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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.

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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Seafood

Revo Foods Launches 3D-Printed Whole-Cut Vegan Salmon Filet in Vienna Supermarket

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2023

Revo Foods will launch its whole-cut salmon filet in Rewe Group's vegan flagship store, Billa Pflanzilla, in Vienna this week, marking the first time a 3D-printed meat alternative will be on supermarket shelves, according to the company.…
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Alt Protein

Exclusive: Mycelium Startup Unveils ‘EU-First’ Whole-Muscle Cut Chicken Breast

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2023

Months after introducing its mushroom bacon to the Spanish market, Barcelona-based Libre Foods has announced it will be launching the EU's first mycelium-based whole-muscle chicken breast. The brand hopes to commercialise the vegan chicken…
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Animal Rights

Advocacy Group Calls for Adding ‘Zero Animal Exploitation’ as 18th UN SDG

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2023

Animal advocacy group Beyond Cruelty Foundation (BCF) is calling for the addition of SDG18 – Zero Animal Exploitation to the UN's list of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organisation argues that none of the current 17 targets is…
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Alt Protein

New African Non-Profit Says Alt Protein Can Help Tackle Continent’s Food Security and Nutrition Challenges

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2023

Launched last week, the Plenty Foundation is a new non-profit aiming to address the challenges in Africa's food system through biotech solutions and key multisector partnerships. Speaking to Green Queen, its founder Arturo Jose Garcia…
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Vegan

Jambon Beurre for the Climate Generation: La Vie Debuts Plant-Based French Ham

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2023

Green Queen speaks to French startup La Vie's co-founder and CEO Nicolas Schweitzer about the startup's new plant-based ham, its latest crowdfunding campaign, and its new virtual restaurant. Bacon is what made La Vie famous in the…
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Cell-Based News

Cultivated Meat Can Be Halal, Leading Shariah Scholars Tell GOOD Meat

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2023

Cultivated meat can be considered halal if it meets certain criteria, according to three Shariah scholars who advised alt-protein leader Eat Just on the matter. The company, whose subsidiary GOOD Meat became the world's first cultured meat…
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Food & Nutrition

Meat Dishes Dominate Recipe Sections of Mainstream Media, from NYT to BBC & The Guardian – New Report

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2023

A new report by the Better Food Foundation and Sentient Media analyzed eight news outlets – four each in the UK and the US – and found that five have recipe sections dominated by meat-based dishes. In an effort to find the link between…
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Coffee

Single-Use Paper Cups for Coffee Can Be as Toxic as Plastic Cups, Finds New Study

Anay Mridul Sep 8, 2023

Single-use paper cups for coffee may not be as eco-friendly as you think, as they still contain a thin coating of plastic that can leach chemicals into water and harm aquatic animals, according to a new study. Researchers found that coffee…
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Coffee

My Beautiful Cafe-Launderette: Clean Coffee’s Cynthia Lok Talks Oat Milk, Sustainability & Sourcing

Anay Mridul Sep 8, 2023

Hong Kong-based Clean Coffee is a sustainable specialty coffee business whose flagship café doubles as a launderette. Its co-founder Cynthia Lok met Green Queen to talk about all things coffee, sustainability, oat milk surcharges and…
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Future Foods

Sodexo to Launch SavorEat’s 3D-Printed Plant-Based Burger Robot Chef at University of Denver

Anay Mridul Sep 8, 2023

Two years after announcing their US higher education partnership, Israeli food tech startup SavorEat and French catering giant Sodexo are finally launching the first 3D-printing robot for plant-based burgers at the University of Denver. …
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Vegan

Carrefour Leads New Plant-Based Food Coalition to Fight France’s Anti-Vegan Labelling Law

Anay Mridul Sep 7, 2023

French multinational retailer Carrefour has teamed up with corporations like Unilever and Danone to launch a plant-based coalition to develop vegan food in France in the wake of a proposed ban on the labelling of meat alternatives.…
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Eco Lifestyle

Eco Fashion Platform Releases Documentary Celebrating Singapore’s Sustainable Fashion Space

Anay Mridul Sep 7, 2023

Singaporean design discovery platform Zerrin's new documentary, 'The State of Sustainable Fashion in Singapore', spotlights local creatives and thought leaders advocating for a more responsible fashion industry. We spoke to Zerrin founder…
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Alt Protein

Leonardo DiCaprio-Backed Mosa Meat Becomes World’s First B Corp Cultivated Meat Company, Eyes Regulatory Approval

Anay Mridul Sep 7, 2023

Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat has announced that it has become the first cultivated meat company in the world to attain B Corp certification, in what the company calls a significant milestone for its sustainability commitments.…
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Alt Dairy

Nut Milk Makers: The Best Machines to Make Plant-Based Milk at Home

Anay Mridul Sep 6, 2023

If you're tired of buying different alt-milks for different purposes and dealing with all that packaging, or just feel like experimenting with plant-based milks that don't yet exist, you could do with a nut milk maker. Here are some of the…
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