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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

Burgreens, Bali – Tried and Tasted: Delicious Showcase of Green Rebel’s Plant-Based Meats

Anay Mridul Nov 21, 2023

While only a three-year-old company, Green Rebel is taking the Indonesian plant-based meat scene by storm. I visited Burgreens – its sister restaurant – in Canggu, Bali, which makes an array of dishes from across the world using the meat…
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Seafood

Famous for Wild Salmon, Canada Invests $11.4M in Whole-Cut Plant-Based Alternative

Anay Mridul Nov 20, 2023

Famed for its wild salmon, British Columbia's shift to industrial farming has brought threats to human and planetary health. To counter that, three companies are working on a whole-cut plant-based version of Canada's favourite fish, with…
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Policy & Regulation

‘A Paradigm Shift’: Germany Earmarks €38M Investment for Alt-Protein Transition in 2024 Federal Budget

Anay Mridul Nov 20, 2023

Germany has set aside €38M in investment for the promotion of alternative proteins and a switch to plant-based agriculture in its federal budget for 2024. This includes promoting the manufacturing and processing of plant-based, cultivated…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Egg & Cultivated Chicken Exec Josh Tetrick is The Only Alt Protein Founder Included On TIME100’s First Climate List

Anay Mridul Nov 20, 2023

Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just and its cultivated meat subsidiary GOOD Meat, has been named in the inaugural TIME100 Climate list of most influential business leaders – the only person from the alternative protein industry to…
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Food & Nutrition

Methylcellulose: What Is It, Why It’s Used in Plant-Based Meat, and Startups Making Alternatives

Anay Mridul Nov 20, 2023

As the meat industry continues to knock the long ingredient lists of certain plant-based meat alternatives, one element pops up more often in the discourse: methylcellulose. But what is this substance, and is it really unhealthy? Here's…
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Climate Change

How Do Social Media Users Feel About Climate Change? A New Mega Study Has Answers

Anay Mridul Nov 17, 2023

A new 110-country study conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications in partnership with Meta offers insights into the climate change beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences, and behaviours of Facebook users across the…
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Cell-Based News

‘Cultivating Ignorance’: Italy Passes Law to Become the First Country to Ban Cultured Meat

Anay Mridul Nov 17, 2023

It has been in the making for a while, but Italy has officially passed the law that bans the production and sale of cultivated meat within the country, with the far-right government citing health reasons, a risk to the country's tradition,…
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Future Foods

Cell Ag Expert Parendi Birdie on Her New Blended Meat Startup Asentia: ‘We’re Throwing Out the Black & White Thinking’

Anay Mridul Nov 17, 2023

After years of working with cellular agriculture companies, Parendi Birdie is now working on her own blended meat startup, Asentia. She tells Green Queen about launch plans, consumer testing, and the best way to market these products. …
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Food & Nutrition

Confused About a Food Fact? This New Platform Lets You Ask Scientists for an Expert Opinion

Anay Mridul Nov 17, 2023

Food information body the European Food Information Council has launched a new platform to debunk misinformation and help build science-based literacy around food. The Food Facts online community is part of the Sustainable Food System…
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Climate Change

The Asia F-List: How Fossil Fuel Companies are Gaslighting Asians with Greenwashing Campaigns

Anay Mridul Nov 16, 2023

A new report by marketing activism group Clean Creatives explores how Asia's fossil fuel industry is failing communities in the region, using greenwashing techniques to shift the blame from its climate impacts. These include loyalty credit…
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Climate Change

‘Woefully Inadequate’: 4 New Major Climate Reports Call Out Global Inaction

Anay Mridul Nov 16, 2023

As we get closer to COP28, the world's leaders are facing increasing calls to adopt policies and solutions that will help mitigate global heating and meet our climate goals – especially because we're still so far away, according to four…
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Research & Scientific Studies

‘The Centre of Challenges & Solutions’: 7 Alt-Protein Takeaways from GFI APAC’s State of the Industry Report 2023

Anay Mridul Nov 16, 2023

The Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC's first State of the Industry report highlights the funding rollercoaster that is alt-protein, Singapore's reputation as an innovation launchpad, barriers to the adoption of plant-based meat, and the…
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Climate Change

Meat Kills: How Cigarette-Style Warnings Could Help Cut the UK’s Meat Consumption

Anay Mridul Nov 16, 2023

Cigarette-style warnings about the impact of climate change on food can cut meat consumption, according to a study by Durham University. Researchers found that adding pictorial climate warning labels deterred Brits from choosing meat…
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Alt Dairy

A Better Dairy-Free Ice Cream: Yali Bio Showcases Precision-Fermented Fat at Food Tech Event

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 2023

Californian food tech startup Yali Bio unveiled its precision-fermented fat at the MISTA Growth Hack event in San Fransisco, debuting the alternative with a dairy-free ice cream. Now, it plans to roll out its fat to manufacturers looking…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Plant-Based Cows, Vegan Flying & A Mycoprotein Bet

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 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 Laughing Cow's vegan cheese, plant-based burgers in Puerto Rico, and…
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Policy & Regulation

Despite Gaining USDA Approval, Cultivated Meat Could Be Banned in Florida

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 2023

A Republican legislator in Florida has introduced a bill proposing to ban the production, sale and distribution of cell-cultured meat in the state. If signed into law, this would come into effect in July 2024. On Monday, Florida House…
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Vegan

Gin-gardium Leviosa: Celebs Shake Up Spirits Sector with Plant-Powered Liquor Brands

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 2023

In a world packed with celebrity spirits, some are spotlighting sustainability with innovative plant-based alcohol offerings, from zero-waste to zero-ABV. Here are three of our just-launched faves. If it feels like there are way too…
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Alt Protein

You Can Now Buy TiNDLE’s Vegan Chicken Nuggets, Wings & Burgers in US Grocery Stores

Anay Mridul Nov 14, 2023

Singapore-headquartered global plant-based meat brand TiNDLE Foods is launching its vegan chicken range at US grocery stores, marking the company's retail debut in the country. Green Queen speaks to US Managing Director JJ Kass about…
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Alt Dairy

No Excuses Needed: Singapore’s OATSIDE Unveils Vegan Ice-Cream with 3 Flavours

Anay Mridul Nov 14, 2023

Singaporean oat milk maker OATSIDE has unveiled a line of vegan ice creams in the city-state, starting with three flavours. It will host a public sampling event this weekend to promote the new products, which can be found at all major…
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Future Foods

Kernel: Chipotle’s Founder is Opening A Veggie Restaurant Chain Where Robots Will Make Your Burger

Anay Mridul Nov 14, 2023

Chipotle founder Steve Ells is opening Kernel, a new fast-casual meatless restaurant concept leveraging robot chefs and minimising waste. With the first location set to open in Manhattan next year, it marks a return to the foodservice…
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Climate Change

15 of Your Favorite Foods Could Disappear Because of Climate Change

Anay Mridul Nov 13, 2023

The impact of climate change – whether that's floods, droughts, extreme heat or cold – is ravaging crops and threatening our food supply. Here are 15 food crops that are facing shortages and uncertain futures due to the global crisis. …
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