waste

Plastic-Free Groceries: Zero Closes $11.8 Million Seed Round To Expand The US’s ‘Most Sustainable’ Delivery Service

Amy Buxton Feb 7, 2022

Californian sustainable packaging grocery startup Zero has scooped $11.8 million in seed funding led by Sway Ventures to continue its recent 'two hour eco delivery' expansion across the United States. The company, which delivers a wide…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

New Report Finds China and India’s Gen Z Is More Sustainable Than UK and US Young Consumers

Amy Buxton Feb 7, 2022

Credit Suisse Research Institute released a report this week identifying Gen Z and Millennials in China, India, and other emerging countries as more likely to align with sustainable consumption than those in developed regions. An increased…
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Vegan

NYC’s Plant-Based Mayor Initiates Vegan Fridays At All City’s Public Schools

Amy Buxton Feb 7, 2022

History was made last week in New York. For the first time, all public schools will be required to serve only vegan food in their cafeterias once a week. The move follows the successful implementation of Meatless Mondays and Fridays…
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Coffee

Starbuck Unveils New Dairy-Free Bottled Oat Milk Frappuccinos

Amy Buxton Feb 7, 2022

Coffee giant Starbucks has announced it is launching a line of dairy-free bottled frappuccinos. Historically slow to react to plant-based demand, Starbucks is making up for lost time. The Frappuccino announcement comes after a slew of new…
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Alt Protein

UK Makes First Tentative Step To Join The Global Sustainable Protein Race With Post-Brexit Report

Amy Buxton Feb 5, 2022

The U.K. Government has published a paper entitled ‘The Benefits of Brexit’. The 100-page report has included one six-line paragraph alluding to potential novel food regulation updates. A review of existing regulations appears underway…
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Alt Protein

A Microbe-Made Vegetable Oil Alternative? Coldplay, Branson & Downey Jr. Back Zero Acre Farms In $37 Million Series A

Amy Buxton Feb 4, 2022

New kid on the block Zero Acre Farms, a San Francisco fat startup that has been in stealth mode until this week, has a big mission: disrupting vegetable oils with a fermented alternative that is more sustainable and healthier. The founding…
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