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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

Flora UK Spreads Are Vegan Again, As Upfield Reviews Global Climate Commitments

Anay Mridul Oct 5, 2023

Last week, CPG spread giant Upfield caused a (positive) stir when it announced its popular Flora Buttery range would go back to being fully vegan in the UK market, three years after the company added buttermilk as an ingredient. The…
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Pets

If All Dogs and Cats Went Vegan, We Could Feed 520 Million People – New Research

Anay Mridul Oct 5, 2023

A new peer-reviewed study has found that if the world's dogs and cats went vegan, it could have tremendous benefits for the climate and global food security. It would help feed nearly 520 million people, conserve land the size of multiple…
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Alt Protein

Magical Mushroom Root: Meati Receives Patent for Mycelium Ingredient As AI Study Discovers Health Potential

Anay Mridul Oct 4, 2023

US mycelium meat producer Meati has received a patent for its MushroomRoot™ ingredient with exclusivity until 2039. Additionally, the company shared early results of a promising AI-led study into the health benefits of its mycelium strain.…
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Alt Protein

Whole-Cut Plant-Based Poulet: France’s Umiami Adds Extra $34.7M to Series A Round for EU Expansion & US Launch

Anay Mridul Oct 4, 2023

A year after securing $30M in a Series A fundraiser, French plant-based whole-cut chicken producer Umiami has reeled in a further €32.5M ($34.7M) to scale up its production, accelerate European distribution and set up its US operations. …
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Less Meat, More Burgers & Vegan Flying

Anay Mridul Oct 4, 2023

In our new 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 Australia's meat reduction, Kellogg's omnivore-targeting plant-based…
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Policy & Regulation

Food is Medicine Series: How to Save American Lives and Billions of Dollars with Food Prescriptions

Anay Mridul Oct 4, 2023

Food is Medicine programmes – which include medically-tailored meal initiatives and produce prescription campaigns – could help reduce diseases, improve quality of life, and cut billions in healthcare costs in the US, according to a…
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Alt Dairy

Australia’s Eden Brew Raises $24.5M in Series A to Scale Up Animal-Free Casein Micelle & Dairy Protein Production

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2023

Australian precision fermentation startup Eden Brew – co-owned by the country's largest dairy cooperative, Norco – has closed a $24.4M Series A funding round. The company has developed what it calls a "world-first" animal-free casein…
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Chocolate

Take Me to Foreverland: Q&A with Italy’s New Cocoa-Free Chocolate Maker

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2023

Based in Southern Italy, Foreverland is the latest cocoa-free producer making a sustainable alternative to chocolate. Its co-founder Giuseppe D’Alessandro speaks to Green Queen about its Freecao chocolate, what sets it apart from other…
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Seafood

Premium Roe: Can Cultivated Caviar Catch On?

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2023

Californian startup Marinas Bio is developing a cultivated alternative to one of the world's most premium foods, caviar. While cost will continue to be a major barrier for cell-cultured meat and seafood as companies are still far from mass…
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Vegan Dining

Plant-Based World City: A Food Lover’s Guide to Hong Kong’s Best Vegan Eats

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2023

It's not known as Asia's World City for nothing – Hong Kong has some of the best food the planet has to offer, from starred Michelin establishments to comfort-food dai pai dongs. But what does it offer vegans? Plenty it turns out, you've…
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Climate Change

To Avoid Climate Disasters Like the NYC Floods, the US Must Reduce Its Meat Consumption by 82%

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2023

New York City is in a state of emergency, with flash floods leaving the Big Apple struggling to recover, merely three months after the city was engulfed in a polluted haze due to Canadian wildfires. Experts have blamed it on the climate…
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Alt Protein

Flawless Fungi: EU & US Startups Team Up to Develop Tastier Meat Alternatives

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2023

German mycoprotein startup Nosh.bio has partnered with Boston-based synthetic biology firm Ginkgo Bioworks to leverage the latter's cell programming platform to find protein-producing fungi strains with superior sensory profiles. The…
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Policy & Regulation

A Bilateral Deal with Israel Could Fast-Track UK Cultivated Meat Approval – Report

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2023

The UK is set to fast-track its approval of cultivated meat as part of a bilateral agreement with Israel, according to the Telegraph. The news comes two months after Israel's Aleph Farms became the first cultured meat company to file for…
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Climate Change

6 Upcoming Food Documentaries You Need to Add to Your Watchlist

Anay Mridul Sep 29, 2023

Netflix's recent Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food documentary made waves across the Internet and media for its detailed exposé of the US food system's fallacies. Where do we go from there? A whole host of upcoming…
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Alt Protein

Cluck Yeah: Rotterdam is Getting A Fully Vegan Butcher Shop This World Animal Day

Anay Mridul Sep 29, 2023

Unilever-owned plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher is opening a vegan butchery in Rotterdam, Netherlands. To be launched on World Animal Day, it marks the 13th anniversary of the company's launch. On October 4, The Vegetarian…
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Future Foods

PALM-ALT: Could This Palm Oil Alternative Be the ‘Holy Grail’ of Sustainable Baking Fats?

Anay Mridul Sep 28, 2023

A new sustainable fat by Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University (QMU) is the latest to join the fledgling palm oil alternative sector. Using food industry sidestream ingredients, PALM-ALT is said to be 70% better for the environment…
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Alt Protein

From Burger King To IHOP, Impossible Foods Does Foodservice Collabs Right

Anay Mridul Sep 28, 2023

Impossible Foods has partnered with IHOP on a range of menu items, expanding its US foodservice footprint. A leading plant-based meat company, Impossible has a knack for getting these collaborations with F&B chains just right – with…
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Plastic Pollution

This Washing Machine Filter Captures 98% of the Microplastics Released from Your Laundry

Anay Mridul Sep 28, 2023

Slovenian startup PlanetCare has launched the second iteration of its microfibre-absorbing laundry filter, which can capture 98% of all pollutants from washing machine wastewater. Now made from recycled plastic, its cartridges are…
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Vegan

8 Brands Making the Best Plant-Based Ready Meals for the Time-Strapped Consumer

Anay Mridul Sep 28, 2023

It's a fast-paced world. There's a lot to do. Cooking? Gah, who has the time? But you love food. We get it. Ready-to-eat meals are here to save you, showcasing the best of plant-based food that's ready in a jiffy. Here are the (vegan)…
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Alt Protein

In Singapore, Call It ‘Cultivated’ Meat – Not ‘Clean’ or ‘Cell-Based’

Anay Mridul Sep 27, 2023

Singaporeans prefer the term 'cultivated meat' over related terms like 'cultured' or 'cell-based', according to a new study. Moreover, researchers found that people who consider cultivated meat 'unnatural' are – perhaps counterintuitively…
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Alt Protein

The World’s Largest Meat Company is Building a Cultivated Protein R&D Facility

Anay Mridul Sep 27, 2023

Brazilian meat giant JBS has broken ground on a $62M cultivated meat research and development facility in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Billed as the largest food biotech centre in Brazil, it's scheduled to open at the end of 2024. The…
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