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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 Dairy

Schuman Cheese, Good Planet Foods Form Joint Venture for Better Plant-Based Dairy

Anay Mridul Aug 7, 2025

US dairy leader Schuman Cheese and olive oil cheese producer Good Planet Foods have formed GPV Foods, a joint venture to meet the demand for improved non-dairy products. To address one of the most polarising plant-based alternative…
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Vegan

Gen Alpha Teens: Health is Primary Diet Driver, While Young Men Say ‘Meat is Cool’

Anay Mridul Aug 7, 2025

While health is the largest dietary driver for teens, 14% think eating meat is cool, compared to just 2% who say the same for vegan diets. For the past few years, the narrative around Gen Z and Gen Alpha's food habits revolved around…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Vegatarian-ish? This Study Finally Defines the Flexitarian Diet

Anay Mridul Aug 6, 2025

In a new study, scientists analysed dozens of papers to define a flexitarian diet and found that its alignment with national dietary guidelines differs greatly. 'Flexitarian' is among the more loosely characterised dietary terms – until…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Beanless Coffee, Watermelon Seed Milk & Bezos Earth Fund

Anay Mridul Aug 6, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Prefer's beanless coffee latte, Ahimsa Foundation's $12M factory bet, and Bezos Earth Fund's alternative protein…
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Vegan

Beyond & Oatly Among Plant-Based Exhibitors at Inaugural Anuga Alternatives Show

Anay Mridul Aug 6, 2025

Anuga, one of the world's largest food and drink trade shows, is launching an event exclusively for alternative proteins. It's already lured nearly 100 exhibitors, including industry giants Beyond and Oatly. Two months ahead of its…
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Funding News

Better Nature Raises $1.5M to Fight Chicken with Tempeh After ‘Best-Ever’ Quarter

Anay Mridul Aug 5, 2025

As it aims to displace chicken, UK tempeh brand Better Nature has secured £1.1M ($1.5M) on the back of its best quarter to date. In the era of whole-food plant-based eating and fibremaxxing with 30 plants a week, British tempeh maker…
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Alt Dairy

Which Nut Milk Makes for the Best Latte? This Coffee Study May Have An Answer

Anay Mridul Aug 5, 2025

With plant-based milk now a mainstream option for coffee drinks, a team of researchers analysed the sensory performance of various nut milks in search of the best latte. Walk into a coffee shop in most tier 1 and 2 cities globally…
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Green Business

Wolt Market Denmark Adopts ‘Protein Tracker’ to Promote Plant-Based Eating

Anay Mridul Aug 5, 2025

Wolt Market Denmark has become the first supermarket outside the Netherlands to adopt the Protein Tracker, a tool aimed at increasing sales of plant-based food. As Denmark aims to lead the EU's protein transition during its presidency,…
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Cell-Based News

Clever Carnivore Gives California A Taste of Its Cultivated Pork

Anay Mridul Aug 5, 2025

US cultivated pork startup Clever Carnivore has hosted its first tasting events on the West Coast, ahead of a planned launch in 2026. Chicago-based Clever Carnivore is continuing to gear up for the launch of its cultivated pork products…
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Seafood

Juicy Marbles, Revo Foods Build on Viral Success of Alt-Seafood Collaboration with Kinda Salmon

Anay Mridul Aug 4, 2025

Slovenian whole-cut meat analogue maker Juicy Marbles has released Kinda Salmon, its second vegan seafood product with Austrian mycoprotein startup Revo Foods. Building on the success of its ongoing collaboration with Austria's Revo…
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Alt Dairy

Exclusive: Opalia Lands First Sale of Cell-Based Milk Ahead of $4M Fundraise

Anay Mridul Aug 4, 2025

Canadian food tech startup Opalia has secured what it claims is the world's first commercial supply agreement for cell-based dairy, weeks ahead of an expected $4M fundraise. Taking a big step forward for the nascent cell-based milk…
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Cell-Based News

Weeks After FDA Approval, Wildtype Expands Cultivated Salmon Across US Restaurants

Anay Mridul Aug 4, 2025

Californian food tech startup Wildtype is taking its cultivated salmon to restaurants across the US, showcasing its potential with award-winning chefs. More and more Americans can now get their hands on cultivated seafood, thanks to San…
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Policy & Regulation

In Rare Break from Plant-Based Attacks, France Pumps €12M Towards ‘Protein Sovereignty’

Anay Mridul Aug 4, 2025

The French government has invested in 10 projects to expand domestic plant protein production, in direct contrast with its efforts to ban plant-based meat labels and soy products in schools. Are plant proteins finally getting a break in…
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Animal Rights

In A Victory for Animal Welfare, Sweden’s Hens Are Officially Cage-Free

Anay Mridul Aug 4, 2025

Sweden no longer has any hens living in cramped cages, in the only instance of a country making the move without legal coercion. After decades of work from animal rights activists, Sweden is officially cage-free. According to animal…
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Future Foods

Cambridge University: Alternative Proteins Are Key Drivers for A Renewable Food System

Anay Mridul Aug 1, 2025

Alternative proteins are a critical lever in the shift to a truly renewable food system, which is necessary to sustainably feed the rising global population, argues a new report. How do you feed 10 billion people when current industrial…
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Climate Change

Netherlands’ Albert Heijn Becomes First Supermarket Globally to Report Methane Emissions

Anay Mridul Aug 1, 2025

The Netherlands' largest supermarket, Albert Heijn, has quietly added its methane footprint to its sustainability report, a global first for the retail sector. As supermarkets respond to calls for better and more tangible sustainability…
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Alt Dairy

US Senators Ask FDA to Ban Dairy-Like Terms on Plant-Based Product Labels

Anay Mridul Aug 1, 2025

Backed by the milk industry, a bipartisan group of US senators has reintroduced the Dairy Pride Act, asking the FDA to crack down on "misleading" plant-based labels. As Democrats and Republicans join forces to make plant-based milk…
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Funding News

Mewery Secures $3.3M in Government Grants to Scale Up Cultivated Pork

Anay Mridul Jul 31, 2025

Czech startup Mewery has secured €2.9M ($3.3M) in public grants to expand the production of its cultivated pork and launch pilot projects with meat producers. While private investment in cultivated meat is in freefall, public support…
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Funding News

Alternative Protein Funding Down by 50% in the First Half of 2025

Anay Mridul Jul 31, 2025

Investment in plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins declined by half in the first six months of 2025, outlining continued headwinds for the sector. Alternative proteins haven't had the same pull with investors as…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Australia’s All G to Launch Cow-Free Lactoferrin in US & China This Year

Anay Mridul Jul 31, 2025

Australian precision fermentation firm All G is gearing up to launch its animal-free bovine lactoferrin in the US and China in Q4 2025. Armed with regulatory clearance in both China and the US, precision fermentation startup All G is…
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Alt Protein

Happy Ocean Foods Ditches Vegan Seafood for ‘Clean’ Plant Protein

Anay Mridul Jul 30, 2025

German alternative protein startup Happy Ocean Foods has bid farewell to its plant-based seafood portfolio, instead embracing a Clean Protein philosophy to meet consumer trends. As clean eating becomes the norm for more and more…
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