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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 Protein

UK Must Invest £390M in Alt-Protein by 2030 to Boost Food Security & Stay Competitive

Anay Mridul Aug 30, 2023

To avoid ceding competitive advantage in the global alt-protein race, a new report suggests the UK needs to invest £390M ($493M) in alternative proteins between 2025 and 2030. This includes plant-based, cultivated and precision-fermented…
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Alt Protein

Japanese Vegan Egg Brand Raises $1.64M Pre-Series A to Launch in US & EU

Anay Mridul Aug 30, 2023

Umami United, the Tokyo-based startup that makes plant-based egg products, has closed a pre-Series A funding round with an injection of ¥240M ($1.64M). The company plans to use the funds to develop a vegan egg white alternative and enter…
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Alt Materials

How Ethical and Environmental Concerns Led to The Boom in Lab-Grown Diamonds

Anay Mridul Aug 29, 2023

A more ethical and usually eco-friendly alternative to their mined counterparts, lab-grown diamonds have been making a lot of waves lately. But how are they made, just how climate-friendly are they, and are consumers buying them? The…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

74% of Americans Don’t Think Eating Meat & Dairy is Linked to Climate Change – New Poll

Anay Mridul Aug 29, 2023

Around three-quarters of Americans don't think eating meat and dairy would have any impact on climate change, according to a new survey, compared to 6 out of 10 who believed recycling is a key climate action. This is despite multiple…
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Alt Dairy

German MPs Propose Tax Cut on Plant-Based Milk to Reach Price Parity with Dairy

Anay Mridul Aug 29, 2023

German MPs Tim Klüssendorf (SPD) and Bruno Hönel (Green Party) have proposed a change in the country’s tax laws to reduce the tariffs on plant-based milk to better reflect consumer needs. Currently, alt-milk is taxed at 19%, compared to a…
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Alt Dairy

What’s Going On With Oatly? Unraveling Recent Developments and Controversies

Anay Mridul Aug 28, 2023

As a company, Oatly isn't a stranger to controversy. It's had its fair share of ups and downs – and each of these has been well-documented. However, in the last year or so, there has been a steady drip of downs rather than ups, which has…
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Zero Waste

Scrappy Eats: 8 of the Best Zero-Waste Cookbooks for a More Sustainable Kitchen

Anay Mridul Aug 26, 2023

With sustainable eating becoming a bigger priority for consumers post-pandemic, alongside the aim to be more frugal amid the cost-of-living crisis, cutting down on waste is more important than ever. To that end, here are some of the most…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

New Food Tech Co Superlatus Agrees To Acquire Perfect Day’s The Urgent Company Brands for $1.25 Million

Anay Mridul Aug 25, 2023

A month after laying off 15% of its workforce, US precision fermentation pioneer Perfect Day has agreed to sell its consumer-facing subsidiary The Urgent Company – which includes brands Coolhaus, Brave Robot and its other subsidiaries – to…
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Alt Protein

The Number of Vegans in the US Hits 10-Year Low, with Only 1% of Americans Identifying As Such

Anay Mridul Aug 25, 2023

Only 1% of Americans say they are vegan – down from 3% in 2018 and 2% in 2012 – according to a new Gallup poll. The number of vegetarians, meanwhile, has also dropped from 5% in 2018 to 4% in 2023. The Gallup survey, conducted…
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Climate Change

When Asked About Climate Change, US Republican Presidential Candidates Hit New Lows

Anay Mridul Aug 25, 2023

At the Fox News debate on Tuesday, Republican candidates for the US presidency were asked if they believed humans contributed to climate change. Not one said yes – despite the US government's own data showing we've increased atmospheric…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Pureture: Fermented Vegan Casein That’s Cheaper Than Dairy Proteins

Anay Mridul Aug 25, 2023

New York-based biotech company Pureture has formulated vegan casein using yeast-based traditional fermentation. The company tells Green Queen that its tasteless and odourless plant-based milk protein – designed for alt-dairy products –…
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Alt Protein

The Holy Meat Grail: The 6 Startups Making Plant-Based Whole-Cut Beef Steak

Anay Mridul Aug 25, 2023

Recreating animal muscle tissues from plants is like climbing a mountain – and this is why whole cuts have been referred to as the 'holy grail' of plant-based meat. While most vegan meat companies stick to mince, these six startups are…
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Seafood

Singapore’s HAPPIEE! Launches Vegan Shrimp & Squid With British Retailers Tesco and Ocado

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2023

Singaporean plant-based brand HAPPIEE! – a subsidiary of Growthwell Foods – has secured listings with UK retailers to introduce its vegan frozen seafood range to the market. The company's plain and breaded seafood alternatives…
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Climate Change

From Beans to Buildings: Scientists Recycle Coffee Grounds To Make High-Performance Eco Concrete

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2023

A team of engineers at Australia's RMIT University has developed a process to turn spent coffee grounds into biochar, which can be used to make concrete that's nearly 30% stronger. The process can help reduce the amount of coffee waste…
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Vegan

Cathay Pacific Introduces 16 Meat-Free Dishes on Select Flights in Partnership with Hong Kong Eatery Veda

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2023

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific has introduced 16 new dishes to menus on select long-haul flights, in partnership with local vegetarian restaurant Veda, part of the Ovolo Hotel Group. Running until June 2024, the range of meals is…
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Chocolate

Exclusive: Fat is the Key to Exceptional Chocolate, According to Cocoa-Free Startup WNWN

Anay Mridul Aug 24, 2023

Famous for its cacao- and palm-oil-free chocolates, WNWN Food Labs deep-dives into its research and development with fats, its alternative to cocoa percentages, and when consumers can expect to taste its chocolate. Working on chocolate,…
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Vegan

Exclusive: Malaysian Startup Debuts ‘World-First’ Tempeh Beef Mince

Anay Mridul Aug 23, 2023

Malaysian alt-protein startup Good Health Farm claims it has created the world's first tempeh beef mince in Singapore. It looks, cooks and tastes like its conventional animal counterpart, and costs the same as certain premium varieties.…
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Alt Protein

The World’s First 100% Cultivated Meat Butchery Is in the Works in Canada

Anay Mridul Aug 23, 2023

Canadian cultivated meat startup The Better Butchers has revealed plans to open what would be the world's first exclusively cultured meat butchery within the next two years. The brand says it wants to be Canada's first company to launch…
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Climate Change

The Most Powerful Emotion Driving Climate Change Activism is Anger, Says New Report

Anay Mridul Aug 23, 2023

Of five emotions analysed by a new report in the peer-reviewed Global Environment Change journal – anger, sadness, guilt, fear and hope – climate anger has been found to be the most influential in spurring climate action. In fact, the link…
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Alt Protein

Protein Reinvented: Vegbloc’s Fresh and Healthy Approach Targets The Time-Strapped and Planet-Conscious

Anay Mridul Aug 23, 2023

It's not tofu or tempeh, and don't call it plant-based meat. Newcomer-on-the-shelf Vegbloc looks to disrupt the protein on the plate of busy, climate-conscious folks who value health, taste and convenience. When was the last time you…
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Cell-Based News

Cell-Based Collagen Brand Jellatech Completes $3.5M Oversubscribed Seed Round to Scale Up Animal-Free Protein Production

Anay Mridul Aug 22, 2023

North Carolina-based biotech startup Jellatech has announced a $3.5M oversubscribed seed funding round to amp up the production of its cell-based collagen and other proteins. It comes months after the firm created a fully functional human…
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