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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.

Chocolate

Lindt & ChoViva Team Up to Launch a Vegan Chocolate Bar for Veganuary

Anay Mridul Dec 20, 2023

Chocolate giant Lindt has partnered with German cocoa-free brand ChoViva to launch a limited-edition vegan chocolate bar for Veganuary. There are only 1,000 of the Soft & Creamy Hazelnut bars, which feature Lindt's Hello Vegan…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Oat Milk Soap, New TiNDLE CEO & Plant-Based Diplomas

Anay Mridul Dec 20, 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 Beyond Meat's giant Costco partnership, a new CEO for plant-based…
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Alt Dairy

Are You Stupid?: Oatly Wins Landmark Legal Battle Against UK Dairy Association to Keep ‘Milk’ On Its Packaging

Anay Mridul Dec 20, 2023

A British High Court judge has sided with Oatly in a court case filed by Dairy UK, which objected to the use of the word 'milk' in its 'Post-Milk Generation' slogan on its product packaging and merchandise (citing consumer confusion), in…
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Alt Protein

Au Revoir, Cultivated Meat?: France Follows in Italy’s Footsteps with Proposed Ban By Parliamentarians

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2023

Shortly after Italy announced a ban on the production and sale of cultivated meat, France's Les Républicains party announced its own proposal to cultured meat in the country, with a group of policymakers arguing it goes against French…
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Future Foods

How to Make Lab-Grown Coffee: Scientists Publish Recipe to Create New Coffee Ecosystem

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2023

Finnish researchers have published details of the process behind its lab-grown coffee, with the aim of developing an ecosystem that can speed up production and commercialisation of the novel ingredient. What if you could grow your own…
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Animal Rights

Is AI Speciesist? Why Animal Welfare Should Be Part of the LLM Ethics Debate

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2023

Conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) ethics have lingered around human-centric forms of discrimination like race and gender, but are speciesism and animal welfare also issues the AI sector needs to contend with? The way we…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Too Good to Be True: How the Livestock Sector is Misusing Climate Neutrality Claims

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2023

A host of studies suggesting positive outcomes for the livestock industry's claims to climate neutrality are highly misleading, given they use a methane measurement tool that significantly undermines their emissions impact. The US…
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Climate Change

UK to Ban Imports of Essential Products Linked to Illegal Deforestation, But Concerns Over Scale & Producers Remain

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2023

At COP28, the UK announced its intention to ban imports of everyday essentials linked to illegal deforestation, which will affect large companies with high turnovers. But environmental experts and campaigners have raised questions about…
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Climate Change

Pasture-Raised Beef Isn’t As Climate-Friendly As You Think: Study

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2023

Pasture-raised cattle, which mostly feed on grass in grazing lands, have been thought of as a more "ethical" form of beef than those raised in feedlots – but the former may not be as climate-friendly as many proponents argue, according to…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

EU to Invest €50M in Startups to Scale Up Precision Fermentation in 2024, Industry Think Tank Hails Commitment to Bloc’s ‘Food…

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2023

The EU is investing €50M in precision fermentation and algae-based food startups next year as part of its Horizon Europe scheme, with calls for applications beginning in May. It's the legislative body's first funding commitment…
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Alt Dairy

‘Blending Tradition and Innovation’: Senara Emerges from Stealth as Europe’s First Cultured Dairy Startup

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2023

German startup Senara has emerged from stealth as the first European company making cell-cultured dairy. With a couple of awards already under its belt, the producer hopes to collaborate with farmers for a more sustainable dairy…
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Climate Change

COP28: Every Major Food Sytems Announcement & Funding Pledge from the UN Climate Conference

Sonalie Figueiras Dec 15, 2023

The number of policy recommendations and funding announcements at COP28 was overwhelming. Here's a list of all the major food outcomes to help you digest it all. "Everything that makes campaigning against fossil fuels difficult is 10…
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Future Foods

Inside India’s Largest Plant-Based Dairy M&A: Why Nourish You Acquired One Good

Anay Mridul Dec 15, 2023

In what is one of the largest acquisitions in the Indian plant-based sector, superfood player Nourish You has acquired vegan dairy brand One Good. Ahead of a planned Series A next year, CFO Radhika Datt pulls the curtain on the why and how…
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Policy & Regulation

Nebraska Republican Drafts Resolution Condemning FAO’s Recommendation to Reduce Beef

Anay Mridul Dec 15, 2023

Just as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) laid out a roadmap at COP28 to cut the agrifood sector's emissions and align it with the 1.5°C goal, a US Republican representative from Nebraska has introduced a resolution condemning…
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Vegan

Turkey vs Nut Roast: We Calculate The Climate Impact of Your Christmas Dinner

Anay Mridul Dec 15, 2023

Nut Roast or Turkey with Trimmings? Which is better for the planet? To find out, Green Queen asked climate data intel startup Calyx to calculate the carbon footprint and Eco-Score of a traditional Christmas meal versus a vegan feast and…
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Alt Protein

12 Food System Insiders Share Their Takeaways From COP28

Sonalie Figueiras Dec 14, 2023

After a whirlwind of a couple of weeks, COP28 is finally over – with promises fulfilled and promises broken, often simultaneously. It was billed as the UN's first food-focused climate summit, but did it live up to the hype? Here's…
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Alt Dairy

Let’s Eat Balanced?: UK Livestock Industry To Broadcast TV Ads Promoting Beef, Dairy & Lamb During Veganuary

Anay Mridul Dec 14, 2023

As the UK eats less meat and dairy than ever before, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching an ad campaign promoting beef, lamb and dairy in January to rival the increasingly popular Veganuary, with three TV…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Patent Pending: Paleo Eyes Booming Animal-Free Pet Food Market with Precision-Fermented Myoglobin

Anay Mridul Dec 14, 2023

Belgian precision fermentation startup Paleo is venturing into the pet food market, having filed what it claims is the world's first patent application for the use of animal-free, yeast-based myoglobin in these products. After…
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Alt Dairy

Taxing Milk: How VAT Disparity Hinders Plant-Based Dairy in Europe

Anay Mridul Dec 14, 2023

Analysis by alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe reveals how value-added tax (VAT) on plant-based milk alternatives creates a disparity with their conventional counterparts. But there are calls to level the…
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Climate Change

COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Reserve Day

Anay Mridul Dec 13, 2023

Welcome to Day 13 of #COP28, the unintended last day. In Green Queen's COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'. …
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: A Juicy 69, Plant Polls & Cultured Meat Regulatory Filings

Anay Mridul Dec 13, 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 an Indian plant-based dairy acquisition, vegan surveys, and two…
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