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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.

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21-Time Michelin-Starred Chef Alain Ducasse Brings Vegan Burgers to Paris

Amy Buxton May 11, 2022

French culinary superstar Alain Ducasse has unveiled a vegan burger kiosk in the Bastille region of Paris. Burgal is the latest meat-free innovation from the 21-time Michelin-starred chef known for his openness to plant-based dishes. …
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Coles Pledges To Cater To Flexitarians Across Australia With Get Plant’d

Amy Buxton May 11, 2022

Coles has debuted a new-to-it plant-based meat brand. The grocery giant has more than 800 locations throughout Australia, all of which will be stocking the Get Plant’d range. Products have been developed to mimic the full experience of…
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Change Foods Scoops $1 Million Grant To Turn Sugarcane Waste Into Animal-Free Cheese Feedstock

Amy Buxton May 10, 2022

US-Australian food tech Change Foods has secured a $1 million grant from the Australian Commonwealth Government to create a platform for upcycling sugarcane fibre waste that will be processed to offer a low-cost and accessible feedstock…
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‘It Flakes Like The Real Thing’: Irish Startup Debuts Whole-Cut Vegan Cod

Amy Buxton May 10, 2022

Irish startup Sea & Believe recently unveiled its newest development: a vegan whole-cut cod fillet. The company considers the breakthrough to be its biggest to date. It follows the commercial release of seaweed goujons and seaweed…
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Slutty Vegan Gets $25 Million in Funding Led By Shake Shack Founder To Open 20 New Burger Restaurants

Amy Buxton May 10, 2022

Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan burger chain has closed a $25 million Series A funding round, led by New Voices Fund and restauranteur Danny Meyer’s Enlightened Hospitality Investments. The funding will be used to open 10 new restaurants in 2022…
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Climate Change

Brits Are More Climate Conscious Than Ever, According To Search Engine Data

Amy Buxton May 10, 2022

Google has released data that appears to demonstrate a shift towards climate awareness in the U.K. Users of the search engine have been looking for ways to reduce their environmental footprint, with specific methodologies starting to…
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Climate Change

Deep Cleaning With A Lighter Environmental Impact? This Startup Says It Is Possible

Amy Buxton May 10, 2022

Synthetic chemicals in cleaning products are a serious problem. Pennsylvania-based Sudoc, an offshoot of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, claims it is capable of cleaning up the cleaning industry with new technology that's safer…
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Climate Change

New ‘Playbook’ Drawn Up To Incorporate Climate Change Stories Into TV And Film Productions

Amy Buxton May 9, 2022

Non-profit Good Energy has created a resource for the entertainment industry to assist with better representation of the climate crisis across movies and TV shows. The Playbook for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change has been dubbed…
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Scientists Claim Swapping 20% Of Beef For Microbial Protein Will Halve Deforestation Demand

Amy Buxton May 9, 2022

According to new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature swapping 20 percent of all beef eaten globally for microbial protein, such as the type used to make Quorn, would halve deforestation over the next 30 years, Further,…
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Future Foods

Ethical Pantry Staples Maker Voyage Foods Bags $36 Million To Accelerate CPG Aspirations

Amy Buxton May 9, 2022

Californian food tech startup Voyage Foods is a step closer to launching its ethical pantry staples. The company has confirmed a $36 million Series A raise co-led by UBS O’Connor and Level One Fund. This brings total funding to $41.7…
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Happy Ocean Foods Nets New Investors for Its Vegan Seafood During ‘Lion’s Den’ Appearance

Amy Buxton May 7, 2022

Munich-based Happy Ocean Foods, which makes plant-based alternatives to shrimp, has secured two investors following an appearance on Lion’s Den. The programme is the German version of the U.S.’s Shark Tank and the U.K’s Dragon’s Den. The…
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Revo Foods Has Launched Its Vegan Smoked Salmon In The UK

Amy Buxton May 6, 2022

Austria’s Revo Foods has debuted its plant-based smoked salmon analogue in the U.K. It will be sold by GreenBay, a popular online vegan supermarket. The launch follows a successful domestic unveiling back in October last year and…
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Mooji Meats Nets $3 Million for 3D-Printed Vegan Meat Acceleration

Amy Buxton May 6, 2022

Y Combinator alumnus Mooji Meats, which specialises in whole cut plant-based meats, has raised £3 million in a seed funding round. The Good Startup, Collaborative Fund, Lever VC and AgFunder all participated in the round. Mooji says the…
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Melt&Marble Secures €5 Million After Showcasing Precision Fermented ‘Beef’ Fat

Amy Buxton May 6, 2022

Swedish startup Melt&Marble, which makes animal fat analogues, has closed a €5 million seed funding round, led by Lever VC. The company recently unveiled its alternative to beef fat that can be customised for plant-based meats. The…
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Alt Materials

‘World’s First’ Lab Grown Leather Backed By Kering Bags $46 Million Series A

Amy Buxton May 6, 2022

French-based luxury fashion corporation Kering has announced it has backed San Francisco's VitroLabs, a biotech startup that has created a platform for growing highly scalable, cultivated animal-derived leather that is environmentally…
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Impact Investment

Billionaire Makes $1.1 Billion Donation To Stanford University For New Sustainability School

Amy Buxton May 6, 2022

California’s Stanford University has revealed that a new school will be opening at the start of the 2022 fall semester. The Doerr School of Sustainability has come about thanks to a $1.1 billion donation from John and Ann Doerr, plus gifts…
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Chocolate

Lindt Brings Its Creamy Vegan Oat Milk Chocolate To the U.S.

Amy Buxton May 5, 2022

At the start of the year, Swiss chocolatier Lindt released two vegan chocolate bars in the U.K, to coincide with Veganuary. Canada followed in February and now, the U.S. is getting a taste of the original and salted caramel incarnations.…
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Climate Change

Is HSBC About To Get Hung Out To Dry For Greenwashing?

Amy Buxton May 5, 2022

U.K. advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority, is in the midst of deciding whether or not to caution HSBC over “misleading” adverts. The campaigns in question allude to climate action by the major financial institution…
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Space F And Partners Scoop $15 Million Government Grant

Amy Buxton May 5, 2022

South Korean cultivated meat startup Space F, along with four partners, has won a grant of $15 million to continue researching cultivated meat. As part of the Alychymist Project, an R&D initiative supported by South Korea’s Ministry of…
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Skinny Butcher Nails Two Trends In One With ‘Stranger Things’ And Vegan Chicken Nuggets

Amy Buxton May 5, 2022

Ahead of the Stranger Things season four premiere, Detroit’s Skinny Butcher has announced it has rolled out show-themed plant-based chicken nuggets in nationwide Walmart stores. The Crazy Crispy Chick’n Nuggets are the latest in a long…
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Health

Lone Star: A Bite From This Tick Causes a Lifelong Red Meat Allergy, And It’s Migrating Through The U.S.

Amy Buxton May 5, 2022

The lone star tick has moved from Southern states, migrating to the North and Western U.S. Females are recognisable by the white spot on their back. But the ticks are better known for another reason: one bite can render a person allergic…
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