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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.

Food & Nutrition

New US Bill Seeks $10M Grant to Provide Plant-Based Meals to School Students

Anay Mridul Oct 31, 2025
A new federal bill calls on the US government to create a $10M pilot grant programme to expand voluntary access to plant-based meals in schools. Two US House Representatives are asking the administration to walk the talk when it comes…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Fork & Good Acquires Orbillion to Take Cultivated Red Meat Platform Global

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 2025
US startup Fork & Good has acquired fellow cultivated meat producer Orbillion Bio to combine their global operations and fast-track the launch of their proteins. Waiting a decade to find supply chain solutions to meat shortages and…
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Cell-Based News

In Australia, You Can Now Cook Cultivated Meat at Home

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 2025
Australian food tech leader Vow has made its cultivated meat products available for at-home use, including foie gras, a smoked spread, and croquettes. After months of Vow-ing diners at some of Australia's top restaurants, the cultivated…
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Alt Dairy

Oatly Records First Profitable Quarter Since IPO, As European Growth Offsets US Slump

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 2025
Swedish oat milk pioneer Oatly delivered profitable growth for the first time in its four years as a public company in Q3 2025, thanks to its "Gen Z-driven flavour bonanza" strategy. With a taste-forward strategy that's already bearing…
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Zero Waste

Americans Aren’t Unaware of Food Waste – They’re Just Too Busy

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 2025
A new study reveals that losing track of food and being too busy are among the key drivers of household food waste in the US. Retailers, manufacturers, and policymakers are all part of the solution. An American family of four throws…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Alternatives Are Now Cheaper Than Meat & Dairy Across German Supermarkets

Anay Mridul Oct 29, 2025
In Germany, a vegan shopping basket is now 5% more affordable than one with meat, dairy and seafood, reversing a trend that has long plagued the adoption of plant-based alternatives. Following a year when sales of plant-based food rose…
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Climate Change

Climate Change Kills A Person Every Minute, But Bill Gates Says It Won’t Cause ‘Humanity’s Demise’

Anay Mridul Oct 29, 2025
Bill Gates has warned against climate alarmism, calling for policies that shift focus from temperature and emission reductions to improving lives ahead of COP30. This week, the head of the UN said the world has missed its 1.5°C target,…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Cultured Quail At Home, Beyond Meat Packaging & Zero-Sugar Oat Milk

Anay Mridul Oct 29, 2025
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Vow's retail debut of cultivated meat, Beyond Meat's new European packaging, and India's plant-based dairy launches. New…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Plant-Based Meat is Struggling – This Mycelium Bacon Maker is Not

Anay Mridul Oct 29, 2025
While sales of meat alternatives fell by 7% in the US in 2024, MyForest Foods's clean-label mycelium bacon grew fourfold, both in terms of sales and retail presence. The conversation around vegan meat products revolves more around…
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Future Foods

Latte of the Future: Ajinomoto Unveils Beanless Coffee with Protein Creamer Made from CO2

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2025
Japanese food conglomerate Ajinomoto has introduced beverages using Prefer's beanless coffee and Solar Foods's Solein gas protein in Singapore. An iced latte with coffee made without beans, milk without cows, and protein produced from…
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Alt Protein

The World’s Largest Food Companies Are Missing the Future Protein Opportunity

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2025
By failing to invest and innovate in plant-based foods, global food giants including Nestlé, Unilever and Walmart risk losing out on the protein race. Political sensitivities, a lack of research, and low specialised expertise are…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Parima Earns Singapore Approval for Cultivated Chicken After Vital Meat Merger

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2025
France's Parima, formed this month after Gourmey's acquisition of Vital Meat, has received regulatory approval to sell cultivated chicken in Singapore, a first for a European startup. Parima has become the first European startup to be…
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Cell-Based News

Shanghai’s JSBio Expands Into Cultivated Meat to Tap China’s Future Food Opportunity

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2025
JS Biosciences Co, a Shanghai-based culture media supplier, has expanded from biopharma to the cellular agriculture field to join China's booming alternative protein industry. With more patents than any other region in the world, and an…
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Funding News

Bezos Earth Fund Pumps $2M in Project to Use AI for Better-Tasting Sustainable Proteins

Anay Mridul Oct 27, 2025
Protein transition platform Food System Innovations has received a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to create an open-source AI model for sustainable food products with Stanford University. The Bezos Earth Fund is doubling down on…
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Future Foods

Abu Dhabi to Launch Framework for Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Meat & Novel Proteins

Anay Mridul Oct 27, 2025
The UAE's capital has begun work on establishing a framework for novel food approvals aligned with best practices from international regulators. Abu Dhabi is doubling down on its promise to boost food security through future-friendly…
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Alt Protein

Dutch Food Regulator Bans Use of ‘Plant-Based Mince’ on Product Labels, Citing A 1998 Law

Anay Mridul Oct 27, 2025
Plant-based companies are no longer allowed to label ground meat products as 'mince' in the Netherlands, according to a new ruling by the government's food regulator. The Dutch government's goal to make half of the national protein…
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UPFs

Study Claims Plant-Based Diets Aren’t Nutritious If They’re Ultra-Processed – Experts Disagree

Anay Mridul Oct 27, 2025
A new study from France suggests that nutritious plant-based diets high in UPFs don't lower the risk of heart disease more than minimally processed, meat-rich diets. But experts warn it is highly misleading. Does highly processed equal…
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Funding News

Funding for Alternative Proteins Rebounds in Q3, with Europe Leading the Charge

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2025
Following a dismal first half of 2025, funding for alternative protein startups bounced back in Q3 as investors rallied around differentiated tech and financial credibility. Plant-based and fermentation-derived proteins enjoyed a…
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Cell-Based News

Mission Barns’ Cultivated Pork to Make Supermarket Debut at Berkeley Bowl

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2025
Californian startup Mission Barns will hold the US's first retail sale of cultivated meat on November 1, selling pork meatballs at Berkeley Bowl West. Next week, Americans can walk into a grocery store and buy cultivated meat off the…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Vivici, The Every Co to Set Up Large Animal-Free Protein Factory in Abu Dhabi

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2025
Precision fermentation startups Vivici and The Every Company have partnered with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office to establish an industrial-scale facility for their novel proteins. Animal-free dairy and egg proteins are set to be…
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Green Business

Meme Stocks & Walmart: What’s Going On with Beyond Meat’s Share Price?

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2025
Plant-based company Beyond Meat's share price has been on a rollercoaster ride over the last week – short sellers, meme stocks, and a Walmart deal are all at play. On Thursday, October 16, Beyond Meat's share price crashed to an…
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