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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.

Alt Dairy

What Do Consumers Want From Vegan Cheese? Daiya Bets on Fermented Oat Cream

Anay Mridul Dec 11, 2023

Canadian brand Daiya has launched its updated vegan cheese lineup, made from a base of its oat cream and using age-old traditional fermentation techniques to mimic dairy cheese better. Nine months after announcing a…
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Climate Change

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 10

Anay Mridul Dec 10, 2023

Welcome to Day 10 of #COP28 – the first ever official day dedicated to food systems in the history of the summit. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from…
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Climate Change

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 9

Anay Mridul Dec 9, 2023

Welcome to Day 9 of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'. Catch up: DAY 1 - DAY 2 - DAYS…
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Alt Protein

Landmark UN Report: Meat & Dairy Alternatives Can Significantly Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Anay Mridul Dec 9, 2023

In a landmark report during the COP28 summit in Dubai, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has openly endorsed alternative proteins – spanning plant-based, cultivated and fermented – as a way to significantly cut emissions,…
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Climate Change

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 8

Anay Mridul Dec 8, 2023

Welcome to Day 8* of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'. Catch up: DAY 1 - DAY 2 -…
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Vegan

New Research Promises Meatier, Juicier, Tastier Vegan Burgers with Clean-Label Process

Anay Mridul Dec 8, 2023

What if your vegan burgers could be juicier, meatier and less processed? Some scientists have found a way to do just that, using an enzyme that breaks down amino acids to allow burgers to retain more moisture and get rid of a lot of the…
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Vegan

‘Stop Pissing Americans Off’: Impossible Foods CEO Plans ‘Inclusive’ Rebrand to Shed ‘Woke’ Reputation

Anay Mridul Dec 8, 2023

Does plant-based meat have an image problem? Peter McGuinness, CEO of Impossible Foods – one of the largest companies in the space – believes as much. To counter the off-putting "wokeness" associated with these products and take on Big…
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Future Foods

Will the World Be Vegan by 2075? ChatGPT Thinks So

Anay Mridul Dec 8, 2023

Open AI's artificial intelligence system ChatGPT has predicted that the world will go almost entirely vegan by 2073, two years after which the animal agriculture industry becomes obsolete. It was based on a prompt by the Daily Mail, which…
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Climate Change

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Rest Day

Anay Mridul Dec 7, 2023

Welcome to the official rest day of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'. Catch up: DAY…
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Vegan

Planet Earth III: David Attenborough Delivers Strongest Endorsement Yet for Vegan Diets

Anay Mridul Dec 7, 2023

British naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has given his most direct endorsement of a vegan diet in the latest episode of his BBC One series, Planet Earth III. The longtime TV host highlighted the vast amount of land…
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Future Foods

From Sustainable Proteins to Food is Medicine, 6 Trends Shaping the Future of Food in 2024

Anay Mridul Dec 7, 2023

What does the future look like for food tech? French consultancy DigitalFoodLab has released its annual State of FoodTech Trends report for 2024, distilling 28 directions in six 'mega-trends', including sustainable proteins, food is…
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Chocolate

Upcycled Cacao Fruit Juice, Anyone? Investors Gave Swiss-Ghanaian Startup $15M to Scale Koa Pure

Anay Mridul Dec 7, 2023

Swiss-Ghanian startup Koa has raised $15M in Series B funding to scale up its upcycled cacao business, develop more products and intensify regenerative agriculture practices to involve over 10,000 more farmers and address the climate…
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Climate Change

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 7

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2023

Welcome to Day 7 of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'. Catch up: DAY 1 - DAY 2 - DAYS…
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Cell-Based News

Meatiply Rakes in $3.75M in Initial Seed Funding for Expansion and New Facility in 2024

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2023

Singaporean cultivated meat company Meatiply has closed the first round of its seed funding, securing $3.75M in financing to scale up production of its hybrid products and facilitate its new R&D facility, set to open next year. A…
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Alt Protein

McDonald’s Spent 7 Years Making A Burger Better for the Palate, But Not the Planet

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2023

McDonald's new burgers are on their way, after seven years of testing and over 50 tweaks, in response to drying consumer sentiment about its dry burgers. But while these burgers might be more impactful on your palate, they certainly leave…
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Alt Protein

Future Food Quick Bites: Panettone, Piranhas, Powders & Plant-Based School Milk

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2023

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 the launch of Italian Christmas desserts made from cocoa-free chocolate,…
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Cell-Based News

Cell-Cultured Bratwurst: Clever Carnivore Raises $7M to Scale Up Production of ‘Low-Cost’ Cultivated Pork

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2023

Chicago-based food tech startup Clever Carnivore has raised $7M in an oversubscribed seed funding round to expand operations and commercialise its cultivated meat products, starting with a pork bratwurst. Clever Carnivore has secured…
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Climate Change

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 6

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2023

Welcome to Day 6 of #COP28. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'. Catch up: DAY 1 - DAY 2 - DAYS…
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Alt Protein

‘For Meat-Eaters’: Food Tech Innovator Unveils Impossible Beef Hot Dogs

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2023

Impossible Foods is launching a plant-based beef hot dog that will be available in both grocery stores and restaurants next year. The announcement follows a UK foodservice deal with world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay. During a busy year…
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Alt Protein

Fermentation-Brewed Proteins: Farmless Raises €4.8M in Seed Funding for Pilot Plant & NPD

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2023

Dutch fermentation startup Farmless has secured €4.8M to fund a pilot plant and accelerate R&D for its landless microbial protein. Founder and CEO Adnan Oner speaks to Green Queen about the investment round and plans for regulatory…
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Research & Scientific Studies

If These Six EU Grocery Chains Switch to 50% Plant Proteins, They Could Offset the Emissions of 25 Million Cars

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2023

A 50% switch to plant-based proteins by six leading retailers and caterers could cut annual greenhouse gas emissions by 31.6 million tonnes, which is the equivalent of removing 25 million cars in the EU, according to a report by research…
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