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Anay is Green Queen's resident news reporter. Originally from India, he worked as a vegan food writer and editor in London, and is now travelling and reporting from across Asia. He's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, food tech, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford comma.

Cell-Based News

Months After Its Governor Floated the Idea, Nebraska Introduces Bill to Ban Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2025

Nebraska Senator Barry DeKay has introduced a bill to ban cultivated meat in 2025, months after Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order to take this action. Editor's Note: This article was amended on 17 January 2025 to reflect…
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Health

New GLP-1 Study Says Grocery Spending Goes Back To Normal After 1 Year of Use

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2025

GLP-1 drug users initially spend less on groceries, but that impact levels out over the course of a year, according to a new report. Frozen foods, fatty proteins and sugary beverages face big sales declines among users of GLP-1 agonist…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

‘Consumers Shouldn’t Have to Compromise’: Meati CEO Attacks UPFs & Factory Farming After Doubling Revenue in 2024

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2025

Meati Foods CEO Phil Graves says there should be no place for ultra-processed or factory-farmed meat on consumer plates, as the mycelium protein maker doubles revenue and rolls out a new product line. Consumers should not be limited to…
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Alt Protein

What Does California’s War on Ultra-Processed Food Mean for Plant-Based Meat Brands?

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order to crack down on ultra-processed foods – will plant-based meat get caught in the crossfire? Despite health and nutrition being a top food concern for Americans, the…
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Health

Mushroom Drinks, Veg-Led Meals, Bold Labels & Gut Health: UK Supermarket Own Ranges Get Trendy

Anay Mridul Jan 16, 2025

Health is a central focus for some of the UK's largest retailers this year, as nutrition and wellness become a priority for consumers. From gut health to brain food to '30 plants a week', health-forward eating is at the heart of new…
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Alt Dairy

Celeb-Backed Vegan Startup Stretches Portfolio with Takeover of Fellow Dairy-Free Cheese Producer

Anay Mridul Jan 16, 2025

Californian plant-based food maker Misha's Inc has acquired New York-based Vertage, a fellow vegan cheese producer, for an undisclosed sum. In a bicoastal deal, cashew cheese maker Misha's has extended its dairy-free portfolio to…
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Climate Change

Paella with Quinoa? This Future Seed Project Aims to Inspire Climate Action & Preserve Native Foods

Anay Mridul Jan 16, 2025

A new project is using climate analogue mapping to send native seeds to regions that will have similar environments decades down the line. What do the dishes of the future look like? Will we be eating the same traditional dishes in 60…
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Cell-Based News

Dutch Govt Cements Sustainable Protein Leadership with €25M Investment in Scale-Up Facilities

Anay Mridul Jan 15, 2025

The Netherlands has launched two open-access facilities with a €25M injection – to scale up planet-friendly food production via cellular agriculture. Further cementing its position as a future food leader, the government of the…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Burger King Rib, Cured Swede Bagels & Ikea Vegan Sausages

Anay Mridul Jan 15, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Burger King Germany's new vegan option, a cured root vegetable bagel at Deutsche Bahn, and the UK parliament's cultivated…
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Cell-Based News

Leading Cultivated Meat Startup Vow Cuts 30% of Staff Ahead of Latest Fundraise

Anay Mridul Jan 15, 2025

Australian cultivated meat startup Vow has laid off 25 employees as it finalises its latest funding round, citing slower-than-expected regulatory processes. Sydney-based Vow, the only cultivated meat producer globally that has received…
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Policy & Regulation

Carbon Tax on Meat Could Generate €8.2B for Europe’s Largest Vegan Market

Anay Mridul Jan 15, 2025

A carbon tax on highly emissive foods like meat could reflect their 'true cost' in Germany, cutting agricultural emissions by a quarter and netting €8.2B in annual revenue. In August 2023, Germany's largest supermarket raised its food…
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Green Business

Exclusive: TurtleTree Shrinks Staff Amid Fundraising Woes, But CEO Insists Lactoferrin Maker Has ‘Exciting Future’

Anay Mridul Jan 14, 2025

Singapore-based TurtleTree is operating with a skeleton staff as it hopes to secure further investment for its animal-free lactoferrin ingredient. TurtleTree, the Singaporean precision fermentation specialist working on lactoferrin, has…
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Alt Dairy

British Airways Debuts Oatly Jiggers As Free Swap on Short-Haul & EuroFlyer Flights

Anay Mridul Jan 14, 2025

UK flag carrier British Airways will offer passengers free oat milk in Oatly's jigger format onboard its short-haul and EuroFlyer flights. Plant-based giant Oatly has announced its first partnership of 2025 – and it's a big one. …
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Formo: German Sustainable Protein Startup Gets $36M from EU Bank

Anay Mridul Jan 14, 2025

German fermentation specialist Formo has received €35M in venture debt from the EU's lending arm to scale up its dairy and egg alternatives and pursue regulatory approval for its animal-free casein protein. Four months after it raised…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Portuguese Biotech Startup Bags $15M to Bring Infant Formula Nutritionally Closer to Breast Milk

Anay Mridul Jan 14, 2025

Portuguese startup CarboCode, which is producing human-identical breast milk molecules via biocatalysis and fermentation, has raised $15M from investors. Based in Cantanhede, Portugal, biotech player CarboCode has closed a €15M ($15.3M)…
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Zero Waste

Will the GLP-1 Boom Reduce Food Waste? Latest ReFED Report Lists 2025 Trends

Anay Mridul Jan 13, 2025

Ozempic, inflation and the Trump presidency will likely dictate how the US deals with food waste in 2025, according to ReFED, a leading non-profit. Last year was a big year for food waste policy in the US. The Biden White…
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Green Business

Clean Kitchen Club: Influencer-Owned Former Vegan Chain That Added Meat to Menu Shuts Last Location

Anay Mridul Jan 13, 2025

British fast-food chain Clean Kitchen Club, a formerly vegan business that began serving meat last year, has reportedly ceased operations after closing its last remaining site. Influencer-owned former vegan restaurant chain Clean…
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Vegan

One in 10 Brits Are Cutting Out Meat Amid Shift to Plant-Rich Diets

Anay Mridul Jan 13, 2025

A major survey by The Vegan Society shows that 3% of people in the UK now follow a plant-forward diet, and one in 10 are cutting back on meat and dairy. As the British government gears up to become a policy and research leader in the…
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Alt Protein

What Does Singapore’s New Food Safety Bill Mean for Novel Proteins?

Anay Mridul Jan 13, 2025

Singapore's parliament just passed a Food Safety and Security Bill to adapt the country's agrifood systems to climate change and advance future foods. Already a leader in the world of future food, Singapore is strengthening its…
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Cell-Based News

With Trump Incoming, What Does RFK Jr Really Think About Cultivated Meat?

Anay Mridul Jan 10, 2025

Robert F Kennedy Jr could well be America's new health secretary, overseeing food safety under Donald Trump? What could it mean for cultivated meat? In just over a week, Joe Biden will leave the White House as a largely unpopular…
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Climate Change

The TikTok Beef Tallow Trend is Bad for the Planet – Why Are We Putting This On Our Food & Faces?

Anay Mridul Jan 10, 2025

Beef tallow is on a resurgent streak, thanks to the anti-seed oil brigade and a trending skincare routine on TikTok. But have we forgotten about the planet? If, like me, you grew up outside America and loved going to McDonald's as a…
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