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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

Beyond Says It’s Dropping ‘Meat’ From Its Name to Target America’s Protein Craze

Anay Mridul Jul 30, 2025
Ahead of its latest product launch, Beyond Meat is dropping 'Meat' from its name to focus on the power of traditional plants amid falling sales and rising demand for protein. Beyond Meat is going beyond meat – quite literally. The…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Alpro Kids, 3D-Printed Shawarma & Vegan Meat Labels

Anay Mridul Jul 30, 2025
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Alpro Kids' video-game-style campaign, Mighty Drinks' rescue deal, and South Africa's plant-based meat labelling law. New…
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Cell-Based News

In Europe’s Meat-Rich Culture, Cultivated Proteins Need A Rebrand

Anay Mridul Jul 30, 2025
There's a reason why meat is at the heart of the culture wars – for cultivated proteins to succeed, companies need to tap into consumers' emotions. After four successive years of declining consumption, Europeans began eating more meat…
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Green Business

How to Get People to Buy More Plant-Based Eggs? Put Them in A Pancake

Anay Mridul Jul 29, 2025
A new US study shows that consumers are more likely to purchase plant-based eggs if they're cheaper and served as an ingredient in a dish, rather than on their own. With the egg crisis raging on in the US, empty shelves and high prices…
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Vegan Dining

French Three-Michelin-Star Restaurant Arpège Ditches Meat & Dairy for Plant-Based Menu

Anay Mridul Jul 29, 2025
Chef Alain Passard's Arpège, which has held three Michelin stars since 1996, has switched to an almost entirely vegan menu. After two vegan restaurants earned Michelin stars this year, a long-standing fixture on the food guide has…
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Funding News

Canada’s Mara Renewables Secures $9.1M to Scale Up Algae-Based Omega-3

Anay Mridul Jul 29, 2025
Canadian biotech firm Mara Renewables has raised $9.1M in funding to expand the production of its algae-based omega-3 DHA. Nova Scotia-based Mara Renewables has piqued investors' interest to the tune of $9.1M for its fish-free omega-3…
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India

McDonald’s India Unveils Vegetarian ‘Protein Plus’ Slices to Meet Skyrocketing Demand

Anay Mridul Jul 29, 2025
McDonald's is targeting India's protein craze with a meat-free Protein Plus range to boost the nutritional content of its burgers. The latest company to hop on India's protein train is the world's largest food corporation. McDonald's…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Friends & Family Pet Food Company Gets Singapore Approval for Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Jul 28, 2025
US food tech startup Friends & Family Pet Food Company has received regulatory approval to sell its cultivated meat for dogs and cats in Singapore, a first for Asia. Its inaugural treats will contain 65-70% cultured cells. Friends…
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Policy & Regulation

Impossible Foods Loses EU Trademark Battle with Spanish Bakery

Anay Mridul Jul 28, 2025
Ahead of its expected EU launch this year, plant-based meat giant Impossible Foods has lost a four-year trademark battle with an independent bakery from Spain. Impossible Foods, the California-based producer of meat alternatives, has…
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Funding News

Modern Baker, the Startup Behind Superloaf, Nabs $3.4M to Make Healthy UPFs

Anay Mridul Jul 28, 2025
On a mission to make healthy ultra-processed foods, UK startup Modern Baker has secured £2.5M ($3.4M) in a Series A funding round. While the furore around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) remains at fever pitch, one British startup is…
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Future Foods

Israel’s PoLoPo Targets High-Protein Potato Chips with Molecular Farming Platform

Anay Mridul Jul 28, 2025
Israeli molecular farming startup has pivoted its business model to develop high-protein potatoes for the chip industry. Tel Aviv-based food tech firm PoLoPo is aiming to disrupt the $53B potato chip industry and meet the protein moment…
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Animal Rights

These Animal Welfare NGOs Put 150 Hackers in A Room. These Are the AI Tools They Built

Anay Mridul Jul 25, 2025
In a hackathon hosted by AI-for-good organisations Electric Sheep and Open Paws, around 150 coders came up with compassionate tools for animal justice. What do you get when you put 150 young hackers in a room to develop tech-led…
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Cell-Based News

Believer Meats Earns FDA Approval & Completes World’s Largest Factory for Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Jul 25, 2025
Israeli food tech firm Believer Meats has secured US FDA approval for its cultivated meat, and completed the construction of its manufacturing facility. Believer Meats has become the fifth cultivated meat startup to secure regulatory…
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Zero Waste

This AI-Led 3D Printer Turns Food Waste Into Everyday Objects

Anay Mridul Jul 25, 2025
Two MIT graduates have developed an AI-powered 3D printer that converts household food waste into functional objects like cup holders, coasters, and decorative items. What if you could use your espresso grounds to make a coaster for…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Debuts Whole-Cut Mycelium Steak Filet at US Restaurants

Anay Mridul Jul 25, 2025
US plant-based giant Beyond Meat has launched its hotly anticipated mycelium steak at New York City's Ladybird and all BOA Steakhouse locations. Beyond Meat is going beyond plants for its latest product launch, turning to fungi in a bid…
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Cell-Based News

Mission Barns Completes USDA Approval to Clear the Way for Cultivated Pork Fat Launch

Anay Mridul Jul 24, 2025
US food tech startup Mission Barns has secured the USDA greenlight for its cultivated pork fat, paving the way for its launch into Sprouts and restaurant group Fiorella this quarter. While states continue to ban cultivated meat, at the…
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Alt Dairy

Oatly Bets on Lookbook & Opens Strategic Review to Tackle Q2 Slowdown in US & China

Anay Mridul Jul 24, 2025
Oat milk leader Oatly has revised its full-year guidance after sales dropped in the US and China, where it is mulling a potential restructuring. Swedish plant-based milk giant Oatly continued to struggle in the US and Greater China in…
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Eco Packaging

Notpla Debuts Plastic-Free Drinks Carrier at England v France Rugby Match

Anay Mridul Jul 24, 2025
Seaweed packaging pioneer Notpla piloted a rugby-ball-inspired sustainable drinks carrier at last month's match between England XIV and France XIV. While England and France's rugby players battled it out at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly Matcha, Mycoprotein Mince & A Vegan Football Kit

Anay Mridul Jul 23, 2025
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's new matcha latte, Revo Foods's clean-label mince, and Lactalis Canada's plant-based exit. New products and…
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Chocolate

Win-Win Raises $4M for Cocoa-Free Chocolate & Notches Martin Braun-Gruppe Collab

Anay Mridul Jul 23, 2025
London-based food tech startup Win-Win has raised £3M ($4M) in funding for its cocoa-free chocolate, and partnered with German bakery giant Martin Braun-Gruppe for two coating products. British cocoa-free chocolate firm Win-Win has…
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Future Foods

Can This New Partnership Meet Asia-Pacific’s Cellular Agriculture Potential?

Anay Mridul Jul 23, 2025
The APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture and Cellular Agriculture Australia have teamed up to advance the Asia-Pacific future food industry. To boost the Asia-Pacific market for cultivated meat and fermentation-derived food…
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