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🇬🇧🌱 Vegan party food gets a gourmet upgrade! French foodservice company @tipiakofficiel has launched a Vegan Canapé Selection for the UK market. The range includes 36 plant-based bites, from falafels and tartlets to blinis, crackers, shortbreads, and carrot cakes. 💚 Plant-based innovation is reaching every corner of the food industry! Explore more food trend stories through the link in bio. #greenqueenhk #plantbased #veganfood #whatveganseat #futureoffood

🥥✨ The functional beverage trend is expanding beyond dairy! In the UK, @coconutcollab has launched a Natural Kefir drink made by fermenting coconut milk and water. The gut-friendly beverage is now available at Sainsbury’s and Ocado for £3.45 per 500ml bottle, with more retail launches planned in the coming months. 💚 Wellness meets plant-based innovation! Follow @greenqueenhk for more updates. #greenqueenhk #plantbased #foodinnovation #gutheatlh #dairyfree

⚖️🌿🥛 What does “plant-based” actually mean? @walmart is facing a $5M class-action lawsuit over its Bettergoods dairy-free milk line, after a Florida plaintiff alleged the products were misleadingly labelled as “plant-based” despite containing additives like calcium carbonate, dipotassium phosphate, and vitamin A palmitate. The lawsuit argues that consumers could reasonably assume all ingredients in a plant-based milk come directly from plants. But many of these additives are commonly used across the plant-based food industry for fortification, stability, texture, and shelf life. Ingredients like calcium carbonate and tricalcium phosphate are widely used to boost calcium levels in non-dairy milks, while dipotassium phosphate helps regulate acidity. Some can be sourced from minerals, synthetic processes, or animal byproducts depending on manufacturing methods, though companies are not always required to specify sourcing on labels. The case is now raising broader questions for the vegan and alternative protein industries: how literal should “plant-based” labelling be? And where do regulators, and consumers, draw the line between functional ingredients and misleading marketing? Notably, the lawsuit even points to sea salt as evidence that not every ingredient is technically plant-derived. The debate also lands at a time when plant-based brands are already facing scrutiny over the use of terms like “milk” and “meat” from the livestock industry. Now, the conversation may be shifting toward ingredient transparency and what consumers expect from clean-label food products. How could this reshape plant-based food labelling? 👀 Link in bio to learn more. #GreenQueen #PlantBasedMilk #FoodLaw #FoodLabeling #VeganMilk

🇦🇺🌿🍫 Functional chocolate is heading to Australia! Singapore startup @eatcoa has debuted a three-product range of plant-based protein chocolates in the country. The expansion marks another step in the growing crossover between indulgence and functional nutrition. 💚 Wellness meets indulgence! Follow @greenqueenhk for more updates. #greenqueenhk #plantprotein #chocolate #foodinnovation #futureoffood

🇬🇧🐷🐮 A new advocacy campaign is taking over London’s transit system. @m4tthewglover , co-founder of @weareveganuary and the Vegan Food Group, has launched @slingshot_uk , an initiative that aims to “make factory farming indefensible” through a major ad campaign across the London Underground, spanning 200+ stations and 2,200 tube carriages. 💚 Advocacy and visibility are powerful tools in driving food system change. Follow @greenqueenhk for more sustainability updates. #greenqueenhk #endfactoryfarming #projectslingshot #foodsystems #banco2gaschambers

🍫🥥 Plant-based brands are leaning into comfort and nostalgia! @nomochocolate has revived its coconut chocolate bar, offering a toasted vegan alternative to a well-known confectionery favourite. The launch begins at Sainsbury’s before a broader rollout in September. 💚 Familiarity meets innovation! Stay informed—click the link in bio to subscribe to our newsletter. #greenqueenhk #chocolate #veganchocolate #dairyfree #plantbasedfood

🌿🧀🛒 Another plant-based comeback story is unfolding in the UK! @juliennebruno relaunched its artisan cheese alternatives after being acquired out of administration by The Compleat Food Group’s @harveyandbrockless . Consumers can now find its vegan stracciatella, burrata, and ricotta products on Ocado. 💚 Such recovery stories highlight the resilience of the plant-based sector! Tap the link in bio for more. #greenqueenhk #plantbasedfood #vegan #altdairy #vegancheese

