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Anay is a freelance food writer and vegan journalist based in London. Originally from India, he's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford Comma. He loves drunken noodles and a good biryani, and he often gets lost at Whole Foods.

Zero Waste

14 Upcycled Vegan Food Brands Reducing Food Waste By Maximising Taste and Minimizing Waste

Anay Mridul Sep 25, 2022

An astounding one-third of all the world's food is wasted, which amounts to $1 trillion in losses. A rising number of clever food brands across the globe are doing their part to recognise divert food waste from dumpsters or landfills by…
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Alt Protein

Mighty M.LKology Review: Does The New Dairy-Free Milk Range Live Up To It’s ‘Just Like Dairy’ Promise?

Anay Mridul Jul 26, 2022

A lot’s been made of Mighty Drinks’ new series of dairy-free milk. Touted as the first in the UK to employ biomass fermentation technology, the brand has doubled down on its promise that the new line tastes just like conventional dairy. As…
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Vegan

The 10 Best WFPB Diet Meat Brands for Cleaner Vegan Eating

Anay Mridul Jul 25, 2022

From lentils to jackfruit to cashews, veggie burgers are getting a whole foods plant-based makeover: say hello to the brands making vegan meat from fruit and vegetable ingredients. We’re at a time where plant-based meat is all the rage.…
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Seafood

Meet The Vegan Fishmongers: The Rising Tide of Plant-Based Seafood

Anay Mridul Mar 17, 2022

Vegan seafood is on the rise — but what’s behind its growth, and who are the key players? And are plant-based seafood whole-cuts a reality? If you look at the myriads of lists forecasting vegan trends in 2022, plant-based seafood…
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Future Foods

Breaking Down Fermentation Shaping The Alt Protein Industry: From Precision To Biomass

Anay Mridul Feb 8, 2022

It’s everywhere. Impossible Foods, Perfect Day, MeliBio, Nature’s Fynd, Mighty Drinks — these are just a few of the dozens of companies championing fermentation to make greater strides in the alternative protein sector, particular when it…
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Chocolate

We Review Lindt’s New Vegan Milk Chocolate Bars: ‘Not Revolutionary, But A Strong, Delightful Debut’

Anay Mridul Jan 6, 2022

By Anay Mridul It’s time for every vegan to look at Lindt’s chocolate the way its infamously sexy chocolatier does. I’ve spent my fair share of days looking at the red Lindor balls and coaxing them into being plant-based. Lindt has…
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