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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.

Animal Rights

In Switzerland, Meat Labels Must Now Disclose Animal Cruelty Practices

Anay Mridul Jul 8, 2025

The Swiss government has approved new labelling rules that mandate businesses to declare if the meat and dairy products they're selling are linked to animal suffering. In a big win for animal rights activists and food transparency,…
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Alt Dairy

Alpro Launches Low-Sugar Plant-Based Milk & Yoghurt Range for Kids

Anay Mridul Jul 7, 2025

Danone-owned plant-based dairy leader Alpro has introduced a new range for kids in the UK, starting with low-sugar milk and yoghurt alternatives. Alpro is looking to expand its customer base with a new range dedicated to children, at a…
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Health

Think Red Meat Is Healthy? You’ve Probably Read An Industry-Backed Study

Anay Mridul Jul 7, 2025

A new review shows that studies backed by the red meat industry are much more likely to find these proteins healthy than independent ones. Ahead of the US's update of its dietary guidelines at the end of the year, scientists have…
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Alt Materials

Circulose Debuts New Platform, H&M + Mango Collabs to Scale Up Circular Textiles

Anay Mridul Jul 7, 2025

Swedish eco-materials innovator Circulose has launched a scale-up platform and notched partnerships with H&M and Mango to advance circularity in the fashion industry. Circulose, the Swedish materials firm known for its…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Science of Sustainable Dining Study: Redesigning Menus Reduces Meat Consumption

Anay Mridul Jul 7, 2025

A new review shows that reshaping the physical context in which meat-free dishes appear is the most effective way to encourage sustainable consumption. Making plant-based dishes the default option, increasing their ratio against…
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Cell-Based News

Germany’s Bluu Seafood Hooks Deal with Spice Major Van Hees to Develop Cultivated Fish Products

Anay Mridul Jul 4, 2025

German cultivated meat startup Bluu Seafood has teamed up with spice manufacturer Van Hees to create hybrid proteins combining cultured fish cells with plant-based ingredients. As it awaits regulatory approval in multiple geographies,…
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Future Foods

Fermentation Sector Needs $500B Investment to Unlock Biotech’s True Potential: Report

Anay Mridul Jul 4, 2025

The advanced biotech sector can cut global emissions by 5% and create $1T in annual economic value, but only with major investments to derisk scale-up and ensure cost competitiveness. Technologies that use microbes to feed the…
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Future Foods

Scientists Call on Australian Government to Develop National Bioeconomy Strategy

Anay Mridul Jul 4, 2025

Australia must develop a national bioeconomy strategy and invest in new infrastructure to unlock key economic growth opportunities, scientists say in a new report. Home to some of the world's leading food tech companies, Australia has a…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

EU Spotlights Fermentation in Latest Strategy with €350M Funding for Biotech

Anay Mridul Jul 4, 2025

The EU Commission has set aside €350M in funding opportunities to boost food and biotech innovation, highlighting the "significant potential" of fermentation in its life sciences strategy. Already a leader in future food funding, the EU…
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Climate Change

Governments Spreading Misinformation to Fuel Climate Denial & Inaction: Study

Anay Mridul Jul 3, 2025

Governments and corporations have intentionally spread climate misinformation to block environmental action and diminish public trust, with Donald Trump identified as a key influencer. Conspiracy theories and misleading information are…
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Coffee

Singaporean Bean-Free Coffee Startup Nabs Major Ice Cream Collab

Anay Mridul Jul 3, 2025

Melvados, a gourmet retailer in Singapore, has launched a co-branded Coconut Latte ice cream without dairy or coffee, using local startup Prefer's beanless alternative instead. Singaporeans can get their hands on Asia's first ice cream…
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Policy & Regulation

Is Denmark’s EU Presidency A New Dawn for the Plant-Based Transition?

Anay Mridul Jul 3, 2025

As Denmark kicks off its EU Council presidency, it is spearheading efforts to shift the bloc towards a plant-based food system. For years now, diplomacy has thwarted the EU's climate ambitions, whether that's to do with redirecting…
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Vegan

Most Americans Think Plant-Based Diets Are Too Expensive. They’re Wrong

Anay Mridul Jul 3, 2025

A new survey shows that a majority of US consumers believe vegan diets are more costly than the Standard American Diet, despite meat being the highest source of spending for 70% of them. Talk about veganism in a social setting, and…
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Seafood

Plant-Based Seafood Needs A Protein & Omega-3 Boost, Finds Nutritional Review

Anay Mridul Jul 2, 2025

While most vegan seafood products qualify as a source of protein, on average, they still lag behind conventional fish, according to a new review. While many flexitarians turn to seafood in their bid to cut back on meat, the adoption of…
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Vegan Dining

Malaysia’s Largest Coffee Chain Goes Big On Plants with Green Rebel Partnership

Anay Mridul Jul 2, 2025

Zus Coffee, now Malaysia's largest coffee chain, has launched a vegan menu with Southeast Asian plant-based meat startup Green Rebel Foods at over 200 locations. With a fifth of Malaysians looking to cut back on meat, its largest coffee…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Protein Coffee, Beyond Meat x Lacrosse & Plant-Based Pakistan

Anay Mridul Jul 2, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Chike Nutrition's plant protein coffees, a sunflower seed meat alternative, and US physicians' letter to the government. …
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Alt Protein

Veganz Eyes Turnaround with Launch of Mililk FoodTech & $35M Sale of OrbiFarm

Anay Mridul Jul 2, 2025

Germany's Veganz Group has established Mililk FoodTech to unlock hidden business value following a 34% drop in sales last year, and will sell its OrbiFarm subsidiary for €30M ($35M). Following three years of revenue decline, German…
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Green Business

Atlantic Natural Foods Agrees to Potential Sale of Loma Linda, Tuno to Filipino Food Giant

Anay Mridul Jul 1, 2025

Atlantic Natural Foods, the company behind Loma Linda and Tuno, has signed an asset purchase agreement with Philippines-based Century Pacific Food. Two months after declaring bankruptcy, US legacy plant-based meat player Atlantic…
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Climate Change

Global Banks Cut Factory Farming Investments By Half in 2024, But Sustainability Funding Lags

Anay Mridul Jul 1, 2025

While the world's leading finance institutions significantly divested from industrial animal agriculture last year, factory farming still received five times more funding than sustainable systems. International banks' financial support…
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Kids

Plant-Based Diets Can Support Healthy Growth in Children Finds Multi-Study Review

Anay Mridul Jul 1, 2025

A new review suggests that well-planned plant-based diets are safe and healthy for kids, if they're carefully planned and supplemented to prevent nutrient deficiencies. Can kids be vegan and healthy? According to a major review of 27…
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Future Foods

Could the EU’s Biotech Act Finally Break the Novel Food Approval Deadlock?

Anay Mridul Jun 30, 2025

In a potentially big win for cultivated meat and precision fermentation, the EU is set to publish a document outlining its push to overhaul and fast-track novel food approval. Novel food approval could receive a boost under a new…
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