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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.

Green Business

Tofoo & Co to Double Tofu Production & Support £73M in Sales with New Plant Protein Factory

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2026

UK plant protein brand Tofoo & Co has started work on a new facility that will double its tofu production capacity and support annual sales of £73M. It's expected to complete construction by autumn 2027. As Brits choose whole-food…
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Green Business

Herbalife & IIT Madras Launch Accelerator to Advance India’s Plant Biotechnology Sector

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2026

US supplements giant Herbalife and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have established a Phyto Innovation accelerator programme to translate plant biotechnology research into scalable solutions. Months after opening a plant cell…
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Funding News

Pythag Tech Gets $4.25M to Make Cultivated Meat Production Faster & Cheaper with AI

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2026

US startup Pythag Tech has closed a $4.25M funding round for its AI-led platform to lower the cost and production timelines for cultivated meat on a commercial scale. The cultivated meat sector is encountering a dearth of funding, which…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Brevel, The Wave Group to Build Illuminated Fermentation Factory for Microalgae Ingredients in India

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2026

Israeli startup Brevel and Indian conglomerate The Wave Group are building an illuminated fermentation factory in Uttar Pradesh to make microalgae ingredients and help plant cell culture firms scale up production. Brevel, an Israeli…
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Green Business

Deliciously Ella’s Allplants Acquired by French Food Giant Fleury Michon

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2026

Allplants, the vegan meal brand launched by the founders of Deliciously Ella, has been scooped up by France's Fleury Michon, which will leverage the former's platform to expand its plant-based footprint in the UK. In their second exit…
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Alt Dairy

Pharma, Mouthfeel & Anti-AI: Oatly Releases 2026 Future of Taste Trends Report & New Lookbook

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2026

Swedish oat milk pioneer Oatly has published the latest editions of its Future of Taste report and recipe lookbook, highlighting trends like medicinal drinks, wellness ingredients, chewy textures, and human connection. Out with flat…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Carvel Non-Dairy, Trubar Pro & Oatly x Air Canada

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2026

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Carvel's dairy-free ice cream menu, Trubar's high-protein bars, and Parima's regulatory progress in Australia. New…
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Pets

Enifer’s Debuts Pekilo Mycoprotein in Europe with HenArt’s Levendo Dog Food

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2026

Finnish startup Enifer's Pekilo mycoprotein is making its European debut as the main ingredient in Dutch premium pet brand HenArt's new semi-moist baked biscuit for dogs. The pet food industry continues to embrace mycelium protein, with…
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Funding News

Japan’s Kinish Scoops Up $3.1M in Funding to Ramp Up Rice-Based Ice Cream & Casein Development

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2026

Japanese food tech startup Kinish has raised ¥490M ($3.1M) to expand the sales of its rice-based ice cream brand at home and in the US, and advance its work on rice-derived casein protein. Kinish, a Tokyo-based startup using rice to…
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Vegan

Why One Planet Pizza Took A Leap Into the Lagging Frozen Plant-Based Meal Category

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2026

British startup One Planet Pizza is expanding into the "underperforming" frozen meal space with high-protein plant-based comfort food classics, on the back of a 70% surge in revenue this year. It was in 2016 that Mike and Joe Hill began…
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Chocolate

Exclusive: Galy Expands Cell Culture Tech to Cocoa with US Launch of WunderHaus Chocolate Brand

Anay Mridul Oct 20, 2026

US biotech startup Galy, which made its name with lab-grown cotton, has entered the cell-cultured cocoa space with WunderHaus, a chocolate brand set to launch stateside in December, with a UAE rollout targeted for 2027. Backed by the…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Friends & Family Pet Food Launches Cultivated Meat in Hong Kong

Anay Mridul Oct 20, 2026

US food tech startup Friends & Family Pet Food has expanded its cultivated meat products for dogs and cats to Hong Kong, debuting the lineup online ahead of a brick-and-mortar rollout. Hong Kong's 240,000 pet-owning households can…
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Alt Dairy

Better Dairy Eyes 2027 Launch of Human Lactopontin Protein After Securing US Clearance

Anay Mridul Oct 20, 2026

Ahead of a new funding round, UK precision fermentation startup Better Dairy has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for lactopontin, a human-identical milk protein for supplements and nutrition products, in the US. Better Dairy, a…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Pinnacle Food Group Validates Yeast-Derived Breast Milk Protein Expression in Hong Kong

Anay Mridul Oct 20, 2026

Canadian firm Pinnacle Food Group's Hong Kong subsidiary has confirmed the expression of recombinant human lactoferrin protein through its yeast strain in a bench-scale fermenter. Months after developing a breakthrough methanol-free…
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Alt Protein

No Cow Updates Plant-Based Protein Bars with Fibre Focus & Improved Texture

Anay Mridul Oct 19, 2026

US startup No Cow has reformulated its plant-based protein bars to enhance the taste and texture, while going "beyond the protein" to focus on the high fibre and low sugar content. No Cow, the maker of one of the first modern-day vegan…
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Seafood

Can Marine Industry Waste Unlock the Potential of Hybrid Seafood?

Anay Mridul Oct 19, 2026

A researcher at Norway's Nofima institute has proposed combining sidestreams from the fish industry with plant proteins to develop hybrid seafood products to valorise waste and offer more sustainable options. Blended meat is embedded in…
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Beauty

Denmark’s Cellugy Brings Fossil-Free Skincare Production to Industrial Scale

Anay Mridul Oct 19, 2026

Danish startup Cellugy has scaled production of its fermentation-derived skincare ingredients 10-fold, bringing bio-based skincare to industrial manufacturing levels. In a major milestone for the fossil-free cosmetics space, Cellugy has…
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Future Foods

Gas Protein Firm Solar Foods Becomes Foundational Member of Deep Space Food Consortium

Anay Mridul Oct 19, 2026

Finnish food tech company Solar Foods, known for its gas-derived Solein protein, has joined the Deep Space Food Consortium as a foundational member, two years after winning the Nasa-backed challenge that spawned the alliance. In 2024,…
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Future Foods

Beyond Ground Faba, Rubisco Protein & Microbial Silk Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2026

Anay Mridul Oct 16, 2026

Time Magazine has published its 2026 list of the world's best inventions, this time featuring Beyond Meat's faba bean mince, Leaft Foods's Rubisco protein, and Lavazza's plastic-free Tablì coffee tabs. Beyond Meat's move beyond meat…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Expands Immerse Range with Caffeinated Energy Drinks & New Flavours

Anay Mridul Oct 16, 2026

Beyond Meat has added Protein + Energy variants to its Beyond Immerse range of sparkling drinks, alongside new flavours to the standard protein beverage lineup. US plant-based giant Beyond Meat isn't pushing the brakes on its biggest…
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UPFs

57% of Americans Think UPFs Can’t Be Healthy, As Wait for Federal Definition Continues

Anay Mridul Oct 16, 2026

There's a gap between awareness and understanding of ultra-processed foods in the US, where nearly three in five consumers believe these products can't be healthy, despite experts' call for nuance. The US government's war on…
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