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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

With UK Greenlight, Meatly’s Pet Food Becomes First Cultivated Meat to Be Approved in Europe

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 2024

London-based Meatly is now allowed to sell its cultivated meat for pets in the UK, marking Europe's first approval for these proteins, and the world's first for pet food. Meatly has become the first company to be approved to sell…
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Alt Protein

Project Eaden: ‘The First Meat Alternative to Get So Close To Animal Meat’

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 2024

Project Eaden co-founder Jan Wilmking on why fibre-spinning technology can solve plant-based meat's woes, the startup's investment plans, and when it will come to market. On the German morning show ZDF Morgenmagazin in 2017, Jamie…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Ben & Jerry’s Tour, Kids’ Protein Shakes & Blended Sausages

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 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 Ben & Jerry's non-dairy ice cream tour, a cultivated seafood grant,…
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Policy & Regulation

Could the Labour Government Hamper Novel Food Regulatory Reform in the UK?

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 2024

With a change of government, the UK's plans to shake and speed up its regulatory process for novel foods like cultivated meat could be derailed. Now that the Conservatives have finally been voted out of office after 14 years, climate…
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Pets

Pets Choice to Acquire Vegan Dog Food Brand Hownd, With Founders Exiting the Business

Anay Mridul Jul 16, 2024

UK manufacturer Pets Choice has agreed to acquire vegan dog food maker Hownd for an undisclosed sum, in what is described as a "positive" deal for the brand. Power Pet Brands, the parent company of Hownd, has agreed to sell the vegan…
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Vegan

V-Label Crosses A Record-High 70,000 Product Certifications

Anay Mridul Jul 16, 2024

Certification body V-Label has now accredited more than 70,000 products from 4,800 companies globally, reaching an all-time record. V-Label – the international vegan and vegetarian certification mark – now has more products…
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Alt Protein

Lidl, Ahold Delhaize in Race to Be World’s First Retailers to Align Protein Sales with Climate Goals

Anay Mridul Jul 16, 2024

Europe's supermarkets are increasingly pledging more plant protein offerings, spearheaded by Lidl and Ahold Delhaize. A mass transition is still far away, though. While each of Europe's 15 largest supermarkets has set targets to reduce…
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Coffee

Star 4: Nestlé Develops High-Yielding Coffee Variety to Take On Climate Change

Anay Mridul Jul 15, 2024

Nestlé has unveiled a new high-yielding arabica coffee variety in Brazil, which is resistant to the impacts of climate change. In its bid to make the global coffee supply chain more resilient, Nestlé has developed a new arabica variety…
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Alt Protein

Slutty Vegan to Open Fast-Food Joint in the World’s Busiest Airport

Anay Mridul Jul 15, 2024

Popular plant-based chain Slutty Vegan has begun construction for its forthcoming location at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is set to open by the end of the year. Pinky Cole's Slutty Vegan is coming to the…
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Cell-Based News

UK Farmers Recognise Potential Benefits of Cultivated Meat, Shows Government-Funded Report

Anay Mridul Jul 15, 2024

Farmers have always been pitted against cultivated meat, but a new report suggests that despite concerns, they recognise the opportunities presented by these proteins. When Italy, Florida and Alabama announced their respective bans on…
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Alt Dairy

Oatly Partners with Haidilao & KFC for New Ice Creams in China

Anay Mridul Jul 15, 2024

Oatly has launched three ice creams via partnerships with Haidilao and KFC in China, where it has initiated a strategic reset this year. Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has partnered with hotpot giant Haidilao and fast-casual chain KFC to…
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Beauty

L’Oréal to Use Fermentation-Derived Ingredients in Beauty & Personal Care Range

Anay Mridul Jul 12, 2024

L’Oréal has entered a multi-year partnership with biotech startup Debut to develop fermentation-based ingredients for its products, as part of its sustainability goals. The world's largest cosmetics brand is turning to fermentation to…
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Future Foods

The Better Meat Co Receives FDA GRAS Approval Letter for Rhiza Mycoprotein

Anay Mridul Jul 12, 2024

Californian food tech startup The Better Meat Co has received a 'no further questions' letter from the US FDA, certifying its Rhiza mycoprotein as safe to use in meat products and dairy analogues. Two years after applying for FDA…
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Alt Dairy

‘Lick Responsibly’: Oatly Joins Forces with Malibu to Create Alcoholic Piña Oatlada Ice Cream

Anay Mridul Jul 12, 2024

Swedish oat milk maker Oatly has partnered with cult-favourite coconut rum brand Malibu – not to create a cocktail, but a soft-serve instead. When was the last time you dreamt of putting oat milk in your coconut rum to make some ice…
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Reusable Packaging

Starbucks to Lead City-Wide Reusable Cup Project in Petaluma, California

Anay Mridul Jul 11, 2024

A coalition of cafés and restaurants are participating in a city-wide reusable cup project in Petaluma, California, with the goal of reducing waste from single-use plastics. More than 30 eateries, including Starbucks, KFC, Dunkin',…
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Alt Protein

How Alternative Protein Companies Can Learn From the EV Industry

Anay Mridul Jul 11, 2024

Many have drawn parallels between alternative proteins and electric vehicles, but their disruption of conventional industries is far from the same. So how can the former learn from the latter? "Elon Musk says they would have failed…
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Alt Protein

NovoNutrients Closes $18M Series A to Make Protein from CO2 for People & Pets

Anay Mridul Jul 11, 2024

US alternative protein startup NovoNutrients has raised $18M in a Series A funding round ahead of opening its pilot facility, with a renewed focus on humans and pets. The $18M Series A round was led by Australia's Woodside Energy and…
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Vegan

Green and Gold: 7 Vegan Athletes Competing at the Plant-Powered 2024 Olympics

Anay Mridul Jul 11, 2024

With Paris 2024 going predominantly plant-based, here are seven athletes competing at the Olympics, fuelled by a vegan diet. At this year's Olympic Games – touted to be the greenest ever – 60% of the 13 million meals served will be…
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Seafood

Bayou Best Foods: Big Idea Ventures Launches Vegan Seafood Company, Acquires IP From New Wave Foods

Anay Mridul Jul 10, 2024

Food tech investor Big Idea Ventures has launched a new vegan seafood company that utilises intellectual property from New Wave Foods, which shut down last year. Big Idea Ventures (BIV) has incorporated Bayou Best Foods, a new…
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Cell-Based News

Researchers Use Gelatin to Recreate Maillard Reaction for Tastier Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Jul 10, 2024

A team of researchers in South Korea have developed a gelatin-based scaffold that replicates the flavour and aroma effects of the Maillard reaction in cultivated meat. What if you put Jell-O in your steak? It may sound like a radical…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Crownless Pineapples, Spent Coffee Cookies & A Brat Summer

Anay Mridul Jul 10, 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 Aldi's zero-waste pineapples, a Charli XCX-inspired marketing drive, and…
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