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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 Fats

UK Startup Builds Low-Cost Yeast Oil Facility, Targets 2027 Launch of Cocoa Butter Substitute

Anay Mridul Jun 1, 2026

UK biotech firm Sun Bear Biofuture has completed the first run of its yeast-derived cocoa butter alternative in a setup that costs less than 10% of the industry standard. British startup Sun Bear Biofuture is out to prove that precision…
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Alt Dairy

Exclusive: Formo Cleared to Sell Cow-Free Casein in US After Ending Koji Protein Cheese Run

Anay Mridul Jun 1, 2026

German food tech startup Formo has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented casein protein in the US and established a partnership to commercialise the ingredient. The booming demand for protein is no longer about…
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Alt Protein

Canadian Govt Kicks Off Project to Turn Beer Waste Into Proteins, Cocoa Alternatives & More

Anay Mridul Jun 1, 2026

Protein Industries Canada has invested in a new project to upcycle beer industry waste into high-value ingredients, including sustainable proteins, fibres, and cocoa extenders. Can beer really be the solution to all our (food system)…
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Pets

Cats Like Conventional Chicken. They Prefer Cultivated Meat Even More

Anay Mridul May 29, 2026

A feeding trial shows that BeneMeat's cultivated hamster meat is well-accepted and digested by cats, who leave significantly fewer scraps than when they eat conventional chicken. While cats may be viewed as obligate carnivores,…
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Alt Protein

Sweden’s Kale Foods Snaps Up Plant-Based Meat Brand Färsodlarna

Anay Mridul May 29, 2026

Swedish vegan food distributor Kale Foods has acquired the Färsodlarna brand of plant-based meat from investment company Novax. Kale Foods, the distribution arm of Swedish agrifood tech investor Kale United, is bolstering its footprint…
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Alt Protein

José Andrés is Serving Up Wildtype’s Cultivated Salmon at His DC Cocktail Bar

Anay Mridul May 29, 2026

Spanish-American chef José Andrés, one of the food industry's most outspoken advocates for climate action, has partnered with Wildtype to serve its cultivated salmon at Barmini in Washington, DC. While a few states are spending months…
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Green Business

UK Ready Meal Startup Pollen + Grace Faces Criticism After Adding Meat Options

Anay Mridul May 29, 2026

British ready meal startup Pollen + Grace has abandoned its 100% plant-based approach, adding chicken-based options to its lineup and facing pushback on social media. Despite health and environmental experts' calls for businesses to…
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Vegan Dining

Meat-Free Restaurant Clover Food Lab to Close All Locations After 17 Years

Anay Mridul May 28, 2026

US meatless restaurant chain Clover Food Lab is closing all its 11 locations this week, after failing to find a buyer for the distressed business. After nearly two decades in operation, Cambridge-based vegetarian stalwart Clover Food…
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Alt Protein

How HappyVore Overtook Nestlé to Become France’s Best-Selling Plant-Based Meat Brand

Anay Mridul May 28, 2026

HappyVore is now the top-selling plant-based meat brand in France, surpassing Nestlé's Garden Gourmet. Its co-founder and CEO, Guillaume Dubois, explains how it got here. The French are eating less meat, and more plants – and one…
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Fashion

Bezos Earth Fund Bets $34M on Lab-Grown Cotton, Silk & Fibres to Greenify Fashion Sector

Anay Mridul May 28, 2026

The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded $34M in four grants to develop sustainable, plastic-free textile fibres, including cotton and silk, for the fashion industry. If it's up to Jeff Bezos, your future wardrobe could house fabrics made from…
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Climate Change

Dairy & Coffee Companies Failing to Set Methane Targets, Finds New Ranking

Anay Mridul May 28, 2026

Only three major dairy and coffee producers have published methane targets, despite recognising the link between agriculture, livestock and climate change, a new analysis reveals. Danone, General Mills and FrieslandCampina are the only…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Silk Protein, Pee for the Planet & The Coffee Bean

Anay Mridul May 27, 2026

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Silk's ultra-high-protein milk, a urine-to-fertiliser project featuring Oatly, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Germany’s Infinite Roots Acquires Fellow Mycelium Meat Startup Bosque Foods

Anay Mridul May 27, 2026

German food tech firm Infinite Roots has strengthened its mycelium meat portfolio with the acquisition of Bosque Foods, which had filed for insolvency due to regulatory challenges in 2024. Mycelium meat's star is rising rapidly in…
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Funding News

Pacifico Biolabs Brews Up $8M to Launch Mycelium Chicken Grown in Beer Tanks

Anay Mridul May 27, 2026

German mycelium protein startup Pacifico Biolabs has raised €7M ($8.1M) in Series A funding to scale up and launch its clean-label, cost-effective chicken alternative this year. Pacifico Biolabs, a startup using fermentation to grow…
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Alt Protein

Daring Foods Brings Clean-Label Plant-Based Chicken to Australia After v2food Acquisition

Anay Mridul May 27, 2026

US plant-based meat brand Daring Foods has expanded into Australia, following its acquisition by local plant protein player v2food last year. Australian meat alternative player v2food has rolled out Daring Foods's frozen vegan chicken…
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Funding News

Phytolon Raises $23.6M to Launch Yeast-Derived Beetroot Red Dye for Food

Anay Mridul May 26, 2026

Israeli food tech firm Phytolon has secured $23.6M to commercialise its fermentation-derived alternatives to food colours, starting with red dye. The Make America Healthy Again-led war on artificial food dyes is catching investors'…
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Alt Dairy

Oatly Launches High-Fibre Oat Milk in China to Tackle National Deficiency & Weak Sales

Anay Mridul May 26, 2026

Swedish plant-based dairy giant Oatly has introduced a high-fibre oat milk and low-GI cream in China, homing in on diverse nutritional highlights to build its momentum in the country. Amid its strategic review to reverse years of weak…
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Alt Protein

Austrian Legacy Meat Producer Combines Plant-Based & Blended Meat Under New Brand

Anay Mridul May 26, 2026

Austrian meat major Marcher Fleischwerke has expanded its focus on alternative proteins with Now!, a new brand that combines plant-based meat with blended proteins. Blended meat's momentum seems unstoppable in the current landscape. …
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Cell-Based News

MyriaMeat Extends Cultivated Meat Platform to Produce Venison from Roe Deer Cells

Anay Mridul May 26, 2026

German food-tech startup MyriaMeat has successfully established a pluripotent stem cell line from roe deer, expanding its cultivated meat product portfolio. Munich-based MyriaMeat has laid the groundwork for developing a cultivated…
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UPFs

Brazil Drafts WHO Proposal to Ban Sale of Ultra-Processed Food to Children

Anay Mridul May 25, 2026

The Brazilian government has asked the World Health Organization to develop regulations requiring countries to restrict the sale of ultra-processed foods, especially to children. As the World Health Organization (WHO) works to develop…
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Sugar

Amai Proteins Cleared to Sell Precision-Fermented Sugar Alternative in Singapore

Anay Mridul May 25, 2026

Israeli startup Amai Proteins has obtained regulatory approval to sell Sweelin, a sweet protein inspired by serendipity berries, in Singapore – a first for the country. Targeting Singapore's drive to cut sugar consumption, Amai Proteins…
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