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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

A Better Dairy-Free Ice Cream: Yali Bio Showcases Precision-Fermented Fat at Food Tech Event

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 2023

Californian food tech startup Yali Bio unveiled its precision-fermented fat at the MISTA Growth Hack event in San Fransisco, debuting the alternative with a dairy-free ice cream. Now, it plans to roll out its fat to manufacturers looking…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Plant-Based Cows, Vegan Flying & A Mycoprotein Bet

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 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 The Laughing Cow's vegan cheese, plant-based burgers in Puerto Rico, and…
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Policy & Regulation

Despite Gaining USDA Approval, Cultivated Meat Could Be Banned in Florida

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 2023

A Republican legislator in Florida has introduced a bill proposing to ban the production, sale and distribution of cell-cultured meat in the state. If signed into law, this would come into effect in July 2024. On Monday, Florida House…
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Vegan

Gin-gardium Leviosa: Celebs Shake Up Spirits Sector with Plant-Powered Liquor Brands

Anay Mridul Nov 15, 2023

In a world packed with celebrity spirits, some are spotlighting sustainability with innovative plant-based alcohol offerings, from zero-waste to zero-ABV. Here are three of our just-launched faves. If it feels like there are way too…
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Alt Protein

You Can Now Buy TiNDLE’s Vegan Chicken Nuggets, Wings & Burgers in US Grocery Stores

Anay Mridul Nov 14, 2023

Singapore-headquartered global plant-based meat brand TiNDLE Foods is launching its vegan chicken range at US grocery stores, marking the company's retail debut in the country. Green Queen speaks to US Managing Director JJ Kass about…
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Alt Dairy

No Excuses Needed: Singapore’s OATSIDE Unveils Vegan Ice-Cream with 3 Flavours

Anay Mridul Nov 14, 2023

Singaporean oat milk maker OATSIDE has unveiled a line of vegan ice creams in the city-state, starting with three flavours. It will host a public sampling event this weekend to promote the new products, which can be found at all major…
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Future Foods

Kernel: Chipotle’s Founder is Opening A Veggie Restaurant Chain Where Robots Will Make Your Burger

Anay Mridul Nov 14, 2023

Chipotle founder Steve Ells is opening Kernel, a new fast-casual meatless restaurant concept leveraging robot chefs and minimising waste. With the first location set to open in Manhattan next year, it marks a return to the foodservice…
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Climate Change

15 of Your Favorite Foods Could Disappear Because of Climate Change

Anay Mridul Nov 13, 2023

The impact of climate change – whether that's floods, droughts, extreme heat or cold – is ravaging crops and threatening our food supply. Here are 15 food crops that are facing shortages and uncertain futures due to the global crisis. …
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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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