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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.

Consumer Trends & Insights

French People Are Eating 6% Less Meat Than They Were 20 Years Ago

Anay Mridul Jul 2, 2024
Per capita meat consumption is down by nearly 6% in France, though a possible far-right government has dented climate hopes. French people are eating less meat than they used to – especially beef – although it's still much higher…
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Cell-Based News

Upside Foods Cuts Jobs Amid Investment Squeeze and Legislative Challenges

Anay Mridul Jul 2, 2024
Californian cultivated chicken maker Upside Foods has conducted a round of layoffs as it looks to overcome financial and legislative obstacles. Leading cultivated meat company Upside Foods – one of only two to be approved for sale in…
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Alt Dairy

Dairy Deprogramming: Oatly Crashes Big Dairy’s Ice Cream Party on Capitol Hill

Anay Mridul Jul 1, 2024
Swedish oat milk giant Oatly set up a soft-serve truck next to a legacy ice cream event hosted on Capitol Hill to raise awareness about Big Dairy's role in the climate crisis. As Americans walked up to Capitol Hill for some free ice…
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Health

A Third of Brits Back Switch to Fully Vegan Menu in NHS Hospitals

Anay Mridul Jul 1, 2024
A UK-wide survey has found that 35% of Brits would support a switch to a 100% plant-based menu at NHS hospitals – but they're divided over the benefits of vegan diets. If the UK's National Health Service (NHS) would choose to adopt…
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Funding News

THIS Isn’t Nice: Crowd Investors Angry at Post-Series C Valuation of Plant-Based Meat Brand

Anay Mridul Jul 1, 2024
Crowdfunding backers of UK plant-based meat maker THIS have reacted furiously to a significant drop in the business's valuation, following its £20M Series C round last month. In 2022, when THIS closed its Series B fundraise, it was…
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Policy & Regulation

Over 100 Organisations & Experts Ask FAO to Retract ‘Inappropriate’ COP28 Livestock Report

Anay Mridul Jul 1, 2024
In an open letter, academics and organisations from across the world have asked the FAO to withdraw a livestock emissions report that they claim contains "significant methodological errors". A group of over 100 organisations,…
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Travel

Lufthansa to Raise Fares By Up to €72 for Sustainable Fuel, Blames EU Rules for Surcharge

Anay Mridul Jun 28, 2024
German flag carrier Lufthansa is passing on the added costs from EU-mandated sustainable aviation fuel use to passengers, with a green surcharge of up to €72 per ticket across Europe. Lufthansa passengers departing from Europe from…
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Food & Nutrition

As Big Food Feels the GLP-1 Effect, Nestlé Finally Takes On Ozempic

Anay Mridul Jun 28, 2024
The world's largest food company is responding to the most disruptive trend the industry has faced in years by offering products and services targeted to GLP-1 users. If you can't beat them, join them. Nestlé might be a $105B…
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Cell-Based News

Here’s What Upside Foods Served at the Pre-Ban Cultivated Meat Party in Florida

Anay Mridul Jun 28, 2024
In three days, selling cultivated meat will be a felony in Florida – to celebrate food freedom, though, Upside Foods served its chicken at a pre-ban party in Miami. On Thursday evening, at a rooftop in Miami, Upside Foods served…
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Cell-Based News

House Representatives Reintroduce Bill to Ban Federal Funding of Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Jun 27, 2024
A group of lawmakers have reintroduced the REAL Meat Act, this time targeting federal investment in the cultivated meat industry. In the House Representatives, a group of politicians have co-sponsored a bill that would prohibit the US…
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Vegan Dining

No Plans to Bring Back McPlant in the US, Says Top McDonald’s Exec

Anay Mridul Jun 27, 2024
A McDonald's executive has said that the McPlant hasn't been successful in the US, and the company will look to focus on chicken instead of bringing the plant-based burger back. McDonald's has no plans to bring back the McPlant in the…
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Alt Protein

Quorn CEO on Blended Meat: ‘It Doesn’t Matter How People Join the Meat Reduction Journey’

Anay Mridul Jun 27, 2024
Quorn Foods is entering the blended meat category as part of foodservice and hospital offerings – its CEO Marco Bertacca explains why the mycoprotein giant is doing so. British meat-free leader Quorn Foods' mycoprotein will be mixed…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Why Danone Bet on Precision Fermentation & ‘White Biotech’ for the Future of Food

Anay Mridul Jun 27, 2024
French dairy giant Danone is part of a consortium that aims to scale up precision fermentation via a new open platform – in an interview, the company explains its thinking behind the move. Danone aims to ramp up its innovation cycle and…
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Alt Dairy

Strive Nutrition Taps TurtleTree’s Animal-Free Lactoferrin for Immunity Beverage & Protein Powder

Anay Mridul Jun 26, 2024
Kansas-based Strive Nutrition has partnered with Singapore's TurtleTree to announce an immunity beverage and protein powder made from the latter's precision-fermented lactoferrin. As part of a multi-year partnership, Strive Nutrition…
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Policy & Regulation

Denmark to Impose World’s First Carbon Tax on Agriculture, With Each Cow Costing $100 Per Year

Anay Mridul Jun 26, 2024
Denmark will introduce a tax on carbon emissions from agriculture later this year to meet its climate goals, becoming the first country to do so. Farmers will need to shell out $100 per year for the greenhouse gas emissions from each of…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly for Kids, State Investments & Ted Talks

Anay Mridul Jun 26, 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 Little Spoon's partnership with Oatly, a spate of government investments…
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Climate Change

Omnivore: The New Apple TV+ Docuseries Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Food

Anay Mridul Jun 26, 2024
Apple TV+ has announced Omnivore, an eight-part docuseries on the convergence of food and climate change created by the owner of the world's best restaurant. Crop failures, escalating prices, endangered trees – the effects of climate…
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Alt Protein

Bezos Earth Fund Opens Alternative Protein Hub at Imperial College London, With Next Centre Set for Asia

Anay Mridul Jun 25, 2024
A month after it unveiled the first Center for Sustainable Protein in North Carolina, the Bezos Earth Fund has opened its second alternative protein hub at Imperial College London. It plans to open a third centre in Asia soon. The Bezos…
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Alt Protein

Most Plant-Based Products Fall Short of Meat-Eaters’ Taste Expectations, Finds Analysis

Anay Mridul Jun 25, 2024
Most plant-based meats underperform on the taste front for omnivores, and blended meat could be a potential game-changer, detailed sensory analysis has found. Vegan meat analogues need to be spicier, smokier, sweeter, darker, juicier,…
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Alt Protein

Revyve Debuts Egg Replacer from Upcycled Brewer’s Yeast for Better Plant-Based Meat

Anay Mridul Jun 25, 2024
Dutch alternative protein startup Revyve is launching a powdered egg substitute made from spent brewer's yeast to enhance plant-based meat formulations. Revyve will debut its latest microbial protein innovation at next month's IFT First…
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Alt Protein

Serve Love: Beyond Meat Introduces ‘Heart-Healthy’ Cookbook & New Sausages As Part of IV Platform

Anay Mridul Jun 24, 2024
Beyond Meat has extended its Beyond IV platform to include its sausage lineup, alongside an online recipe book in collaboration with the American Heart Association. Californian plant-based leader Beyond Meat has introduced the fourth…
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