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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

Plant-Based Fro-Merger: UK Pizza Chain Purezza Merges with Artisan Vegan Cheesemonger La Fauxmagerie

Anay Mridul Nov 13, 2023

UK vegan pizzeria Purezza has acquired a majority stake in London-based vegan cheesemonger La Fauxmagerie in a merger, with the former looking after the plant-based cheese brand's sales. Purezza head of sales Mitch Lee speaks to Green…
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Seafood

Future Ocean Foods: 36 Global Alt-Seafood Startups Form Association To Tackle Overfishing, Microplastics & More

Anay Mridul Nov 13, 2023

A group of 36 inaugural members have joined Future Ocean Foods, a global association to help advance the alternative seafood sector, across the plant-based, cultivated and fermentation verticals. Founder Marissa Bronfman speaks to Green…
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Future Foods

SciFi Foods CEO on Cultivated-Plant Hybrid Meat: ‘Buying Food is a Very Emotional Decision’

Anay Mridul Nov 13, 2023

CEO and co-founder of Californian hybrid meat company SciFi Foods Joshua March on alt meat price parity, why he's all in on combining plant proteins with cultivated meat instead of conventional, and consumers' disregard for industry terms.…
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Alt Protein

Chinese Startup CellX Enters the Mycelium World to Create Hybrid Proteins with Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Nov 10, 2023

Shanghai-based cellular agriculture startup CellX, known for cultivated meat, has ventured into mycelium fermentation to expand its portfolio of sustainable proteins. The company plans to use fermented proteins in meat and dairy…
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Climate Change

GWP*: How the Meat & Dairy Industry is Pushing for a Methane Reporting Tool That Enables Greenwashing

Anay Mridul Nov 10, 2023

Meat and dairy producers as well as governments are championing GWP*, a new metric to measure methane emissions that would enable them to understate their emissions impact and avoid climate action, according to a new report by the Changing…
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Cell-Based News

‘Healing People and the Planet’: Triplebar Secures $20M to Expand Biomanufacturing Platform for Precision Fermentation and Cultured…

Anay Mridul Nov 10, 2023

Green Queen talks to Californian biotech startup Triplebar's CEO Maria Cho about how the company's product design engine helps make precision fermentation and cultivated meat proteins more scalable and more affordable on a shortened…
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Alt Protein

‘Turning Sceptics into Believers’: Impossible Foods Receives Heart-Check Certification for its Lean Beef Lite

Anay Mridul Nov 9, 2023

Impossible Foods has announced that its Beef Lite alternative has been certified by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Heart-Check Food Certification Program, becoming just the second plant-based meat company to have an accredited…
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Alt Protein

Cultivated Pet Food Gains Steam as Czech Startup Says It Is Cleared For Sale After Listing On EU Feed Register

Anay Mridul Nov 9, 2023

There have been a host of developments in the cultivated pet food sector of late, headlined by Czech startup Bene Meat Technologies officially listing its feed on the EU feed register, which it says clears it for sale. Prague-based…
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Climate Change

Prince William’s Earthshot Prize Adds Plant-Based Experts to Judge 2024 Awards After Campaign from Vegan Charity & Celebrities

Anay Mridul Nov 9, 2023

The Prince William-helmed Earthshot Prize has pledged to increase its focus on plant-based solutions after successful campaigning from UK charity Generation V (GenV), which wrote an open letter co-signed by 23 celebrities asking to add a…
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Food & Nutrition

Hidden Costs of the Global Agri-Food System Add Up to $12.7 Trillion a Year – UN FAO Report

Anay Mridul Nov 9, 2023

Hidden costs in the global food system amount to $12.7T a year according to a new report by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Covering 154 countries, The State of Food and Agriculture found that 70% of the costs are…
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Alt Protein

Half of Europeans are Eating Less Meat – But Taste & Price Are the Biggest Factors Affecting Plant-Based Alternatives

Anay Mridul Nov 8, 2023

A new 10-country survey has found that 51% of Europeans are eating less meat annually, with health being the biggest reason for the decrease in consumption. However, taste and price are the largest detractors of plant-based intake for…
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Cell-Based News

Nūmi: Cultivated Breast Milk Startup Raises €3M in Pre-Seed Funding to Expand R&D & Scientific Team

Anay Mridul Nov 8, 2023

Nūmi, a French startup making breast milk from cell-cultured mammary glands, has raised €3M in pre-seed funding to expand its R&D and recruit new scientists. It plans to file for regulatory approval in the US first, followed by Europe…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Dazzling Dairy, Amazing Awards & Poopy Water

Anay Mridul Nov 8, 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 a host of plant-based dairy news, a bunch of awards and a Chilean vegan…
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Alt Dairy

Mandorla Mozzarella: Italy’s Dreamfarm Raises €5M for Healthy Fermented Vegan Cheese

Anay Mridul Nov 8, 2023

Italian vegan cheese startup Dreamfarm has closed a funding round of €5M aimed at building a production hub for its patented process to make a healthier plant-based cheese alternative. Its fermented almond mozzarella and spreadable cheese…
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Alt Protein

Meati Expands Mycelium Meat Range with Nuggets, Spicy Takes & Holiday Bundles

Anay Mridul Nov 7, 2023

Weeks after opening its D2C online marketplace, Colorado-based mycelium meat startup Meati has expanded its line of meat alternatives with new vegan chicken nuggets and spiced takes on its existing steaks and cutlets. The brand has also…
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Vegan

Exclusive: Vegan Celebrity Chef Matthew Kenney Expands His Plant City Empire to China

Anay Mridul Nov 7, 2023

Matthew Kenney, the vegan author and celebrity chef behind Plant Food + Wine, is expanding his empire to China with food halls inspired by his Plant City F&B concept, with the help of global scale-up firm The Wellness Agency. The…
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Climate Change

‘A Growing Movement’: Q&A with the Co-Founder of the World’s First Veganic Farming Summit

Anay Mridul Nov 7, 2023

Ahead of what's billed as the first-ever Veganic Summit (November 10-12), which will focus on organic plant-based farming that eschews the use of chemical fertilisers and manure, the event's co-founder Meg Kelly talks to Green Queen about…
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Funding News

Top 20 Meat & Dairy Producers: GHG Emissions Up 3%, Majority Still Don’t Have Net Zero Science-Based Targets – Report

Anay Mridul Nov 7, 2023

Greenhouse gas emissions from the world's 20 largest meat and dairy producers increased by 3.28% in the last year, according to new analysis from the investor network FAIRR Initiative. The findings come just as global leaders prepare for a…
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Climate Change

Asia Decarbonisation: Invest $125B to Reduce Region’s Agri-Food Emissions by 12% by 2030, Says Temasek-Backed Report

Anay Mridul Nov 6, 2023

A new report backed by major actors in Asia's agrifood system including Singapore global investment company Temasek is calling for urgent climate action from industry stakeholders across the region to invest in tech and back existing…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Carbon Labelling on University Catering Menus Increases Student Demand for Climate-Friendly Meals

Anay Mridul Nov 6, 2023

A year after announcing its carbon labelling partnership with research firm HowGood, catering company Chartwells Higher Education has revealed that there has been an increase in students looking for climate-friendly meals in US…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat: 26.5% Q3 Sales Decline Leads to Revised Annual Forecast and Additional Layoffs

Anay Mridul Nov 6, 2023

Despite hopes for a better second half of 2023, Beyond Meat has announced a 26.5% decline in quarterly sales to $75M, while further cutting its annual sales forecast and employing a cost-cutting programme that will see 8% of its workforce…
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