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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.

Food & Nutrition

Europeans Are Less Trusting of Their Food Now, and Care Less About Sustainability Too

Anay Mridul May 15, 2024

Fewer people in Europe have trust in their food system and are taking sustainability into account, and the lack of progress in improving their diets is "worrying", according to a new report. European consumer confidence in the health…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Delicious Salads, Vegan Lidl & EU Support

Anay Mridul May 15, 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 a vegan salad partnership, a plant-based cheese rebrand and EU funding…
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Climate Change

Industry Execs & UK Government Form ‘Resilience Group’ to Discuss Climate Risks to Food Supply

Anay Mridul May 15, 2024

In the UK, food industry heads and the government have agreed to meet for a series of discussions about the impact of the climate crisis on the food supply chain. As the climate crisis threatens crops, farmers and the food supply, a…
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Alt Dairy

New Culture Strikes Deal with CJ CheilJedang to Drive Down Animal-Free Casein Costs

Anay Mridul May 14, 2024

San Francisco startup New Culture has partnered with South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang on a manufacturing deal to enable low-cost production of its precision-fermented casein. New Culture, the first precision-fermented casein…
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Health

Better Juice Earns Self-Affirmed GRAS Status to Reduce Sugars in Fruit Products by 80%

Anay Mridul May 14, 2024

Israeli startup Better Juice, which has developed a device that reduces sugar in fruit products by 80%, has obtained self-determined GRAS status in the US. In the world of Ozempic and GLP-1, sugar innovations are booming. The latest…
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Travel

Q&A with Ethos Santorini’s Artemis Sorotou: ‘Our Ultimate Goal is to Attract Non-Vegans to Our Hotel’

Anay Mridul May 14, 2024

There's a new luxury vegan hotel in Santorini, with biodegradable toiletries, bamboo slippers, and, of course, a plant-based breakfast. Co-owner Artemis Sorotou spills the beans on the Ethos Vegan Retreat. While the world of ethical and…
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Food & Nutrition

Tesco Takes the Whole-Food Route with New Plant-Forward Private-Label Range

Anay Mridul May 14, 2024

First announced in November, Tesco has rolled out its newest private-label ready meal range – it's all about the vegetables. The meat-free category in the UK fell hard last year, as consumer concerns about ultra-processed foods…
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Climate Change

Only 6% of Climate Scientists Think We’ll Meet Our 1.5°C Target

Anay Mridul May 13, 2024

A majority of the world's top climate scientists say we're on our way to breaching the 2.5°C barrier this century – and only 6% believe we'll meet our 1.5°C budget. The only way we stand a chance is through heavily accelerated action. …
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Coffee

Inside Starbucks’ Farmer Support Centers to Secure the Future of Coffee

Anay Mridul May 13, 2024

Starbucks buys 3% of all coffee in the world – so its responsibility to safeguard the future of the industry, which is being ravaged by climate change, can't be understated. Here's how it's helping coffee farmers adapt and thrive. It's…
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Alt Protein

Policy Support for Alternative Proteins Could Free Up 44% of European Land & Boost Self-Sufficiency

Anay Mridul May 13, 2024

In the least optimistic scenario, alternative proteins could displace a sixth of meat and dairy consumption in Europe. In the best-case outcome, they could replace two-thirds of animal proteins by 2050 and make the region self-sufficient. …
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Climate Change

COP29 to Utilise Green Issues to Ease Global Tensions & Prevent Climate-Fuelled Conflicts

Anay Mridul May 13, 2024

This year's UN climate conference could ask nations to observe a "COP truce" and focus on preventing future conflicts charged by climate change, COP29 host country Azerbaijan has said. After an intense COP28 that delivered and…
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Alt Protein

The Me(a)t Gala: Vegan Brands Shine at Fashion’s Biggest Night

Anay Mridul May 10, 2024

This year's Met Gala featured vegan products from Impossible Foods, Neat, Stockeld Dreamery and Tindle Foods, showcasing plant-based indulgence to the world's most influential celebrities. The Garden of Time was this year's theme for…
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Animal Rights

Silks Hotel Group: Taiwan’s Largest Public Company is Going Cage-Free

Anay Mridul May 10, 2024

Taiwanese hospitality chain Silks Hotel Group has pledged to transition to cage-free eggs across all its sites by 2030, following a partnership with the Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan. Silks Hotel Group, the largest…
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Policy & Regulation

Alabama Becomes Second US State to Ban Cultivated Meat with A Misinformation-Fuelled Bill

Anay Mridul May 10, 2024

Days after Florida enacted a ban on cultivated meat, Alabama has become the second US state to do so – just as food safety regulators announced plans to clarify the regulation of these foods. "Take your fake meat elsewhere. We're not…
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Cell-Based News

MyriaMeat Develops Scaffold-Free Cultivated Pork Fillet, Plans Tasting Event Later This Year

Anay Mridul May 10, 2024

German food tech startup MyriaMeat has unveiled a cultivated pork fillet made from 100% pork cells, without any scaffolds or plant proteins. Months after emerging from stealth, German startup MyriaMeat has announced the successful…
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Future Foods

FoodHack and Givaudan Announce 9 Finalists for FoodTech World Cup

Anay Mridul May 9, 2024

Flavour manufacturer Givaudan and food tech community FoodHack have announced the nine finalists of the FoodTech World Cup, which will pitch for the win at the HackSummit next month. Nine startups will pitch to jury members at the final…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Expects Turnaround with New Products After Mixed Start to 2024

Anay Mridul May 9, 2024

After a mixed start to the year, with both revenues and sales declining in Q1, Beyond Meat remains optimistic about the rest of 2024, pointing to the rollout of its healthier and costlier plant-based beef. As the fourth iterations of…
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Funding News

Voyage Foods Closes $52M Series A+ Round After Notching Cargill Partnership

Anay Mridul May 9, 2024

Ethical pantry company Voyage Foods, famous for its cocoa-free chocolate and nut-free spreads, has secured $52M in a Series A+ funding round, weeks after signing a commercial deal with Cargill. Voyage Foods, which says it makes the…
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Funding News

Tattooed Chef Returns to US Supermarket Shelves A Year After Filing for Bankruptcy

Anay Mridul May 9, 2024

Meatless brand Tattooed Chef is back on retail shelves in the US under its new parent company Planted Ventures, 10 months after filing for bankruptcy. Nearly a year after its collapse, Californian meat-free producer Tattooed Chef has…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

TurtleTree to Debut Animal-Free Lactoferrin with Espresso Shot for Endurance Athletes

Anay Mridul May 8, 2024

Singaporean food tech startup TurtleTree has partnered with a nutrition brand to debut its precision-fermented lactoferrin as part of an espresso shot for endurance athletes. Six months after obtaining self-affirmed GRAS (Generally…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Meati Raises $100M in Largest Alt-Protein Investment Since 2022, Expands to 6,000 Stores

Anay Mridul May 8, 2024

Colorado-based food tech startup Meati has closed a $100M Series C1 funding round, the largest investment in an alternative protein company since 2022. Mycelium meat innovator Meati has secured $100M in Series C1 funding, taking its…
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