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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.

Vegan Dining

Serving Plant-Based by Default in Colleges Can Cut Emissions by 24% and Meat Consumption by 81% – Here’s Why

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2024

A recent trial revealed that serving plant-based options by default in college and university campuses can present significant benefits for the environment – the people behind the study explain why. Last year, catering giant Sodexo…
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Alt Protein

Shark Tank Success Umaro Foods Raises $3.8M to Launch Seaweed Bacon in Supermarkets

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2024

Californian plant-based meat producer Umaro Foods has secured $3.8M in a seed funding round to help it reduce production costs and launch its seaweed bacon into retail. The financing round was led by existing investor AgFunder, with…
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Alt Protein

Oscar Mayer to Launch Vegan Hot Dogs via Kraft Heinz-NotCo Collaboration

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2024

Chicago-based meat company Oscar Mayer, a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz, is launching a line of plant-based hot dogs, as part of an ongoing collaboration with NotCo. They will debut at Expo West next week. The two-year-old joint venture…
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Alt Protein

TiNDLE Foods to Preview Barista Oat Milk & Vegan Stuffed Chicken at Expo West

Anay Mridul Mar 6, 2024

Vegan food manufacturer TiNDLE Foods is set to unveil a plant-based stuffed chicken range and a barista oat milk – its first foray into dairy alternatives – at this month's Expo West trade event. A year on from acquiring London-based…
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Alt Dairy

Cultivated Biosciences Raises $5M to Bring Yeast-Derived Cream to Your Kitchen

Anay Mridul Mar 6, 2024

Swiss startup Cultivated Biosciences has secured $5M in seed funding to scale up the development of its yeast-derived fermented cream, in preparation for a 2025 launch in the US. The financing round – which brings total funding to $6.5M…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Goat Milk, US State Bans & A Chipotle Exposé

Anay Mridul Mar 6, 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 Craig's Vegan's link-up with TikToker Tinx, a host of alternative…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based for Everyone: Burger King Germany Makes All Vegan Products Cheaper than Meat

Anay Mridul Mar 6, 2024

Burger King has made all plant-based products and meals cheaper than meat across its German operations to encourage increased vegan consumption. It will develop a new flower-shaped patty with The Vegetarian Butcher to differentiate beef…
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Climate Change

Oscars 2024: Which Nominees Pass the Climate Bechdel Test This Year?

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

There's a new Bechdel-Wallace Test in Hollywood – but this one focuses on climate change. Which Oscar-nominated movies pass the Climate Reality Check for 2024? "Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds." It's an ancient line…
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Vegan

After a Year of Declining Sales, Tesco Sees Plant-Based Demand Grow

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

UK supermarket Tesco is witnessing a rise in demand for plant-based food, following a slight dip in sales last year. The retailer says the plant-based industry is now in its "second phase", with whole cuts a key growth point. It's no…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Sunny-Side-Ups: Yo Egg Makes US Retail Debut With Plant-Based Eggs

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

Israeli food tech company Yo Egg is launching its vegan sunny-side-ups and poached eggs in US retail, starting with stores in Los Angeles, before a nationwide move next year. A year after making its foodservice debut in Los Angeles, Yo…
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Cell-Based News

Blood Free: Disney+ to Release Korean Thriller Series Based on Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

Disney+ has announced that it will release a new thriller TV series based on the premise of cultivated meat, called Blood Free, on April 10. In a year where we've already seen another instance of regulatory approval, more public…
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Alt Dairy

Conventional Beef, Vegan Cheese: Can Daiya Lure In the Flexitarians with New Ad Campaign?

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

Continuing its flexitarian-targeting marketing drive, Canadian vegan cheesemaker Daiya might be ruffling a few feathers with its latest campaign, which features a cheeseburger with conventional beef and plant-based cheese. "Enough…
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Alt Protein

Eat Just Pauses Singapore Operations – But Plans to Resume Production & Foodservice Presence ‘Very Soon’

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

Californian cultivated meat producer Eat Just has paused its Singapore operations, three months after Huber's Bistro stopped selling its Good Meat chicken. But the company says this is a temporary phase, with production and service at the…
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Climate Change

How This Carbon Calculator is Helping Food Companies Better Report & Reduce GHG Emissions

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

New York-based sustainability research firm HowGood recently expanded its product carbon footprinting solutions to streamline corporate accounting and GHG reduction for the food industry. Its head of product, Nina DePalma, outlines the why…
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Climate Change

Ahead of 2024 Elections, 15% of Americans Don’t Believe Climate Change is Real

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

Nearly 15% of Americans don't think climate change is real, with denialism highest in the central and southern US and among Republicans, according to a new study. 2024 is the year of climate elections, and the polarising conversation…
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Cell-Based News

UK Regulator Eyes State Funding to Build Lab for Safety Testing of Cultivated Meat by Autumn

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

In what would be a major step towards the regulatory approval and commercialisation of cultivated meat, the UK is aiming to begin safety testing by this autumn, with the Food Standards Agency hoping to win government funding for the lab…
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Alt Protein

Heura Seeks Profitability After International Growth Spurs 22% Increase in Sales

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

Catalan plant-based meat company Heura has announced its year-on-year sales grew by 22% last year, thanks to increased distribution deals across Europe. The business now aims to be profitable by 2025. Weeks after closing a €40M ($43M)…
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Health

Study Links Ultra-Processed Foods to 32 Harmful Health Effects – But Critics Say There’s More Than Meets the Eye

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

A new health review has found that ultra-processed foods are directly associated with increased risks of cancer, heart disease and early death. However, experts question the use of this categorisation for nutrition, noting that these…
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Seafood

New School Foods Ropes in Vegan Chef Matthew Kenney for ‘Culinary Council’ Ahead of Whole-Cut Salmon Launch

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

Canadian whole-cut plant-based salmon producer New School Foods has kicked off its New School Culinary Council of industry advisors, starting with vegan chef Matthew Kenney, who will help the brand make its commercial debut later this…
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Climate Change

Better Bite Ventures Invites APAC Food Tech Startups to Apply for Funding, with Focus on Climate-Threatened Crops

Anay Mridul Feb 29, 2024

Better Bite Ventures has opened up applications for the latest funding round of its First Bite scheme, which offers early-stage investments to food tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region. The new round will focus on crops that most…
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Alt Protein

The Livestock Industry Spreads Disinformation to Shape Policies – Here’s How to Fix It

Anay Mridul Feb 29, 2024

Misinformation is rampant in the food system, with attacks on alternative protein becoming louder and more frequent. Robbie Lockie, founder of the newly formed Freedom Food Alliance, talks about the organisation's research into meat and…
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