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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.

Health

First Meat And Now Dairy Is Linked To Higher Risk Of Cancer, in New China Study

Amy Buxton May 17, 2022

The first in-depth multi-year study looking at correlations between dairy consumption and cancer rates has been undertaken in China. Findings point to a higher risk of liver and female breast cancer in people eating larger amounts of…
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Alt Protein

Finless Foods’s Pokè-Style Plant-Based Tuna Now Available Across U.S.

Amy Buxton May 17, 2022

California’s Finless Foods, one of the early players in the cultivated seafood space, is ready to debut its plant-based tuna analogue nationwide across the United States. Its pokè style product, which the company claims i minimally…
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Alt Protein

Seafood Reboot Nets $3.3 Million To Launch A New Wave Of Plant-Based Fish

Amy Buxton May 17, 2022

Paris-based alt fish startup Seafood Reboot has closed a €3.2 million pre-seed funding round led by Demeter Investment Managers with participation from Senseii ventures, Founders Future and Beyond Impact. New funding has been secured to…
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Alt Protein

Biotech Brightseed Scoops $68 Million For Bioactive Compound Mapping

Amy Buxton May 16, 2022

California-based AI phytonutrient detection startup Brightseed has closed a successful Series B funding round led by Singapore-based Temasek, with added participation from both existing and new investors, the raise garnered $68 million.…
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Alt Protein

v2food Enters The Ready Meal Category With Four Plant-Based Classics

Amy Buxton May 16, 2022

Australian plant-based meat leader v2food is diversifying its range with ready meals to offer consumers fast and convenient access to prepared vegan dishes. The company is debuting four options including spaghetti bolognese, lasagne, penne…
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Alt Protein

KFC Sets Its Sights On Vegan Chicken Buckets For European Restaurants

Amy Buxton May 16, 2022

Following on from its original recipe Vegan Burger, KFC is looking to create a range of new products with Quorn including vegan chicken buckets. The first confirmed item is an animal-free tender. U.K.-based Quorn has been chosen as the…
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Charity

OmniPork Honors AAPI Month With Plant-Based Collaborations

Amy Buxton May 16, 2022

Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month will be celebrated in meat-free style this year. OmniFoods is partnering with a bevvy of chefs from the AAPI community and offering up its OmniPork products for them to develop limited edition…
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Alt Protein

China’s CellX Announces $10.6 Million Series A To Make Cultivated Meat

Amy Buxton May 16, 2022

Shanghai-based cellular agriculture startup CellX has secured a $10.6 million Series A funding round with funding earmarked for recruitment efforts and optimizing the company's platform technologies to achieve scale while decreasing unit…
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Human Rights

John Oliver Takes On Environmental Racism

Amy Buxton May 15, 2022

Known for his ability to take complex topics and turn them into crib notes for widespread understanding, John Oliver has done it again. Employing his usual brand of humour, he took on the serious issue of environmental racism on the Last…
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Alt Protein

Evo Foods Announces New Partnership With Ginkgo Bioworks For Next-Gen Egg Products

Amy Buxton May 13, 2022

Indian plant-based egg startup Evo Foods has announced it is partnering with Ginkgo Bioworks to create new ingredients for its products. The latter offers an established cell programming platform which will be leveraged to develop…
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Alt Protein

Unlimeat Crowdfunds To Launch Sold-Out Plant-Based Jerky In The US

Amy Buxton May 13, 2022

Korea’s leading plant-based meat company is leveraging the power of crowdfunding to launch its jerky line in the U.S. A pre-launch campaign on Kickstarter allows global backers to participate. The official launch is scheduled for May…
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Food & Nutrition

Cargill And Cubiq Team Up To Take On The U.S. Alternative Fats Market

Amy Buxton May 13, 2022

Barcelona’s Cubiq Foods has been developing its omega-3-rich smart fats since 2020 and now, the startup has announced a $5.75 million funding round from Moira Capital Partners, SGEIC and Newtree Impact to help it bring its developments to…
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Alt Dairy

James Cromwell Stages ‘Glued-In’ Protest At Starbucks Over Plant Milk Surcharge

Amy Buxton May 13, 2022

Actor and activist James Cromwell, best known for his roles in Succession and Babe, superglued himself to a Starbucks counter in New York City earlier this week. The act was a form of protest against the coffee chain’s continued…
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Alt Protein

Marco Pierre White Doubles Down On Redefine Meat Partnership With UK-Wide Menu Updates

Amy Buxton May 12, 2022

Award-winning chef Marco Pierre White has developed two new recipes using Israel’s Redefine Meat’s New-Meat plant-based innovation. The Redefine Ragu alla Bolognese and Redefine Mr Lamb’s Shepherd’s Pie will both be rolled out across…
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Alt Protein

‘Beef But Better’: Kerry Identifies What Australia Consumers Are Looking From Plant-Based Beef Burgers

Amy Buxton May 12, 2022

Consumers across the globe are adopting flexitarian diets, motivated by health and environmental factors. Newly published research by Kerry, the global leader in taste and nutrition, suggests the move towards alternative proteins starts…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Vegan Diet Shown To Offer ‘Meaningful’ Weight Loss For Obese And Diabetic People, In New Research

Amy Buxton May 12, 2022

Following a vegan diet for three months has been found to offer significant health benefits to both obese and diabetic people. A study conducted by the Steno Diabetes Center in Copenhagen found that participants lost ‘meaningful’ amounts…
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Food & Nutrition

Asian Food Companies Are Failing To Disclose Core ESG Sourcing Risks, New Study Finds

Amy Buxton May 12, 2022

Asia Research and Engagement (ARE) has conducted a baseline study looking at the disclosure levels of Asia’s top animal protein companies, and according to its findings, only 16 percent of the biggest organisations put responsible sourcing…
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Alt Protein

Haofood Partners With Lawson To Bring Plant-Based Chicken To 2,300 Stores

Amy Buxton May 12, 2022

Shanghai’s Haofood has announced distribution partnership with Chinese convenience store giant Lawson that will see its new satay nugget stick product being stocked in 2,300 stores across the country, to give consumers easy access to…
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Health

Jems Launches Vegan Condoms To Take The Toxicity Out Of Sex

Amy Buxton May 12, 2022

Canadian vegan condom maker Jems says it is advocating for safer, more informed sex by renouncing toxicity in all forms across its vegan condom range. The female-founded condom company, launched in 2021, remove animal products, gluten, and…
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Alt Protein

TiNDLE Maker Next Gen Foods Appoints 2 New Board Members To Strengthen Food System Disruption

Amy Buxton May 11, 2022

Singapore’s Next Gen Foods, which owns the vegan TiNDLE brand, has welcomed two new board members to help cement the young company's position as a global plant-based leader: Jenny Lee, a managing partner at GGV Capital, and Mathys Boeren,…
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Chocolate

WNWN Food Labs Debuting Cacao And Palm Oil-Free Ethical Chocolate On London Shelves

Amy Buxton May 11, 2022

Chocolate without cacao might sound like science fiction but WNWN Food Labs is releasing its first dark variety this month and it says its product has 80% less emissions than convential chocolate. The startup wants to address what it…
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