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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.

Cell-Based News

Cultured Unagi: Forsea Foods Unveils ‘World First’ Cultivated Eel with Tokyo Eatery Saido

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2024

Israeli food tech startup Forsea Foods has unveiled the first prototype of its cultivated eel, linking up with Tokyo vegan restaurant SAIDO to create dishes with the cell-cultured fish. It aims to launch the seafood product by 2025. …
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Policy & Regulation

Scientists to USDA: Tackle America’s Meat Consumption, or the Climate Crisis Will Force You To

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2024

In a strongly-worded, evidence-backed open letter, more than 250 climate, nutrition and food experts and organisations are calling on USDA chief Tom Vilsack to address the country's heavy meat consumption as a climate mitigation strategy. …
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Vegan

Vegan Vault: Demand for Plant-Based Meals Grows by 40% for Emirates Airlines

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2024

Emirates Airlines will soon unveil new options as part of its 'vegan vault' of in-flight meals, taking its total offering of recipes to over 300. It comes after the carrier witnessed a 40% increase in demand for onboard plant-based dishes.…
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Fashion

Is This the World’s First Compostable, Plastic-Free Sportswear Range?

Anay Mridul Jan 20, 2024

Exercise can be more sustainable now, thanks to Community Clothing's new Organic Athletic sportswear line, which is free from plastics and can decompose in your garden in as little as a week. Community Clothing, the sustainable clothing…
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Alt Protein

A Snack Bar Made From Air: Fazer Unveils Limited-Edition Chocolate Bar Using Solein

Anay Mridul Jan 19, 2024

Finnish company Solar Foods' Solein protein is expanding its footprint in Singapore through a partnership with Helsinki-based food giant Fazer Group, which has crafted a limited-edition snack bar using protein made from air. Fazer has…
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Climate Change

Media Coverage of Climate Change Dropped by 4% in 2023, the Hottest Year on Record

Anay Mridul Jan 19, 2024

Even as we breached the 1.5°C post-industrial warming limit and recorded the hottest temperatures ever, 2023 saw media coverage of climate change drop by 4%, according to a review by the Media and Climate Change Observatory. 2023 was a…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Cost of Living: Has the UK Media Narrative Around Plant-Based Affected Consumer Sentiment Over Prices?

Anay Mridul Jan 19, 2024

Several mainstream UK outlets have run stories about the decline of the plant-based sector, ascribing it to dwindling demand and increased prices. Is the media narrative influencing consumer sentiment against vegan products and affecting…
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Policy & Regulation

Plant-Based Meat Labelling Faces Respite in Belgium, But Alt-Milk Taxes Hurt Local Brand

Anay Mridul Jan 18, 2024

Belgium is halting the establishment of guidelines against plant-based meat labelling after continued disagreement among stakeholders, but its higher VAT on milk alternatives is hurting the sector, especially one homegrown brand. The…
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Alt Dairy

Yet Another Acquisition: CPG Investor Purchases Vegan Coffee Creamer Leader Nutpods

Anay Mridul Jan 18, 2024

Amid a flurry of M&A activity in the plant-based space, US non-dairy coffee creamer brand Nutpods has been acquired by newly formed CPG investment arm MPearlRock Bellevue, Washington-based Nutpods, which makes coffee creamers,…
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Alt Protein

Aussie Vegan Meat Maker v2food Acquires Ready Meal Brands as Plant Based Sector Undergoes Consolidation

Anay Mridul Jan 18, 2024

Leading Australian plant-based meat maker v2food has acquired ready meal brands Soulara and MACROS for an undisclosed sum to expand its portfolio, in a sector flooding with M&A activity. Aussie alt-meat leader v2food has expanded…
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Alt Dairy

Imagindairy Unveils Industrial-Scale Facility to Produce Animal-Free Dairy Proteins at Price Parity

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2024

Israeli precision fermentation startup Imagindairy has acquired and begun operating industrial-scale production lines for its animal-free dairy proteins. Two weeks after becoming just the third precision fermentation dairy company to…
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Alt Protein

Aleph Farms: Israel Awards the World’s First Regulatory Approval for Cultivated Beef

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2024

Israeli cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has received the world's first regulatory approval for cell-cultured beef, marking a milestone in the alternative protein sector. This makes Israel – still in the middle of regional…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Ben & Berry’s, Better Butter & A Covid-19 Study

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 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 Ben & Jerry's new oat milk ice-creams, Beyond Meat's new marketing…
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Vegan

Sodexo: Ahead of Schedule on Net Zero Plan as 11% of All UK/Ireland Meals Sold Are Meatless

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2024

French catering group Sodexo has revealed that 11% of all its meals sold at UK and Ireland sites in 2023 were vegan or vegetarian, a marginal increase from the previous year. It has also made strides in promoting food security, and is…
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Vegan

‘Substitarians’ on the Rise in Switzerland as Meat Consumption Falls: Survey

Anay Mridul Jan 16, 2024

A new survey by Coop Switzerland has revealed that over half of Swiss consumers have eaten plant-based alternatives to meat, dairy and seafood – a demographic it labels 'substitarians' – while nearly six in 10 are reducing their…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Daisy Lab: Women-Led NZ Startup Scales Animal-Free Whey Production, Diversifies Protein Portfolio

Anay Mridul Jan 16, 2024

New Zealand's Daisy Lab has scaled up the production of its precision-fermented beta-lactoglobulin powder a year after discovering its initial expression systems, while diversifying into lactoferrin to boost its commercial gains. Just…
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Alt Dairy

The Milk Wars: Dairy vs Plant-Based Marketing Campaigns Boil Over

Anay Mridul Jan 16, 2024

Is it okay to drink milk, or do you need to "quit the tit"? A host of campaigns over the last few months have been intensifying the dairy industry's battle with the plant-based sector, which has responded with its own initiatives to leave…
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Policy & Regulation

JBS Backlash Goes Political as US & UK Lawmakers Ask SEC to Reject IPO Filing

Anay Mridul Jan 15, 2024

The pushback against JBS's plans to go public is no longer confined to just climate activists – politicians from the US and the UK are the latest to air their concerns in letters to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asking…
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Cell-Based News

Arizona Republicans Attempt to Ban Cultured Meat with Two New Bills

Anay Mridul Jan 15, 2024

In yet another move targeted at the alternative protein industry, House representatives in Arizona have proposed bills prohibiting the "misbranding" of meat alternatives and banning cultivated meat altogether. The latter's legislation…
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Vegan Dining

Veganuary 2024: Whole Food Mains Trending on UK Restaurant Menus

Anay Mridul Jan 15, 2024

We're nearly halfway through Veganuary 2024, and one trend is coming out strong on UK restaurant menus: a focus on whole-food plant-based dishes. It comes as consumers are hit hard with price hikes and express concern about the processed…
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Vegan

Smmmile, It’s Plant-Based!: The 9 Best Vegan Mac and Cheese Brands

Anay Mridul Jan 13, 2024

Boxed, frozen, or in a cup, vegan mac and cheese brands ensure there's something for everyone – here are nine of the best. I've made my share of vegan mac and cheese recipes – whether it's cashew- and cauliflower-based sauce or a…
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