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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.

Sugar

Cloying Away the Sugar Rush: 9 Sweet Protein & Sugar Reduction Startups Changing the Way We Eat

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2024

A host of startups are overhauling one of the world's favourite ingredients, turning sugar into fibre, reducing sweetness, and innovating with better-for-you substitutes. While sugar may not technically be an addictive food, it's as…
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Alt Dairy

De Novo Foodlabs Secures Funding Led by Industry-Backed VC for Precision-Fermented Lactoferrin Protein

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2024

Precision fermentation startup De Novo Foodlabs has raised $1.5M in funding for its NanoFerrin protein in a seed round led by Joyful Ventures, a VC firm backed by alternative protein leaders. North Carolina-based De Novo Foodlabs, which…
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Alt Protein

Catalonia Eyes Foreign Interest in Report Promoting ‘Booming’ Alternative Protein Sector

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

Catalonia is home to a 'booming' alternative protein industry, says a government report as Spain's autonomous region looks to become a European hub for future food. As Spain's alternative protein sector expands, Catalonia is hoping to…
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Climate Change

India & Australia Launch Joint Accelerator Programme for Climate-Smart Agritech Startups

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

Public agencies from India and Australia have opened applications for the Climate Smart Agritech cohort of their joint RISE accelerator programme, offering up to $50,000 for eligible startups. The governments of India and Australia have…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Sales Surge in Dutch Foodservice, While Meat & Dairy Flatline

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

Driven by the restaurants and corporate catering, foodservice sales of plant-based meat and dairy in the Netherlands grew by 111% and 82%, respectively, in the past two years. In 2023, the number of meat analogues sold in Dutch…
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Funding News

EU Commission Greenlights €700M Dutch Scheme for Livestock Producers to Voluntarily Close Their Farms

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

The European Commission has approved a €700M sustainability scheme by the Dutch government to compensate farmers who voluntarily close livestock sites. A compensation scheme by the Netherlands government that pays farmers to close…
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Climate Change

Project 2025 Policies Would Destroy US Climate Progress & Kill Thousands from Air Pollution

Anay Mridul Aug 16, 2024

Project 2025, the far-right policy blueprint for a second Trump term, will reverse climate progress to cause billions of tonnes of extra emissions and pollution-related deaths. If Donald Trump takes the White House again in this year's…
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Alt Dairy

OMG: Australia’s Forbidden Foods to Acquire Cricketer Steve Smith’s Alt-Dairy Brand

Anay Mridul Aug 16, 2024

Oat Milk Goodness, the Australian plant-based milk startup co-founded by cricketer Steve Smith, is to be acquired by Forbidden Foods. It now eyes an Indian expansion. Australian cricket may be on a break, but one of its greatest batters…
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Food & Nutrition

Norway Advises Eating ‘Mostly Plant-Based Food’ in New Dietary Guidelines, But Ignores the Climate

Anay Mridul Aug 16, 2024

Norway is the latest European country to advocate for a plant-forward diet in its national dietary guidelines – but its recommended meat intake is still high, since it doesn't factor in climate impact. In a year when Austria and Germany…
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Chocolate

Climate-Proof Cocoa: Can These New Plants Save the Future of Chocolate?

Anay Mridul Aug 16, 2024

Scientists have discovered three plants closely related to the Theobroma cacao plant, which could unlock the development of climate-resilient chocolate. Chocolate is becoming worse for the planet, worse for labourers, and worse for our…
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Climate Change

Climate Crisis? Global Warming? What’s the Best Way to Describe Climate Change to Democrats and Republicans?

Anay Mridul Aug 15, 2024

A new study reveals how people perceive the different terms used to describe climate change, and how they fare across the US political spectrum. When the Guardian announced in 2019 that it would stop using the term 'climate change',…
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Cell-Based News

Cell Essence: Singapore Cultivated Meat Startup Ants Innovate Holds Tasting Event for Hybrid Meat Ingredient

Anay Mridul Aug 15, 2024

Singaporean startup Ants Innovate debuted a cultivated pork ingredient in hybrid meat dishes at a private tasting in the city-state. Singapore is once again at the forefront of food tech innovation. Residents can already buy cultivated…
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Alt Protein

Deliveroo, Uber Eats & Other Food Delivery Services Lack Meat Reduction Strategies

Anay Mridul Aug 15, 2024

The world's top food delivery services are failing to implement strategies to reduce meat and dairy consumption, despite the climate emergency. Despite an uptick in vegan food options, most food delivery apps promote these meals…
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Climate Change

Big Oil Is Spewing Disinformation to Slow Climate Action, Warns UN

Anay Mridul Aug 15, 2024

The UN has stated that misinformation by fossil fuel companies is slowing down the energy transition and global efforts to tackle climate change. A "massive" misinformation and disinformation campaign by Big Oil is impeding climate…
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Vegan

Plant-Forward Planetary Health Diet Can Lower Global Emissions by 17%

Anay Mridul Aug 14, 2024

Following the Planetary Health Diet, which is rich in plant-based food and contains minimal animal proteins, can bring about a major shift in our carbon footprint. Replacing red meat with nuts and legumes as part of a plant-forward diet…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Hi Chloe, Cards Against Humanity & Vegan Airports

Anay Mridul Aug 14, 2024

In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Chloe Coscarelli's comeback to the restaurant world, vegan hits at UK…
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Cell-Based News

Everything You Need to Know About Upside Foods’ Lawsuit Against Florida’s Cultivated Meat Ban

Anay Mridul Aug 14, 2024

California's Upside Foods has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida over its ban on cultivated meat, and is asking the federal court for an injunction. Here's what happened, and what's to come. Forty-two days after Florida…
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Alt Dairy

Asian Oat Milk Leader Oatside Raises $35M in Potential $74M Series B Round

Anay Mridul Aug 14, 2024

Singapore's Oatside has secured $35M in its ongoing Series B funding round, which could end up potentially netting the oat milk maker $74M. Oatside, the oat milk company that has taken over Asia-Pacific, raised S$47.9M (around $35.3M)…
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Alt Protein

Switching Half the US Protein Supply to Alternative Proteins Can Free Up Land the Size of South Dakota

Anay Mridul Aug 13, 2024

A 50% shift to alternative proteins in the US would make land use much more efficient, alongside biodiversity and carbon sequestration gains for the Midwest and South. If Americans switch half their meat, dairy and egg intake to…
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Future Foods

Solar Foods, Ajinomoto Roll Out Desserts with Solein Protein from Air in Singapore

Anay Mridul Aug 13, 2024

Solar Foods's Solein protein from air stars in mooncakes and ice cream sandwiches launched in Singapore under Japanese food giant Ajinomoto's new Atlr.72 brand. Finnish startup Solar Foods has introduced the first results of its…
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Alt Dairy

Doubling Down on Animal-Free Dairy, Fonterra Looks to Advance Superbrewed Food’s Postbiotic Cultured Protein

Anay Mridul Aug 13, 2024

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is exploring how US biomass fermentation startup Superbrewed Food's Postbiotic Cultured Protein can complement its dairy portfolio. Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, is continuing to explore…
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