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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.

Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Brings Plant Protein Drinks to California with Erewhon Launch

Anay Mridul Aug 25, 2026

Californian plant-based giant Beyond Meat is bringing its clear protein drinks to its home state, with the Beyond Immerse line now available at Erewhon stores in Los Angeles. In a homecoming for its latest product range, Beyond Meat has…
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Alt Fats

Time-Travelling Milkman Rebrands to TTM Ingredients As Next-Gen Sunflower Fat Expands Horizons

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2026

Dutch startup Time-Travelling Milkman has changed its name to TTM Ingredients to reflect its future ambitions as a supplier of dairy fat alternatives made from sunflower seed oleosomes. Six years after its inception, Dutch food tech…
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Cell-Based News

Microalgae Grown from Cultivated Meat Waste Could Cut Costs for Cell-Cultured Proteins

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2026

Researchers in Australia have found that the waste from cultivated meat could be used to grow microalgae, which could be fed back into the system to replace expensive growth factors for cell-cultured proteins. The key to cheaper…
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Funding News

ADM Gets $2.2M Award from Iowa State to Expand Precision Fermentation Capacity in Clinton

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2026

Food processing giant ADM has received $2.23M in tax credits from the Iowa state government to convert an underutilised space at its Clinton facility into a precision fermentation hub. A month after securing a contract to produce The…
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Alt Protein

Tofu Named the ‘Best Source of Protein’ Across Health & Climate Metrics

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2026

Plant-based proteins blow animal sources out of the water on sustainability and health metrics, with tofu leading the charts, according to a new analysis by the Better Protein Institute. What's the best source of protein? That's the…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Beyond Taste or Health, Plant-Based Meat Faces Barriers from Nostalgia & Cultural Traditions

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 2026

People's personal experiences and family traditions are major hurdles to wider adoption of plant-based diets, a new study has found, highlighting a need to consider dietary choices "within their broader social and cultural context". …
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Vegan Dining

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to Expand Plant-Based Menu Options in Thailand

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 2026

Luxury hospitality group Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with Lever Foundation to advance plant-based food options on its restaurant menus in Thailand, as part of its Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification. A month…
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Alt Protein

Soglowek Acquires 70% Stake in Thai Meat-Free Manufacturer Plant & Bean

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 2026

Soglowek, the Israeli meat producer, has taken up a 70% stake in Thai plant-based meat manufacturer Plant & Bean, funding an expansion that will double its factory's output. Plant & Bean, a Thailand-based co-manufacturer of…
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Vegan

Plant-Based Alternatives Now Up to 30% Cheaper Than Meat & Dairy in Dutch Supermarkets

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 2026

A basic plant-based basket costs up to 30% less than one containing conventional meat and dairy across nine major supermarkets in the Netherlands, according to a new analysis. If you're in the Netherlands, a grocery cart filled with…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Superbrewed Food Launches Microbial Protein-Derived Postbiotic for Digestive & Immune Health

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2026

US startup Superbrewed Food has unveiled Thryvia, a postbiotic ingredient derived from its cultured microbial protein, for use in shelf-stable supplements, foods, beverages, and pet nutrition products. US fermentation startup…
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Alt Dairy

Exclusive: BioCheese Unveils Australia’s First High-Protein Dairy-Free Cheese

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2026

Australian plant-based brand BioCheese has launched a high-protein, dairy-free Cheddar Shred product to meet consumer demand for foods with functional health benefits. BioCheese, the vegan cheese brand by Bio Dairy Free, has rolled out…
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Policy & Regulation

Trump Administration Sued Over Meat & Dairy Influence in US Dietary Guidelines

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2026

The US government has been sued for appointing a "secret panel" of meat and dairy lobbyists to issue the new dietary guidelines, and a court has been asked to order the Trump administration to withdraw the recommendations. A group of…
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Coffee

South Korea’s TissenBioFarm Expands Cell Culture Tech to Coffee

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2026

South Korean startup TissenBioFarm has conducted a tasting of its cell-based coffee, the latest addition to its portfolio of high-value-added cellular agriculture products. One of South Korea's pioneering cultivated meat companies is…
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Alt Materials

Finnish Govt-Backed Project Creates New Way to Make Large Amounts of Mycelium Leather

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2026

Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a pulp-based approach to growing mycelium leather, enabling large-scale production of the biomaterial. In June, Italian luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta…
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Funding News

Canada’s Mid-Day Squares Nabs $8M in Govt Funding to Scale Up Plant Protein Snack Bars

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2026

Canadian startup Mid-Day Squares has raised $8M in debt financing to expand production of its high-fibre, high-protein vegan snack bars ahead of launching at major US retailers. Mid-Day Squares, the viral snacking company that took on…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly x Breadfast, Blended Koji Beef & Plant Milk Day

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2026

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's Egyptian partnership, World Plant Milk Day, and Hungary's animal welfare win. New products and launches …
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Quorn Shows Signs of Recovery in the UK’s Faltering Meat Alternative Market

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2026

Monde Nissin-owned Quorn Foods, which houses the eponymous mycoprotein brand and Cauldron, witnessed a 2.2% hike in revenue in the first half of 2026, a welcome change from several years of decline. Quorn Foods's bet on convenience…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Exclusive: Perfect Day is Coming Out of ‘Incognito Mode’ With Its Animal-Free Whey

Anay Mridul Aug 18, 2026

Californian startup Perfect Day has spent two years in the sheds to solve the cost and scalability challenges of precision fermentation. Now, with the whey market in overdrive, it's re-emerging as a "fundamentally stronger" business. …
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Alt Protein

Tufts University Launches $4.6M Innovation Hub for Novel Foods & Future-Friendly Biomaterials

Anay Mridul Aug 18, 2026

Tufts University is establishing a new $4.6M Innovation Hub for Food and Materials to help companies test and scale novel ingredients, sustainable foods, and biomaterials. Building on its sustainability leadership, US-based Tufts…
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Cell-Based News

Ever After Foods Nets $2M & Snaps Up Cultivated Seafood Startup Fishway

Anay Mridul Aug 18, 2026

Israeli food tech firm Ever After Foods has secured $2M in funding and acquired Belgium's Fishway, combining their cultivated protein technologies with an initial focus on pet food. Ever After Foods is advancing its cultivated meat…
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Alt Fats

Independent LCA Confirms Savor’s Carbon-Derived Fats Cut Emissions By Up to 98%

Anay Mridul Aug 18, 2026

US food tech startup Savor asked scientists to independently verify the climate gains from its carbon-derived fats, which were found to lower emissions by 50-98%. Savor's agriculture-free fats dramatically slash the climate footprint of…
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