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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.

Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

With New Factory in Sight, Enifer Cleared to Sell Mycoprotein Powder in the US

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Finnish food tech startup Enifer has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for its Pekilo mycoprotein ingredient in the US, and will begin operating a large factory in Finland next year. To commercialise a modern version of a 20th-century…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly BaristaMatic, Frozen Tofu & Evolving Vegan

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's new barista milk, Mena Massoud's Evolving Vegan series, and Meatable's leadership change. New products and…
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Cell-Based News

This Startup is Launching Scandinavia’s First Cultivated Meat Factory

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

Swedish cultivated meat startup Re:meat has struck a deal to establish a pilot facility in Lund, which will be the first such factory in Scandinavia. Months after securing $1.1M in funding, Malmö-based firm Re:meat has signed a…
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Alt Protein

EU Agriculture Committee Votes to Ban Meaty Terms on Plant-Based Labelling

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

The European Parliament's agriculture committee has voted to prohibit the use of terms like 'burgers' and 'sausages' on vegan alternatives, paving the way for an EU-wide ban. Five years after the European Parliament voted against a ban…
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Climate Change

Starbucks’s Bet on Protein is A Blow to the Company’s Climate Ambitions

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

Starbucks Coffee is rolling out Protein Lattes and Cold Foam across the US and Canada this month, but its use of whey powder is in direct contradiction to its climate goals. The world's largest coffee company is blending two popular…
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Cell-Based News

The EU Backs The World’s First Cultivated Meat Farm

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

The Craft Consortium is building a cultivated meat farm in the Netherlands, a first-of-its-kind project co-funded by the EU. When it comes to ensuring the safety of cultivated meat, way more Europeans place their trust in farmers (27%)…
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Policy & Regulation

India Cuts Tax on Plant-Based Milk & Meat to Make Vegan Food More Accessible

Anay Mridul Sep 8, 2025

The Indian government's latest tax reform has brought plant-based meat and milk alternatives closer to parity with animal proteins. In a major win for the future food sector, India's overhaul of its tax framework will narrow the gap…
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Climate Change

Study: Politicians Undestimate Public Support for Climate Action & Must Be ‘Braver’

Anay Mridul Sep 8, 2025

Policymakers vastly underestimate people's willingness to contribute to the fight against climate change, which can explain their inaction on the crisis, University of Oxford scientists say. Last year, a global poll of 130,000…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Stanford Study: Does Adding More Plant-Based Options Make People Choose Less Meat?

Anay Mridul Sep 5, 2025

A new study showed people a mock Chipotle menu with and without plant-based options to see whether it affected their decisions to choose meat. The results go against the grain. Will seeing more plant-based options on the menu make you…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat, Oatly Challenge Chinese Students to Develop Future Food Products

Anay Mridul Sep 5, 2025

As China's future food leadership grows, its students will compete to solve real-world problems by developing new products in ProVeg International's next Food Innovation Challenge. Already a pioneer in electric vehicles and green…
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Alt Materials

Hyundai Bets on Plastic-Free, Grain-Based Leather to Drive Sustainability

Anay Mridul Sep 5, 2025

South Korean carmaker Hyundai has partnered with US biomaterials startup Uncaged Innovations to develop animal- and plastic-free leather alternatives for its vehicles. Hyundai is the latest auto giant to embrace sustainable leather,…
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Funding News

Industry Consolidation: 40+ Major Alternative Protein Companies Have Shut or Been Acquired in Past Year

Anay Mridul Sep 4, 2025

The previous 12 months have seen a sharp increase in the number of alternative protein businesses that have ceased trading, come close to the brink, or been acquired. Here are all the major deals, starting September 2024. The…
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Alt Dairy

In the Netherlands, Shrinking Livestock Numbers Could Give Hybrid Dairy A Boost

Anay Mridul Sep 4, 2025

Cattle populations are declining in the Netherlands, leaving companies with an opportunity to foray into hybrid milk products. And consumers are here for it. Hybrid dairy has already been in Dutch headlines once this year, after retail…
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Health

US Cardiologists Recommend Plant-Based Diet, But Don’t Practice What They Preach

Anay Mridul Sep 4, 2025

Despite recommending patients to follow a plant-based diet, very few cardiologists actually do so themselves, a new study has found. The gap between heart doctors who prescribe a whole-food plant-based diet to patients and those who…
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Alt Protein

LiveKindly Collective Bucks Plant-Based Meat Slowdown, Expects Profitability This Fall

Anay Mridul Sep 3, 2025

Livekindly Collective is set to become profitable this fall, reversing the plant-based meat industry trend with strong brand building, private-label offerings, and Ed Sheeran. Fresh from relaunching its Like brand of plant-based meat in…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Impossible x Joey Chestnut, Billie Eilish & Cinnamon Roll Lattes

Anay Mridul Sep 3, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's Joey Chestnut partnership, Billie Eilish's emissions-cutting concerts, and Aleph Farms's Peta promise. …
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Alt Materials

Singapore Startup Greenitio Raises $1.5M for Plastic-Free Cosmetics with Mushroom-Derived Chitosan

Anay Mridul Sep 3, 2025

Singapore's Greenitio has closed a $1.5 million seed funding round to turn mushroom-based chitosan into functional biopolymers for cosmetics and specialty chemicals. A biotech startup from Singapore has attracted $1.5M from investors to…
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Cell-Based News

Umami Bioworks Gets EU Registration to Sell Two Cultivated Fish Products for Pet Food

Anay Mridul Sep 2, 2025

Singaporean food tech startup Umami Bioworks has registered two cultivated seafood ingredients for pet food in the EU, and is eyeing a Q2 2026 launch. In a year of milestones for the industry, cultivated pet food has landed on another. …
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Alt Fats

Dutch Firm Announces New Factory for Yeast-Derived Palm Oil Alternatives

Anay Mridul Sep 2, 2025

Dutch startup NoPalm Ingredients is scaling up its palm oil alternatives with a large factory at contract manufacturer Nizo Food Research's food innovation campus. Nearly five months after establishing a new consumer brand,…
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Funding News

Finnish Food Factory Gets $11.8M for Plant-Based Dairy Manufacturing

Anay Mridul Sep 2, 2025

Finnish Food Factory, a contract manufacturer of plant-based dairy products, has secured €10M ($11.8M) in scale-up funding from Taaleri Bioindustry. To support the expansion of Finland's plant-based dairy industry, Finnish Food Factory…
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Alt Protein

With 700% Rise, Lidl GB Exceeds Plant-Based Meat & Dairy Sales Target

Anay Mridul Sep 1, 2025

Lidl GB has blown past its target of increasing private-label plant-based sales by 400% by 2025, recording a rise of 694% in the last five years. Brits are increasingly interested in plant-based foods, and they're proving that with…
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