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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

McDonald’s US Urged to Launch Vegan Burgers After Ranking Bottom of Plant-Forward List

Anay Mridul Oct 8, 2026

Mercy for Animals has ranked the US's 25 largest burger chains on their plant-based options, with McDonald's among the lowest-scoring businesses and facing calls to expand its meat-free offerings. McDonald's, the world's largest…
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Policy & Regulation

Beyond Meat, Quorn & Food Industry Urge EU to Reject Extension of Plant-Based Labelling Ban

Anay Mridul Oct 8, 2026

The EU's 'veggie burger' labelling ban will undercut its protein strategy, warn a group of 28 food organisations and companies, asking lawmakers to reject efforts to expand restrictions. As negotiators convene for the European…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Mung Bean Bits, Accro Protein Strips & Hackney Ad Ban

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2026

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oh Mungood's UK debut, Accro's higher-protein meat alternative, and One Planet Pizza's frozen meals. New products and…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Cultigen Group Connects B2B Cultivated Meat Platforms Under New Research Layer

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2026

UK company Cultigen Group has joined its marketplace, research and pricing platforms for cultivated meat into a Research Layer for scientists. Cultigen Group, which is building a series of tools to help cultivated meat innovators…
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Funding News

France’s Edonia Nets $16.8M to Ramp Up Production of Ground Spirulina Protein

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2026

French food tech startup Edonia has raised €15M ($16.8M) to open an industrial facility for its minimally processed spirulina protein mince, after securing €30M in pre-orders. Paris-based microalgae innovator Edonia has closed a €15M…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Dutch Consortium to Advance Continuous Precision Fermentation for Alternative Proteins

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2026

A Dutch public-private partnership has led to the formation of the EcoFerm Consortium, which aims to develop continuous precision fermentation technologies to scale up alternative proteins economically. Cost-effective scale-up is the…
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Health

Study Shows Longevity-Boosting Potential of BMC Ingredients’s Rhiza Mycoprotein

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2026

US startup BMC Ingredients has published a paper highlighting the presence of longevity-linked compounds in its fibre-rich Rhiza mycoprotein. With healthy ageing joining protein and fibre as a core influencer of consumers' food choices,…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

No Confusion: Nearly All Brits Know Plant-Based Products Don’t Contain Meat

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2026

As EU policymakers mull further restrictions on plant-based meat labels, which could affect the UK too, a new survey shows that 95% of Brits recognise that a meat-free product is, in fact, meat-free. Adding to a well-established body of…
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Future Foods

Scientists Are Using Darwinian Evolution & AI to Create Next-Gen Sustainable Proteins

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2026

A research team at the UK's University of Sheffield is pairing a Darwinian evolution approach with artificial intelligence to speed up the development of precision-fermented and next-gen plant proteins. Fermentation, evolution, and…
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Chocolate

AAK to Produce Cocoa Butter Alternatives with Dry Fractionation Tech in Malaysia

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2026

Swedish specialty fats company AAK is deploying its dry fractionation technology on a commercial scale in Malaysia to produce palm-mid fractions, a key ingredient in cocoa butter alternatives. AAK, a Swedish producer of plant-based oils…
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Vegan

Mother Pearl: Hong Kong’s Vegan Bubble Tea Brand Opens Wellness & Production Hub

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2026

Mother Pearl, a plant-based beverage chain in Hong Kong, has opened a new two-storey flagship store serving bubble tea and cocktails and featuring in-house pearl production. Hong Kong-based vegan bubble tea chain Mother Pearl is…
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Future Foods

Wageningen University & Research Opens AI-Enabled Facility to Bring Future Foods to Market

Anay Mridul Oct 5, 2026

The Netherlands's Wageningen University & Research has inaugurated a new R&D facility to accelerate the scale-up of sustainable foods like proteins, reduce food waste, and develop eco-friendly packaging. One of the world's…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

‘Brewed Protein’ Startup Spiber Opens Biofoundry to Produce Fermentation-Derived Products

Anay Mridul Oct 5, 2026

Japanese biotech startup Spiber has launched a contract service for strain development and fermentation manufacturing, targeting next-gen proteins for use as food ingredients, industrial enzymes, and more. Spiber, a firm known for its…
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Beauty

IntegriCulture, ImpacFat to Develop Next-Gen Cosmetics with Cultivated Fish Fat

Anay Mridul Oct 5, 2026

Japanese cellular agriculture pioneer IntegriCulture and Singapore's ImpacFat have joined forces to develop planet-friendly marine cosmetics for Asians using the latter's cultivated omega-3 fish fat. Cell-based marine cosmetics are…
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Policy & Regulation

World Sustainability Organization Makes 30% Plant-Based Menus Mandatory for Restaurants

Anay Mridul Oct 5, 2026

The World Sustainability Organization has updated its certification standards for the foodservice industry, requiring restaurants and hotels to make 30% of all meals plant-based. The hospitality industry's drive to offer greener menus…
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Pets

UK Startup Omni Unveils Low-Carbon Functional Dog Food, Notches New Wholesale Listing

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2026

Dragons' Den sensation Omni has launched three plant-based dog food products delivering functional health benefits for skin, joints and emotional wellbeing, and has also secured a listing with pet food distributor Pedigree Wholesale. …
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Cell-Based News

UK FSA Issues Latest Guidance Documents for Cultivated Meat Approvals

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2026

The UK's Food Standards Agency has published its third batch of guidance documents to support cultivated meat companies, this time focused on regulatory approval and growth media. As cultivated meat firms grapple with a new trade deal…
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Green Business

Greenforce Poaches Vegan Egg Maker Neggst Ahead of Acquisition by Livekindly Collective

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2026

German plant-based food producer Greenforce has acquired vegan egg startup Neggst, a deal linked to the former's impending takeover by Livekindly Collective. As it navigates the regulatory nod for its integration into US holding company…
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Green Business

Clean-Label Plant-Based Milk Maker Three Trees Scooped Up by Next in Natural

Anay Mridul Oct 1, 2026

Californian startup Three Trees, known for its clean-label plant-based milks, has been acquired by Brooklyn-based business development and brand platform Next in Natural. Three Trees, a company known for its premium additive-free milk…
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Alt Protein

Singapore’s Shnëdz Brings Plant-Based Protein Bites to Meat-Reducing Malaysia

Anay Mridul Oct 1, 2026

Singapore startup Shnëdz is expanding internationally with the launch of Protein Bites, its range of plant-based meat snacks, in Malaysia. As Malaysians cut back on meat and embrace plant-based alternatives, Singaporean food tech firm…
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Alt Dairy

New Zealand’s Boring Debuts High-Fibre Oat Milk Boosted with Yeast Protein

Anay Mridul Oct 1, 2026

Boring, New Zealand's best-selling plant-based milk brand, has launched Boring Break, a range of high-protein, high-fibre oat milks to meet evolving consumer needs. New Zealand brand Boring has joined the wave of protein- and fibre-rich…
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