🇸🇬☕ Bean-free coffee is reaching more consumers in Singapore! @prefer.sg has expanded its partnership with Ajinomoto, launching canned iced black coffee and lattes at Isetan Scotts. The drinks are also now available at venues operated by @kiztopiasg . 💚 Excited to see where they’re landing next! Visit the link in bio to learn more. #greenqueenhk #coffee #foodtech #foodinnovation #futureoffood

🇸🇪🍄 Mycelium snacks on-the-go! @tempty_foods has launched its Spicy Korean Stick across all 7-Eleven locations in Sweden, bringing mycelium-based meat alternatives into everyday, grab-and-go retail. 💚 Retail accessibility is accelerating plant-based adoption! Follow @greenqueenhk for more updates. #greenqueenhk #whatveganseat #mycelium #vegansnacks #foodinnovation

🌳🌊 Restoration at scale, protection in practice! @ecosia planted its 250 millionth tree across 35+ countries, marking 17 years of real climate action powered by people simply switching their search engine. The numbers: 🌲 250 million trees (only counting those grown beyond 3 years) 🌍 125 partner organizations and 200,000+ tree planters 🦧 1,600 native species planted, including 144 endangered or vulnerable species 💰 Over €100 million invested in climate action (€18 million in renewable energy) ☀️ Now produces more clean energy than needed from solar and wind Founded in 2009 by Christian Kroll as a social business, Ecosia invested 100% of profits into tree planting for years. Its in-house Tree Team works with communities to ensure trees thrive for generations, monitoring forests for decades using satellite tech, biomass monitoring, and field visits. Many projects create wildlife habitats for chimpanzees, orangutans, and lemurs. Meanwhile, the UK government has approved a ban on bottom trawling and scalloping across 164 sq km (101 sq miles) of the Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone off Sussex coast. Why this matters: 🐴 Home to short-snouted seahorses and reef-building worms 🪨 Chalk reef provides valuable habitat and nursery areas for important fish species 📏 Almost 30% of Sussex inshore waters now protected from trawling According to @sussexkelp researchers, the 2021 Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw led to “remarkable” recovery in marine life with populations of lobster, brown crab, angel shark, and short-snouted seahorse increasing in the controlled area. The government is currently considering further bottom trawling bans in Marine Protected Areas across the UK, including four in Sussex and Kent. 💚 Small switches, massive impact. #greenqueenhk #ecosia #reforestation #250Mtrees #marineconservation

🌿🥪 A new vegan sandwich to try! Project Eaden is bringing its sliced ham alternative to consumers via a ready-to-eat sandwich. Sold under @eat.lekka , the product is stocked in more than 1,000 @rewe locations and packs 16g of protein. 💚 Whole-cut innovation is going mainstream! Visit the link in our bio to subscribe to our newsletter. #greenqueenhk #vegansandwich #plantbasedmeat #veganwholecut #plantprotein

🌱🥓 @laviefoods.fr , the French brand that made vegan bacon cool, just made its boldest move yet: tofu. The Paris-based startup is now taking on one of the most misunderstood ingredients in the French market. And instead of launching a plain block, they’ve gone straight for flavour: 🤌🏻 beechwood-smoked tofu seasoned with soy sauce 🤌🏻 teriyaki-glazed cubes 🤌🏻 ultra-crispy nuggets coated in corn flakes Tofu in France is still largely stuck in the organic aisle, weighed down by a reputation for being bland and hard to cook. La Vie is betting it can do for tofu what it did for vegan bacon: make it genuinely desirable for mainstream consumers through great taste and bold marketing. 💪🏻 What’s interesting is that La Vie isn’t alone in this pivot. @this.uk , @ohsowholesomefood , @juicymarbles , and @symplicity_foods among others, are all moving beyond meat mimics into whole-food territory across Europe. Could this start tofu’s mainstream moment in Europe? 👇🏻 #greenqueenhk #lavie #plantbased #tofu #frenchfood