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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.

India

India’s Future Food Changemakers: How Heritage Vegan Brand Carra Got Indians to Love Dark Chocolate

Anay Mridul Oct 9, 2023

In our Indian Changemakers series, we interview brands and founders shaping the future of food in the world's most populous country. Here, we speak to Komal Khosla, founder of Delhi-based vegan craft chocolate brand Carra, about the…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Are You Vegetarian? It Might Be in Your DNA, According to A New Study

Anay Mridul Oct 9, 2023

A new study has found that being vegetarian may be linked to three genes and that the fact that some people find it challenging to stick to a meatless diet could be explained by genetics. While this is a correlation (and not causation),…
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Books

Plantasia Author Pamelia Chia: ‘Vegetables are Dynamic and Exciting – Them Being Vegan is Beside the Point’

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2023

As she gears up to release her second cookbook, Plantasia, Singapore-born chef and food writer Pamelia Chia tells Green Queen about why she hates the term 'meat substitute', why vegetables rule, and the three things you should always have…
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Climate Change

Multi-Michelin-Starred Chef Alain Ducasse Says We Need to Eat Less Meat

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2023

Speaking at France's inaugural Sustainable Gastronomy Summit, Monégasque chef Alain Ducasse called on the world to eat less meat. Highlighting how it would be better for both human and planetary health, the 21-Michelin-starred chef…
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Climate Change

Meet the Startup Helping UK Restaurants & Food Brands Calculate Their Carbon Emissions

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2023

Matthew Isaacs, co-founder of UK emissions calculator and carbon labelling startup My Emissions, talks to Green Queen about the company's pivot from recipe blogs to restaurants and food manufacturers, how it measures a product or dish's…
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Alt Protein

This Changes Everything: Beyond Meat Goes All-In On Health with New Ad Campaign

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2023

Two months after launching its farmer- and health-centric marketing drive, alt-meat giant Beyond Meat is doubling down on the health aspect of its products with its new This Changes Everything campaign. It comes a few months after its…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Back to the Future: Using Traditional Fermentation to Make Vegan Cheese Cheesier and Plant-Based Meat Meatier

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2023

We're at a point where artificial intelligence is helping us make better food and more realistic alternatives to animal-derived proteins. But if two new studies are anything to go by, it's not new tech, but an age-old technique, that could…
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Cell-Based News

Dutch Startup Hosts Successful Cultivated Pork Tasting Event in Singapore Ahead of Planned 2024 Launch

Anay Mridul Oct 5, 2023

Following its first tasting event in May, which involved retail partners and Singapore's Economic Development Board, Dutch cultivated pork producer Meatable hosted a second such session last week for the media and stakeholders. It…
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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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