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Phil Haughton, Founder of Better Food, receives MBE in New Year’s...

Phil Haughton, founder of award-winning Bristol-based organic retailer Better Food, receives recognition of his life’s work to create a better and fairer food system....

Steakholder Foods Unveils ‘Industry-First’ 3D-Printed Vegan Eel

4 Mins Read Israeli startup Steakholder Foods has unveiled the industry’s first 3D-printed eel to battle an industry riddled with overfishing and facing the...

Mycelium Could Be the Solution for World Hunger, Suggests New Report

5 Mins Read The world of mycelium has skyrocketed in 2023, presented as an environmental and nutritional powerhouse that’s cost-effective when produced at scale...

This New 3D-Printed Chip Can End Animal Testing for Drugs

4 Mins Read 2023 could prove to be a landmark year for the fight against animal testing, having started on the back of a...

Netflix Series ‘You Are What You Eat’: Vegan Diet Benefits Includes...

6 Mins Read Just months after a study of identical twins recording the effects of meat-eating and vegan diets, You Are What You Eat,...

Plant-Based Pregnancy: Vegan Diet Lowers Risk of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant...

5 Mins Read Eating a vegan diet leading up to pregnancy can help lower the risk of developing hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia and gestational...

Let’s Eat Balanced?: UK Livestock Industry To Broadcast TV Ads Promoting...

6 Mins Read As the UK eats less meat and dairy than ever before, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching an...

12 Food System Insiders Share Their Takeaways From COP28

11 Mins Read After a whirlwind of a couple of weeks, COP28 is finally over – with promises fulfilled and promises broken, often simultaneously. It...

The Best Home Composters to Cut Down on Food Waste &...

10 Mins Read Food waste is a massive problem across the globe, and while governments need to step up their efforts, there are some...

Bill Gates-Backed Nature’s Fynd Says It’s Launching The World’s First Fungi...

5 Mins Read Chicago-based food tech startup Nature’s Fynd will introduce what it claims are the “world’s first” fungi-based yogurts in January. Launching at...

Nūmi: Cultivated Breast Milk Startup Raises €3M in Pre-Seed Funding, Plans...

4 Mins Read Nūmi, a French startup making breast milk from cell-cultured mammary glands, has raised €3M in pre-seed funding to expand its R&D...

Patent Pending: Paleo Eyes Booming Animal-Free Pet Food Market with Precision-Fermented...

5 Mins Read Belgian precision fermentation startup Paleo is venturing into the pet food market, having filed what it claims is the world’s first...

Nordic Organic Food Fair & Eco Living Scandinavia relocates to Stockholm...

Nordic Organic Food Fair and Eco Living Scandinavia will move to KistaMässan in Stockholm for the 2024 edition, following industry feedback. The fair, which is...

Plant-Based Infants: Danone to Enter Vegan Baby Formula Market with Else...

5 Mins Read French food giant Danone has signed a letter of intent with Canadian brand Else Nutrition to make a move into the...

Travel-Washing: Aviation Industry Hails Virgin’s ‘Sustainable’ Jet Fuel Flight, But Is...

7 Mins Read British carrier Virgin Atlantic flew the first transatlantic flight using 100% ‘sustainable’ aviation fuel on Tuesday, in a move celebrated by...

Misinformation, Corporate Greed & Rising Costs: How Heather Mills’ Alt-Meat Brand...

8 Mins Read British vegan entrepreneur Heather Mills has announced that her legacy plant-based meat brand VBites is entering administration this week, after failing...

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and...

4 Mins Read Welcome to Day 12 of #COP28, the final day! In Green Queen’s COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads,...

Major Brand Refresh for Natural & Organic Products Europe in 2024

The branding and positioning of the highly successful Natural Organic Products Europe will see an important evolution of its sector focus. Taking place annually...

Retail chiefs welcome support for small business in Autumn Statement but...

Retail groups in the UK have welcomed the Chancellor’s support for independent retailers but concern has been expressed that businesses have been sold out...

Neat Burger: Lewis Hamilton-Backed Vegan Fast-Food Chain to Close Half its...

5 Mins Read Despite recent international launches from NYC to Milan, Neat Burger has announced the closure of half of its UK restaurants after...