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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

Oatly Calls for Mandatory Carbon Labelling, Offers ‘Big Dairy’ Free Ad Space to Publish Climate Footprint

Anay Mridul Oct 16, 2023

Oatly is calling on the UK food and drink industry to adopt mandatory carbon labelling on product packaging with a new campaign. As part of this effort, it is offering free ad space to dairy producers, challenging them to publish their…
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Alt Protein

Quorn: Mycoprotein Giant Struggles as UK & US Meatless Sales Wane

Anay Mridul Oct 16, 2023

Marlow Foods, the Monde Nissin division that makes meatless brands Quorn and Cauldron, has announced a loss of £15.3M in its yearly accounts, owing to cost hikes, stagnating sales and post-pandemic pressures. Marlow Foods is the latest…
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Policy & Regulation

Denmark Introduces World’s First National Action Plan to Promote Plant-Based Foods

Anay Mridul Oct 16, 2023

Denmark has published an action plan detailing its goal to transition towards a plant-based food system, in what is a first by a national government. It's part of the 2021-announced climate agricultural plan to cut food emissions and will…
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Policy & Regulation

How to Design a Meat Tax That Benefits Everyone, Even Low-Income Families

Anay Mridul Oct 13, 2023

As governments and stakeholders discuss potential meat taxes to reduce animal consumption and help mitigate the effects of climate change, one major argument against these levies is that they would unfairly overburden lower-income…
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Alt Protein

Smart Protein India: 7 Key Takeaways From GFI India’s First State of the Industry Report

Anay Mridul Oct 13, 2023

Alt-protein think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) India has just released its first State of the Industry report for the country and by all accounts, there is much to be optimistic about. We break down the seven key highlights from the…
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Alt Dairy

Ben & Jerry’s to Reformulate Non-Dairy Ice Cream Recipes with Oat Milk For All 19 Flavours

Anay Mridul Oct 13, 2023

Unilever-owned ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's has announced that it will be reformulating its entire non-dairy range, switching from a base of almonds or sunflower seeds to oats. Starting with two trademark flavours that will be…
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Coffee

Coffee Crops Are Facing An Existential Crisis – Here’s How Starbucks is Helping

Anay Mridul Oct 13, 2023

It may be PSL season, but coffee as we know it is changing (for the worse), and we need solutions – how can Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, help mitigate the impact of climate change on our morning routines? If you're like…
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Climate Change

DecarbonAIsation: Planet FWD Launches AI Platform to Help Food Companies Lower Emissions

Anay Mridul Oct 13, 2023

Planet FWD, a platform that helps companies assess their climate footprint and calculate emissions, has launched an AI-powered data engine built specifically for the food and beverage sector to mitigate their environmental impact and…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Liberation Labs Gears Up for $75M Series A to Fund Facility As Industry Doubles Down on Production

Anay Mridul Oct 12, 2023

US precision fermentation protein manufacturer Liberation Labs is lining up a Series A funding round that could ink the brand as much as $75M, reports Axios. The financing will be used to build its upcoming $115M facility in Richmond,…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

French Animal-Free Dairy Startup Bon Vivant Raises €15M Seed Round for B2B Whey Protein Ingredient

Anay Mridul Oct 12, 2023

French precision fermentation company Bon Vivant, which is working on animal-free whey and casein proteins for dairy, has closed an oversubscribed €15M ($15.9M) seed round. The startup's new manufacturing facility will open by Q2 next…
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Vegan

Plant-Based Price Parity: Lidl Germany’s Own-Label Vegan Alternatives Will Now Cost the Same as Meat & Dairy

Anay Mridul Oct 12, 2023

German retailer Lidl has announced that it will be introducing price parity for the majority of its plant-based alternatives to animal-derived foods via its own-label brand Vemondo. The grocer will also place these vegan products directly…
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Alt Protein

Plant Sifu is Flying High: Hong Kong Plant-Based Pork Maker Partners with Cathay Pacific for In-Flight Meals

Anay Mridul Oct 12, 2023

Plant Sifu, Hong Kong’s first locally produced plant-based meat brand, has made impressive strides since launching in late 2021. Now, the food tech company has extended its partnership with the city’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, bringing…
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Seafood

Esencia Foods Debuts Europe’s First Whole-Cut Mycelium Seafood at Major German Food Show

Anay Mridul Oct 11, 2023

German alt-meat company Esencia Foods hosted Europe's first tasting of mycelium-derived seafood at the Anuga gastronomic fair in Cologne. The startup makes whole-cut whitefish like seabass and cod comprised of just two ingredients using…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Soaring Seafood, Buzzing Britain & Vegan Tweezer Cuisine

Anay Mridul Oct 11, 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 Eleven Madison Park's Hong Kong pop-up, UK environment secretary Thérèse…
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Cell-Based News

Cultivated Bluefin Tuna Producer Wanda Fish Nets $7M in Seed Funding, Aims for 2026 Launch

Anay Mridul Oct 11, 2023

Wanda Fish, the Israeli startup making cultivated whole-cut bluefin tuna, has raised $7M in a seed funding round to accelerate production and scalability. The company is planning for regulatory approval in the US in 2025, and says it will…
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Vegan

York Pork: Heura Debuts Clean-Label Plant-Based Deli Ham Slices in Spain and France

Anay Mridul Oct 11, 2023

Spanish plant-based meat company Heura has added vegan York-style deli ham slices to its range of clean-label alternatives to conventional meat. The new 11-ingredient ham is made using the brand's patent-pending tech and will be available…
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Vegan

VFC Expands Vegan Brands Portfolio with Clive’s Purely Plants Acquisition Agreement

Anay Mridul Oct 10, 2023

Months after bailing out fellow British alt-meat brand Meatless Farm, vegan chicken maker VFC has expanded its portfolio of plant-based brands by agreeing to acquire vegan pie maker Clive's Purely Plants for an undisclosed sum. The deal is…
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Food & Nutrition

Food is Medicine Series: US Healthcare Company & Grocery Retailer to Study the Impact of Nutritious Food Availability on Health

Anay Mridul Oct 10, 2023

A week after research found that Food is Medicine (FIM) programmes could save American lives and billions of dollars in medical costs, US healthcare company Kaiser Permanente and grocery delivery startup Instacart have announced a joint…
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Future Foods

Meet the Startups Working with the Climate-Positive Alt-Protein Superfood That Grows Everywhere

Anay Mridul Oct 10, 2023

In a world increasingly ravaged by the climate crisis and food insecurity, one crop could be a solution to meeting our future nutritional, environmental and health needs. Find out more about the startups growing duckweed, the future…
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Alt Protein

Cultivated Tuna Maker Reels in $33.5M Series B, Talks Launch Plans and APAC Strategic Partnerships

Anay Mridul Oct 10, 2023

US-cultivated seafood producer BlueNalu has closed a $33.5M Series B funding round and extended partnerships with legacy seafood leaders in APAC to bring its cell-cultured bluefin tuna to market once it receives regulatory approval. …
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Big Dairy-Backed Vivici To Launch Animal-Free Dairy Whey Protein After Successful Scale-up

Anay Mridul Oct 9, 2023

Dutch B2B ingredients company Vivici has announced it has successfully scaled up its platform to produce animal-free beta-lactoglobulin – the chief whey protein found in dairy. The company hopes to earn US regulatory approval by 2024,…
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