6 Mins Read From Australia and Thailand to the Netherlands and the US, itâs easier than ever to find plant-based, overfishing-free alternatives to shrimp. You can make your own vegan shrimp cocktail, grits with shrimp or even ceviche â the worldâs your, well, crustacean. Here are the best brands…
4 Mins Read Colorado-based mycelium meat producer Meati has opened a direct-to-consumer online storefront to enable product deliveries and subscriptions for its customers. The Meati Marketplace will allow people to try its alt-meats before they hit shelves, while a $169 Innovation Kitchen Subscription…
6 Mins Read Alproâs brand refresh features new packaging putting the ingredients front and centre, along with taste descriptors and a bespoke font. Danoneâs global plant-based marketing director speaks to Green Queen about emphasising sustainability over wacky marketing, why plant-based is no longer…
9 Mins Read Mother Pearl, which opened in 2020 as Hong Kongâs first vegan bubble tea shop, is an outlier in the space. On the heels of opening its fifth location in the city this Monday, and ahead of launching the sixth store this weekend, its founder Po Chen bursts the bubble on the health aspects…
4 Mins Read In what is a significant restructuring move, Colorado-based mycelium meat startup Meati has cut its workforce by 10% and shuttered its pilot plant as it looks to become profitable. Meati, which had let go of 17 employees (about 5%) in June, says the layoffs affect all parts of the business…
5 Mins Read In recent years, the plant-based industry has witnessed hyper-growth and a lot of hype, fueled by venture capital and a promise of sustainable alternatives to traditional animal-based products. However, as the dust settles on initial market enthusiasm, the narrative surrounding this industry…
4 Mins Read Months after resolving all legal disputes with its namesake founder Miyoko Schinner, alt-dairy pioneer Miyokoâs Creamery has launched its first new product range. The cashew-based Plant Milk Cheese Spreads herald a new era for the company and its CEO Stuart Kronauge. Miyokoâs new cheese…
4 Mins Read Revo Foods will launch its whole-cut salmon filet in Rewe Groupâs vegan flagship store, Billa Pflanzilla, in Vienna this week, marking the first time a 3D-printed meat alternative will be on supermarket shelves, according to the company. Born out of its collaboration with Swedenâs Mycorena…
5 Mins Read Green Queen speaks to French startup La Vieâs co-founder and CEO Nicolas Schweitzer about the startupâs new plant-based ham, its latest crowdfunding campaign, and its new virtual restaurant. Bacon is what made La Vie famous in the plant-based sector. That, and the companyâs often viral…
7 Mins Read A new report by the Better Food Foundation and Sentient Media analyzed eight news outlets â four each in the UK and the US â and found that five have recipe sections dominated by meat-based dishes. In an effort to find the link between climate media and animal agriculture, the researchers…
2 Mins Read French multinational retailer Carrefour has teamed up with corporations like Unilever and Danone to launch a plant-based coalition to develop vegan food in France in the wake of a proposed ban on the labelling of meat alternatives. Announced by Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard on LinkedIn…
3 Mins Read In the latest episode of a long-drawn saga, Franceâs agriculture ministry has drafted a new proposal to ban 21 terms like âsteakâ, âbeefâ, âhamâ and âgrilledâ from plant-based meat labelling. The government has also listed over 120 meat-related terms that can be used only…
5 Mins Read Hong Kong French toast, rice pudding, dulce de leche, Vietnamese coffee â these are some of the most exciting foods known to humankind, or the food-obsessed like me at least. And theyâre all possible thanks to one glorious ingredient: condensed milk. So whatâs a conscious gastronome…
5 Mins Read Leading US plant-based food companies are reportedly considering forming a coalition similar to groups behind ultra-successful marketing campaigns like Got Milk? and The Incredible Edible Egg, according to Adweek. Earmarked for a 2024 launch, itâs touted as a response to negative media…
4 Mins Read Umami United, the Tokyo-based startup that makes plant-based egg products, has closed a pre-Series A funding round with an injection of „240M ($1.64M). The company plans to use the funds to develop a vegan egg white alternative and enter the US and European markets. Led by Beyond Next Ventures…
3 Mins Read Around three-quarters of Americans donât think eating meat and dairy would have any impact on climate change, according to a new survey, compared to 6 out of 10 who believed recycling is a key climate action. This is despite multiple studies proving otherwise. Conducted by the Washington…
10 Mins Read As a company, Oatly isnât a stranger to controversy. Itâs had its fair share of ups and downs â and each of these has been well-documented. However, in the last year or so, there has been a steady drip of downs rather than ups, which has left the worldâs biggest alt-milk company…
5 Mins Read Plant-based meat may be getting caught in the culture wars, and US brands that emphasize climate and environmental concerns may be putting off conservative consumers who are reluctant to try such products, according to new research. By Jennifer Yule, Lecturer in Marketing, The University…
6 Mins Read Recreating animal muscle tissues from plants is like climbing a mountain â and this is why whole cuts have been referred to as the âholy grailâ of plant-based meat. While most vegan meat companies stick to mince, these six startups are succeeding in replicating conventional whole-cut…
4 Mins Read Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific has introduced 16 new dishes to menus on select long-haul flights, in partnership with local vegetarian restaurant Veda, part of the Ovolo Hotel Group. Running until June 2024, the range of meals is inspired by cuisines from North Africa, Europe, the…
5 Mins Read Itâs not tofu or tempeh and donât call it plant-based meat. Newcomer-on-the-shelf Vegbloc looks to disrupt the protein on the plate of busy, climate-conscious folks who value health, taste and convenience. When was the last time you put quinoa in your ramen? Or red lentils on your pizza…
10 Mins Read Often described as a food writer, I tend to see Kennedy as a food thinker. Her unique writing style is full of questions and complicated discussions. She does not peddle in easy answers and tidy solutions. Her From The Desk of Alicia Kennedy Substack, which boasts close to 30,000 subscribers…
4 Mins Read A group of celebrities have supported an open letter by UK charity Generation Vegan (GenV), which calls for the Prince William-helmed Earthshot Prize to add a category recognising those who are advancing a shift to a plant-based food system. The co-signees have pledged to match the ÂŁ1M prize…
3 Mins Read South Korean plant-based meat producer Unlimeat has partnered with US vegan egg brand Just Egg to unveil products using the latterâs folded egg format. The collaboration will result in a vegan kimbap, which will go on floors in Gangnam in September, followed by an American-style breakfast…
4 Mins Read In what is a burgeoning plant-based category, vegan seafood undergoes a whole-food twist with Canadian startup Seed to Surf, which uses vegetables as its primary ingredient. Founded in 2020, the brand makes tinned snow crab and smoked whitefish from mushrooms and celeriac root in a clean-label…
