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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.

Pets

The Pack CEO Talks Crowdfunding Campaign, UK Government & the Challenges of Vegan Pet Food

Anay Mridul Jun 24, 2024

Damien Clarkson, co-founder and CEO of UK vegan dog food brand The Pack, explains why the company has launched a crowdfunding campaign, the lack of government support, and a possible move into cultivated meat. On the heels of…
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Climate Change

Athletes Could Collapse or Even Die Due to Extreme Heat at Paris Olympics: Report

Anay Mridul Jun 24, 2024

A group of athletes and climate scientists have warned that intense heat at the Paris Olympics – set to be the hottest games on record – could lead to competitors collapsing, or in worst-case scenarios, even dying. In 2021, with…
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Climate Change

Four in 10 Environmental Journalists Have Received Threats for Reporting on Climate Change: Survey

Anay Mridul Jun 24, 2024

As the climate crisis worsens, so does the security of those who report on it, leading many journalists to censor themselves or use sceptics for 'balance', a new survey finds. Nearly four in 10 journalists (39%) reporting on climate…
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Food & Nutrition

German Nutrition Society Revises Health & Climate Stance on Plant-Based Diets

Anay Mridul Jun 21, 2024

The German Nutrition Society has reassessed the impacts of plant-based foods and changed its official position on veganism, noting that it can be a 'health-promoting' diet. The body responsible for creating Germany's dietary guidelines,…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

72% of People Want Their Countries to Move Away From Fossil Fuels Quickly, Shows UN Survey

Anay Mridul Jun 21, 2024

The majority of the world's population wants stronger climate action by their governments and a transition away from fossil fuels, the largest-ever climate survey has found. Most citizens of the world's biggest polluters want their…
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Climate Change

UK Supreme Court Puts Future Fossil Fuel Projects in Jeopardy After Landmark Ruling

Anay Mridul Jun 21, 2024

The UK's supreme court has ruled that the climate implications of fossil fuels must be taken into account by planning bodies, throwing new projects in doubt. Future fossil fuel extraction projects in the UK are in jeopardy, thanks to a…
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Policy & Regulation

‘Not A Real Noun’: Thailand Proposes Labelling Ban on Plant-Based Meat and Cheese

Anay Mridul Jun 21, 2024

Thailand's food safety regulator has published draft regulations suggesting bans on meat- and dairy-related terms for plant-based analogues. Plant-based meat and cheese products could face crippling labelling bans in Thailand if the…
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Biodiversity

Canada Confirms Ban on Open-Net Pen Salmon Farming in British Columbia, But Pushes It Back to 2029

Anay Mridul Jun 20, 2024

The Canadian government has announced it will ban open-net salmon farms in British Columbia in 2029, but environmentalists have criticised the five-year-long delay in implementation. By 2029, open-net salmon farming will be banned in…
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Vegan Dining

How Michelin-Starred Restaurant Mia Created a Vegan Tasting Menu All About Vegetables

Anay Mridul Jun 20, 2024

Mia, one of Bangkok's newly crowned Michelin-starred restaurants, is catering to vegans and vegetarians with dedicated tasting menus. But you won't find any plant-based meat here. Bib Gourmands are a big thing in Bangkok. It's a…
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Alt Protein

Tender Food Closes $11M Series A Round, Inks Fast-Food Deal for Fibre-Spun Vegan Meat

Anay Mridul Jun 20, 2024

Massachusetts-based plant-based meat company Tender Food has raised $11M in a Series A funding round, and secured a contract with local vegetarian QSR chain Clover Food Lab. Tender's Series A investment was led by Rhapsody Venture…
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Beauty

This Biodiversity-Positive Sunscreen Nourishes Coral Reefs While Protecting Your Skin

Anay Mridul Jun 20, 2024

Skincare brand Stream2Sea and scientists from the University of Derby have developed a sunscreen that feeds and nourishes coral reefs. Sunscreen has become a political issue. From "anti-SPF conspiracy theorists" denouncing their…
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Funding News

European Food Tech Startups Overtook the US to Attract $2B in Investments in 2023

Anay Mridul Jun 19, 2024

Climate-focused food tech companies in Europe raised $2B last year, making up 58% of global investment in the sector and surpassing the US for the first time. European food tech startups focused on climate change solutions attracted $2B…
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Cell-Based News

Ever After Foods Raises $10M for Scale-Up Platform That Make Cultivated Meat 90% Cheaper

Anay Mridul Jun 19, 2024

Israeli biotech firm Ever After Foods has secured $10M to accelerate the growth of its bioreactor platform that allows cultivated meat producers to scale up manufacturing while driving down costs. Ever After Foods has received $10M from…
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Alt Protein

Future Food Quick Bites: Cinnamon Miyoko’s, Vegan Euro 2024 & Fighting Florida

Anay Mridul Jun 19, 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 Upside Foods' cultivated meat tasting in Florida, a fermented sweetener…
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Alt Protein

THIS Receives £20M Series C Investment to Launch New Plant-Based Meat Offerings

Anay Mridul Jun 19, 2024

UK plant-based meat startup THIS has raised £20M ($25.4M) in a Series C funding round to expand its product range and drive profitability on its core offerings. THIS, the London-based producer of meat analogues, has closed a £20M Series…
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Animal Rights

Eating Lower-Carbon Meats is Actually Worse for Animal Welfare. The Solution? Eat Less Meat

Anay Mridul Jun 18, 2024

While swapping beef for chicken may lower your impact on the climate, it also means killing more poorly treated animals. The key to balancing the tradeoff is to just eat less meat. During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization…
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Climate Change

COP29 Host Azerbaijan Never Had a Free Press, and It’s Only Getting Worse

Anay Mridul Jun 18, 2024

Months before it hosts this year's UN climate summit, Azerbaijan is being criticised for its crackdown on journalists, exacerbating an already appalling record of press censorship. 2024 may be a year where climate change is on the…
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Climate Change

‘Mad Men’: UN Chief Called for A Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising – But Media Companies Remain Mostly Silent

Anay Mridul Jun 17, 2024

In a speech last week, the UN secretary general implored countries and media companies to stop fossil fuel advertising – but is the warning falling on deaf ears? "Climate change is the mother of all stealth taxes paid by everyday people…
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Vegan

9 of the Best Asian Instant Ramen Noodles That Are Accidentally Vegan

Anay Mridul Jun 17, 2024

Sometimes, all you want to do is boil some noodles and call it a day – here are nine of the best instant ramen products that just happen to be vegan. Like Maisie Peters, I could have noodles for breakfast. In fact, I've done so…
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Health

Fermy: Landish Foods, Every Co Debut Coffee & Matcha Mixes with Animal-Free Egg White Protein

Anay Mridul Jun 15, 2024

Canadian vegan wellness company Landish Foods has partnered with animal-free egg protein startup The Every Company to launch a new line of beverage mixes. Landish Foods and The Every Co have unveiled a new line of ready-to-mix protein…
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Health

Those Headlines Linking Plant-Based Meat to Heart Disease are Deliberately Misleading

Anay Mridul Jun 14, 2024

A series of headlines have been knocking plant-based meat for causing heart disease, but these are deliberate misinterpretations to discredit the industry further. Did you hear that plant-based meat can now apparently kill you? That…
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