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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.

Tech 4 Good Apps

Foodtech Startup Beet Launches Delivery App to Make Plant-Based Eating Switch Easier

Amy Buxton Dec 21, 2021

YOUR BEET, a female-founded platform and app from Melbourne, aims to make plant-based eating simple and wants to support consumers that are looking to align with climate-friendly ideas. Personal and planetary health are given priority,…
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Alt Protein

Israel’s InnovoPro Launches Chickpea-Based Egg White Substitute With Baking Professionals In Mind

Amy Buxton Dec 20, 2021

InnovoPro has unveiled CP-Foam 1001, an egg white replacement system. The product is based on its existing CP-Pro 70 chickpea protein. The company claims that it will create higher, stronger peaks and remain cost-effective for scaled…
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Alt Protein

Eat Just Announces Chef José Andrés Has Joined Its GOOD Meat Board Of Directors

Amy Buxton Dec 20, 2021

Leading humanitarian chef José Andrés has joined food tech startup Eat Just. He has taken up a board position for the GOOD Meat brand. Alongside his appointment, Andrés has pledged to serve cultivated chicken in one of his U.S.…
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Alt Protein

Starbucks Dropping Its Plant Milk Surcharge Was A Spoof But Dietary Racism Is Not

Amy Buxton Dec 20, 2021

The nonprofit Switch4Good pranked Starbucks in early December. Together with the Yes Men, they issued a fake press release on behalf of the coffee conglomerate. The release claimed that Starbucks would be dropping its plant milk surcharge…
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Climate Change

Robert Downey Jr. Backs Open-Sourced Science Funding For The Planet With A Focus On CellAg & Indigenous Knowledge

Amy Buxton Dec 17, 2021

Ironman actor Robert Downey Jr. and David Lang have co-authored an essay published in Fast Company. In it, they discuss the flagrant shortcomings of scientific funding models and explain how “risky explorations” can be progressed, with…
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Alt Protein

South Korea’s CellMEAT Debuts World’s First Cultivated Dokdo Shrimp Prototype

Amy Buxton Dec 17, 2021

CellMEAT has announced a world first: the successful development of a cultivated Dokdo shrimp. The finished product has been replicated in a number of different sizes and shapes. The company cites this as making them suitable for a wide…
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Alt Protein

Australia’s ProForm Foods Set For Global Expansion After Securing Investment From Harvest Road

Amy Buxton Dec 17, 2021

Harvest Road has invested a rumoured $5 million in return for a minority stake in ProForm Foods. The Agri-food enterprise has been increasing its portfolio of sustainable protein interests throughout 2021. Global demand for plant-based…
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Alt Protein

Your Favorite Energy Bar Brand Is Now Making Clif Bars for Dogs

Amy Buxton Dec 17, 2021

Known for its popular energy bars and snacks, category leader Clif Bar is now entering the pet food arena with jerky snacks for dogs. The move is designed to expand distribution into new markets. The company aims to double in size and this…
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Alt Protein

A Year After Historic Cultivated Meat Approval, Singapore Regulator Greenlights More Eat Just Products

Amy Buxton Dec 16, 2021

Eat Just has announced its GOOD Meat division has been given regulatory approval for new products in another world first. The news comes exactly one year after the world’s first approval of its kind, also granted to GOOD Meat, for…
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Alt Materials

Investors Back Seaweed Packaging Innovators As Plastic Waste Crisis Creates Demand For Sustainable Alternatives

Amy Buxton Dec 16, 2021

As consumer dissatisfaction with traditional plastic packaging grows stronger and as the global plastic waste crisis continues to worsen daily, a slew of new material science startups are looking to algae for solutions, and investors are…
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Vegan

India Officially Signs Up To Veganuary Following 60,000 Participants in 2021

Amy Buxton Dec 16, 2021

More than half a million people took part in Veganuary 2021 worldwide and over 60,000 of those were from India. As a result of this, from January 2022, the country will be an official campaign hub for the movement. India joins the U.K.,…
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Alt Protein

Ark Biotech Is Scaling Infrastructure For The Cultivated Meat Sector Ahead Of Anticipated Industry Boom

Amy Buxton Dec 16, 2021

Ark Biotech, led by ex management consultant Yossi Quint, aims to address a major stumbling block in the cultivated meat arena: scalability. The company is seeking to roll out an extensive infrastructure update to allow pilot plants to be…
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Alt Protein

Provectus Algae Scoops $11.4 Million In Pre-Series A Funding To Scale Biomanufacturing Platform

Amy Buxton Dec 16, 2021

Australian startup Provectus Algae has secured funding to commercialise its high-value marine ingredients. The pre-Series A round was led by Hitachi Ventures and Vectr Ventures. Supplementary support came from Possible Ventures, Acequia…
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Tech 4 Good Apps

Sustainable Reviews Platform abillion Announces Successful $10 Million Series A Funding Round

Amy Buxton Dec 16, 2021

Singapore’s abillion, the global eco reviews app that has over one million users, has announced a $10 million Series A investment round was led by New York-based venture fund 1/0 Capital. Funding has been earmarked for product development…
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Circular Economy

Zara Showcases Capsule Collection Of Black Dresses Made From Carbon Emissions

Amy Buxton Dec 15, 2021

Zara parent company Inditex has partnered with Illinois’ LanzaTech to create a line of dresses made from carbon emissions. The collection is the latest Innovation Hub project for the high street giant, which seeks to use more sustainable…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Cheese Giant Daiya Unveils Newly Improved Recipes Across Five Flavours

Amy Buxton Dec 15, 2021

Canadian brand Daiya has released new formulations of its vegan cheese blocks. Available throughout the U.S. and Canada, the revamped products now feature oats and chickpeas. The new recipe has been developed to improve taste and…
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Alt Protein

Canada’s Feel Foods Plans To Launch New Plant-Based Bacon And Eggs Into Vegan Breakfast Sector

Amy Buxton Dec 15, 2021

Agri-holdings company Feel Foods is planning to move into the breakfast foods market. Vegan bacon and eggs are the first product ideas being floated. The company specialises in acquiring or developing plant-based brands. It owns Plantastic…
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Fashion

Seaweed Yarnmaker AlgiKnit Unveils New Facilities To ‘Help Cut The Fashion Industry’s Emissions In Half’

Amy Buxton Dec 15, 2021

New York-based AlgiKnit has announced the opening of a new innovation hub. It is located in The Research Triangle, in North Carolina. The biomaterials maker will use the new space to scale production of seaweed-derived yarns. Pilot…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Nabs Two New Officers From Former Investor, Tyson Foods

Amy Buxton Dec 14, 2021

California’s Beyond Meat has secured two leading meat industry veterans from Arkansas-based Tyson Foods. Doug Ramsey comes on board as COO while Bernie Adcock assumes the role of chief supply chain officer. The latter is a newly created…
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Alt Protein

Israel’s Future Meat Hopes To Reel In $320 Million For U.S. Cultivated Meat Production Facility

Amy Buxton Dec 14, 2021

Israeli cultivated meat brand Future Meat is in the middle of a funding round that aims to bring in $320 million. If successful, the funding will make the company Israel’s most valuable, within its sector. Tyson Foods and ADM are…
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Alt Protein

India’s alt foods Makes Market Debut With Dairy-Free Milk Made From Indigenous Crops

Amy Buxton Dec 14, 2021

A new plant-based milk startup alt foods has launched with two flavours of dairy-free drink; original and chocolate. Both are made from sprouted sorghum, sprouted finger millets, amaranth, and oats. The move away from traditional…
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