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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 Protein

Dutch Govt Pauses Ban on ‘Plant-Based Mince’ Until 2027, Awaiting EU-Wide Labelling Clarity

Anay Mridul Dec 3, 2025

The Dutch food regulator has temporarily suspended its ban on the labelling of plant-based protein products as 'mince', instead opting to wait for EU-level clarity on the subject. A month after introducing a law that would fine vegan…
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Funding News

Pea Milk Pioneer Ripple Foods Raises $17M to Meet Organic, High-Protein Demand

Anay Mridul Dec 2, 2025

US pea milk leader Ripple Foods has secured $17M in fresh funding ahead of launching an organic range and driving growth of its high-protein offerings. California's Ripple Foods is targeting the market for organic, protein-rich, and…
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Alt Protein

A New Kind of TVP: Finnish Startup Bets on Fava Beans for Cheaper, Tastier Plant Protein

Anay Mridul Dec 2, 2025

To offer better-tasting, more affordable vegan options, Finnish startup Happy Plant Protein has unveiled a textured vegetable protein offering made from fava beans. Usering in a new era for textured vegetable protein (TVP) – one without…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Spain’s MOA Foodtech Uses AI to Create Fermentation-Derived ‘Egg Reducer’

Anay Mridul Dec 2, 2025

Spain's MOA Foodtech has launched a new fermentation-derived ingredient that can reduce egg use in bakery, pastry and pasta formulations amid price and supply challenges. Characterised by empty shelves and high prices where supplies are…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

The Protein Brewery Edges Closer to EU Approval of Fungi-Derived Novel Food Ingredient

Anay Mridul Dec 1, 2025

The European Food Safety Authority has published a positive scientific opinion recognising The Protein Brewery's Fermotein ingredient as safe for use, the penultimate step before it can enter the EU market. Weeks after closing a Series…
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Funding News

UK Firm BSF Enterprise Bags $20M to Scale Up Cultivated Meat & Leather

Anay Mridul Dec 1, 2025

British tissue engineering company BSF Enterprise, owner of Lab-Grown Leather and cultivated meat firm 3D Bio-Tissues, has secured £15M ($19.8M) in fresh funding. To speed up the commercialisation of its cellular agriculture…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

With Brits On the Fence About Precision Fermentation, the Industry Must Outpace Misinformation

Anay Mridul Dec 1, 2025

A new survey reveals that 36% of Brits support the development of precision-fermented foods, while 40% are unsure, and marketing experts say the industry must get ahead of misinformation. Public interest in precision fermentation has…
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Green Business

Low-Welfare, Planet-Harming: Food Insiders Blast UK Meat Industry’s Surge in Factory Farming

Anay Mridul Dec 1, 2025

Senior officials from some of the UK's largest food companies have published a memo detailing how the industry's push towards intensive meat and dairy farming goes against its health and climate goals. The UK meat and dairy industry's…
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Climate Change

Worthwhile or Trash? Project Drawdown’s New Tool Ranks Efficacy of 100+ Climate Solutions

Anay Mridul Dec 1, 2025

Climate action organisation Project Drawdown has launched a new Explorer tool to classify environmental solutions based on their level of impact (or lack thereof). There are legions of ways to fight the climate crisis, both on an…
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Alt Protein

Why Edonia is Betting the Farm on Spirulina to Fill the Plant Protein Gap

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2025

France's Edonia turns green spirulina into a brown mince with as much protein as beef and a much smaller environmental footprint than soy. Now, it will be part of 10,000 catering meals, having secured €15M worth of commercial deals. Can…
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Pets

Vegdog Expands Low-Carbon Pet Food Range with Microbial Cat Treats

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2025

German food tech firm Vegdog has expanded beyond dog food with the launch of microbial-fermented vegan treats for cats. Vegdog is going from canines to cats. The Munich-based startup has diversified its low-carbon pet food portfolio…
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Alt Dairy

Danone’s Silk Debuts High-Protein Milk to Revive Plant-Based Dairy Demand

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 2025

Danone has announced the launch of Silk Protein, a range of plant-based milks with 13g of complete protein and 3g of fibre per serving. Protein and fibre are very much at the heart of consumers' food decisions today, and one of the…
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Pets

This Plant-Based Pet Food Startup Thinks Your Dog Needs To Eat Salad

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 2025

Pet owners are increasingly on the hunt for gut-boosting, clean-label food options. For California's PawCo, salad is the solution. Is your furry little friend a Caesar gal? If you'd never really thought of salad as the all-conquering…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Dutch Govt Paves Way for Pre-Approval Tastings of Precison-Fermented Foods

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 2025

The Netherlands has become the first EU country to approve public tastings of foods derived from novel fermentation processes before they're cleared for sale. Extending its future food leadership, the Netherlands has established a…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Protein Innovator Trubar to Be Acquired by Turkish CPG Giant for $143M

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 2025

Canadian plant-based protein bar maker Trubar has entered an acquisition agreement with Turkish consumer goods company Eti Gıda in a C$201M ($143M) deal. On the back of a year of explosive growth, when revenues hit $50M and its products…
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Alt Protein

Trademark Beef: Beyond Meat Hit with $39M Verdict in Lawsuit Over Dunkin’ Ad

Anay Mridul Nov 26, 2025

Plant-based company Beyond Meat has been found to have infringed a trademark covering a slogan used in a joint ad with Dunkin', owing $39M in damages. Beyond Meat can't seem to catch a break. In a year when the company's share price…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly Coffees, Barry Callebaut & Listeria Settlement

Anay Mridul Nov 26, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's iced coffees, La Vie and Cathedral City's collab, and Danone and Walmart's listeria settlement. New products and…
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UPFs

WHO Accused of Bias with Expert Committee Developing Guidelines for Ultra-Processed Food

Anay Mridul Nov 26, 2025

The World Health Organization has opened up the public consultation process as it develops a guideline for ultra-processed foods amidst criticisms of bias in its selection of experts. As ultra-processed foods (UPFs) spark debate about…
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Alt Protein

Exclusive: This Cultivated Meat Marketplace Sells Inputs & Equipment for Manufacturers

Anay Mridul Nov 25, 2025

Cultigen Group, which opened an online cultivated meat shop for consumers this year, has now launched a B2B marketplace for companies. To make it easier for the cellular agriculture industry to access equipment and inputs for…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Americans Will Be Able To Buy Protein Powder Made From Air in 2026

Anay Mridul Nov 25, 2025

Solar Foods has announced the latest partnership for its gas-fermented Solein protein, which will form the base of Pothos protein powders to be launched in early 2026. Six months after introducing a prototype protein powder made from…
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Cell-Based News

Germany’s Bluu Goes Beyond Cultivated Seafood with Move Into Health & Beauty

Anay Mridul Nov 25, 2025

German startup Bluu has expanded its salmon cell culture technology to skincare and health innovations, adding to its existing cultivated seafood line. Hamburg-based Bluu has taken a "salmon leap of opportunities" with the expansion of…
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