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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.

Climate Change

Taste the ‘Carbon’ Difference: The Problem with Sainsbury’s Lower-Carbon Beef

Anay Mridul Sep 20, 2023

UK retailer Sainsbury's has launched a lower-carbon beef from its premium Taste the Difference line, a few weeks after US company Tyson Foods began retailing a USDA-approved “climate-friendly product as part of its Brazen Beef…
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Cell-Based News

This Shanghai Startup Says It’s Getting Closer To ‘Cost-Effective Mass Production of Cultivated Fish’

Anay Mridul Sep 20, 2023

Shanghai-based agtech firm CellX has announced the successful trial of its first 200-litre fish cell pilot production, marking an important step towards its industrial application of cultivated seafood products. It comes a month after the…
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Alt Protein

You Can Now Get Vegan Whole-Cut Steak Sandwiches at This Neat Burger Location in NYC

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2023

A month after becoming the first vegan steak to land on a US steakhouse chain menu, Israeli startup Chunk Foods' whole-cut plant-based alternative is making its fast-casual debut via Leonardo DiCaprio- and Lewis Hamilton-backed chain Neat…
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Alt Protein

Meati Opens Online D2C Store with Subscription for Mycelium Steak, Chicken & New Mystery Products

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2023

Colorado-based mycelium meat producer Meati has opened a direct-to-consumer online storefront to enable product deliveries and subscriptions for its customers. The Meati Marketplace will allow people to try its alt-meats before they hit…
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Future Foods

Shake Shack NYC Pilots Rain-Fed Sugarcane Cultured Cooking Oil for Stack Burgers and Fries

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2023

Shake Shack has partnered with Californian startup Zero Acre Farms to trial the latter's sustainable Cultured Oil on select menu items at two locations in New York City. The pilot is part of Shake Shack's Stand for Something Good…
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Vegan

Can the Green Tuesday Cafeteria Campaign Help Vietnam Lower Its Meat Emissions?

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2023

Non-profit organisation Vegan Outreach has expanded its Green Tuesday Initiative to Vietnam after five years in India. The programme hopes to reduce the impact of the country's diet on the environment and is in talks with over 100…
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Alt Dairy

‘No Longer An Alternative’: Why Plant-Based Dairy Leader Alpro Redesigned Its Packaging

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2023

Alpro's brand refresh features new packaging putting the ingredients front and centre, along with taste descriptors and a bespoke font. Danone's global plant-based marketing director speaks to Green Queen about emphasising sustainability…
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Chocolate

Oat Giant Kölln Launches Vegan Muesli Range with ChoViva’s Cocoa-Free Chocolate

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2023

German alt-chocolate brand ChoViva (formerly NoCoa/QOA) has partnered with oat cereal producer Kölln on a new range of vegan muesli that uses the former's cocoa-free chocolate. Sibling founders Sara and Maximilian Marquart tell Green Queen…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

How Sustainable is Animal-Free Dairy? We Compare Precision Fermentation LCAs

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2023

Precision fermentation, described as the third pillar of alt-protein alongside plant-based and cultivated foods, is on the rise. There are at least 62 companies working in this space globally across the supply chain, with a big focus on…
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Climate Change

Hong Kong High School Student Creates Board Game to Highlight City’s Beach Pollution

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2023

A high-school student has developed Beach Board Hong Kong, a Monopoly-style game that sheds light on the environmental issues faced by the island's beaches. Featuring damning pollution facts, action prompts to tackle these challenges, it's…
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Pets

Vegan Cats May Be Healthier Than Those on Meat-Based Diets, Finds New Study

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2023

Cats on a plant-based diet could be healthier than those fed meat, with owners reporting fewer visits to the vet, reduced medication use and assessments of severe illness, and more vets describing vegan cats as healthy, according to a new…
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Drink

‘It’s a Wellness Brand’: Mother Pearl’s Po Chen Spills the Tea on Hong Kong’s First Vegan Bubble Tea Chain

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2023

Mother Pearl, which opened in 2020 as Hong Kong's first vegan bubble tea shop, is an outlier in the space. On the heels of opening its fifth location in the city this Monday, and ahead of launching the sixth store this weekend, its founder…
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Alt Protein

US Mycelium Meat Maker Meati Lays Off 10% of Its Workforce, Shuts Down Pilot Plant

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2023

In what is a significant restructuring move, Colorado-based mycelium meat startup Meati has cut its workforce by 10% and shuttered its pilot plant as it looks to become profitable. Meati, which had let go of 17 employees (about 5%) in…
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Future Foods

Upside Foods Announces New Commercial-Scale Cultivated Meat Plant Near Chicago, Starts with Ground Chicken

Anay Mridul Sep 14, 2023

Three months after becoming the joint-first company to gain regulatory approval for cultivated meat in the US, California-based Upside Foods has announced a new commercial-scale manufacturing plant near Chicago. The new facility will begin…
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Vegan Dining

McDonald’s Netherlands Lists Its New Meatless Burgers, Nuggets & Salad Before Beef on the Menu

Anay Mridul Sep 14, 2023

Earlier this month, McDonald's added four new meatless products to its Netherlands range and, in a move to promote plant-forward food, listed them before beef on the menu. The new burgers, nuggets and salad join the Beyond Meat-based…
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Animal Rights

The EPA Rejected Calls for Tougher Water Pollution Regulations at US Factory Farms – Now, It’s Being Sued

Anay Mridul Sep 14, 2023

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a 2017 petition calling for stricter water pollution regulations for factory farms. The agency formed a research committee to recommend solutions in a process that could last…
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Alt Dairy

Miyoko’s Creamery Launches First Product Range Since Namesake Founder’s Exit and Lawsuit

Anay Mridul Sep 13, 2023

Months after resolving all legal disputes with its namesake founder Miyoko Schinner, alt-dairy pioneer Miyoko's Creamery has launched its first new product range. The cashew-based Plant Milk Cheese Spreads herald a new era for the company…
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Alt Materials

Goodbye, Leather: Apple Ditches Luxury Material for Eco-Friendly Woven Fabric Alternative

Anay Mridul Sep 13, 2023

In its annual September event, Apple announced it's ending the use of leather from all its products – including Apple Watch bands and iPhone cases – to meet its 2030 carbon neutrality target. While it remains tight-lipped on what its…
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Coffee

Northern Wonder’s Coffee-Free Coffee Makes Dutch Retail Debut with Filter Grounds and Pods

Anay Mridul Sep 13, 2023

Dutch food tech brand Northern Wonder has made its retail debut with four beanless coffee products at supermarket chain Albert Heijn in the Netherlands. The Coffee-Free Coffee pods and filter grounds are the second iteration of the…
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Research & Scientific Studies

From Meat to Plants: Global Diet Shift Can Cut Emissions By a Third and Halt Deforestation

Anay Mridul Sep 13, 2023

Replacing 50% of our meat and dairy intake with plant-based alternatives by 2050 could result in significant climate benefits, reducing agricultural and land-use emissions by 31% and halting the destruction of forest and natural land,…
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Alt Protein

COP28 Will Be First Food-Centric UN Climate Summit with Alt-Protein, Sustainable Diets on the Agenda

Anay Mridul Sep 13, 2023

COP28 made headlines last month when it announced it will serve mostly plant-based food – it signposts the increased focus on food systems at this year's UN climate summit (November 30 to December 12), in contrast to years past. In…
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