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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.

Green Business

Quorn Owner Posts 9% Sales Decline, But Cuts Losses by 45% Amid Foodservice Success

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2025

Quorn parent Marlow Foods has recorded a 9% decline in sales amid weakening demand in the UK and US, but nearly halved its losses in 2024, with its foodservice offering a bright spot. One of the world's largest and foremost meat-free…
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Chocolate

Italy’s Foreverland Unveils New Factory & Yeast Protein Bar with Cocoa-Free Chocolate

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2025

Italian food tech startup Foreverland has opened a production facility and launched a yeast protein bar featuring its cocoa-free chocolate. Foreverland is taking its carob-based chocolate alternative to new heights, setting up a new…
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Funding News

Climax Foods Rebrands to Bettani Farms & Raises $6.5M for Protein-Rich Vegan Cheese

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2025

US artisan vegan cheesemaker Climax Foods has raised $6.5M, rebranded to Bettani Farms, and hired a new CEO in a major overhaul for the business. Climax Foods is shaking things up with a new name, a new CEO, and a new funding round for…
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Animal Rights

The US Meat & Dairy Industry is Spying on Thousands of Animal Rights Activists

Anay Mridul Oct 7, 2025

Animal Agriculture Alliance, which is funded by the US livestock industry and has a direct line to the FBI, has a database tracking the lives of 2,400 activists. Thousands of animal rights activists and prominent charities are the…
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Fashion

Stella McCartney Takes on Feather Industry with Plant-Based ‘Fevvers’

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2025

British eco fashion pioneer Stella McCartney debuted a new collection featuring a plant-based alternative to bird feathers at Paris Fashion Week. The Spring/Summer 2026 runways in Paris introduced the world to a new kind of feather,…
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Alt Protein

This Japanese Dairy Giant is Embracing A Sustainable Protein from Alfalfa Leaves

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2025

Tokyo-based dairy major Lacto Japan has teamed up with New Zealand startup Leaft Foods to bring its Rubisco protein to the East Asian country. A Japanese dairy giant is betting on a leaf-derived protein with an amino acid profile…
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Green Business

Can This New International Standard Transform Plant-Based Food Labelling?

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2025

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard for plant-based food labelling, which experts say could bolster consumer confidence. While Europe once again debates whether plant-based burgers can…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

US Startup Taps Into Menopause Market with Human-Identical Lactoferrin Capsules

Anay Mridul Oct 6, 2025

Women's wellness startup Desert Harvest has launched a new supplement featuring Helaina's precision-fermented human lactoferrin to manage menopause. US supplement brand Desert Harvest is combining its aloe vera expertise with a highly…
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Future Foods

5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: FoodLabs’s Adrian Friederich

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2025

In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders. Adrian Friederich is the Principal at…
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Alt Protein

When It Comes to Meat Alternatives, These Are the Proteins Consumers Like Best

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2025

A new study analysed several plant-based, algae-derived and cultivated protein sources for meat alternatives to find consumers' favourite ingredients. Are you more into pea protein burgers or rice protein nuggets? Or perhaps you're more…
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Funding News

With Fresh Funding, ImpacFat Eyes 2026 Cosmetics Launch for Cultivated Fish Fat in Asia

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2025

Singaporean startup ImpacFat has secured fresh financing to fuel its Asian commercialisation plans for cultivated omega-3 fish fat. ImpacFat, a Singapore-based biotech firm producing fish fats from cell cultures, has expanded into Japan…
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Future Foods

Richest 30% Drive 70% of Food Climate Costs: Eat-Lancet 2.0

Anay Mridul Oct 3, 2025

The Eat-Lancet Commission has released the 2.0 update to its report on the future of the food system and the Planetary Health Diet. Here are the big takeaways. Six years after releasing one of the most influential reports on the food…
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Alt Dairy

Miyoko Schinner Wants You to Get Back in the Kitchen

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2025

Plant-based dairy pioneer Miyoko Schinner takes us behind the scenes of her new cookbook, The Vegan Creamery, which embraces fermentation to take at-home vegan cheese to the next level. A decade after her seminal plant-based dairy…
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Vegan Dining

Instagram Hype Leads Subway to Launch Planted Chicken Sandwich in Switzerland

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2025

Fast-food giant Subway has collaborated with Swiss plant-based meat leader Planted to develop a new teriyaki sandwich in all its stores nationwide. Subway lovers in Switzerland will now be able to get their hands on vegan chicken in…
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Chocolate

Koa Tackles Chocolate Industry Waste with ‘World’s First’ Cacao Fruit Shots

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2025

German startup Koa has launched three vitamin shots made from cacao fruit juice, valorising a key chocolate industry sidestream and providing additional income for farmers. Koa, a Cologne-based startup upcycling waste from chocolate…
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Climate Change

Less Than 4% of US Media Climate Coverage Mentions Meat & Dairy’s Emissions Toll: New Analysis

Anay Mridul Oct 2, 2025

An analysis of hundreds of online articles from US media shows that less than 4% mention and contextualise the role of meat in climate change. Here's why. Globally, producing meat, dairy and other animal-based foods generates up to a…
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Alt Protein

No Confusion: Plant-Based Industry Urges EU to Reject ‘Veggie Burger’ Labelling Ban

Anay Mridul Oct 1, 2025

Over 200 companies and organisations have kick-started a campaign calling on MEPs to reject the proposed ban on the use of meat-like terms on vegan product labels. A week before MEPs gather for a plenary vote to ban the use of terms…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan ‘Proffee’, Bread Waste Pasta & Slutty Vegan

Anay Mridul Oct 1, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Gregorys Coffee's plant protein coffee, Wasted's upcycled pasta, and a new plant-based meat brand in Thailand. New…
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Alt Protein

Rising Meat Prices Make Plant-Based Alternatives Cheaper in the UK

Anay Mridul Oct 1, 2025

The continued price hikes for meat in the UK have created a retail environment where vegan alternatives are at parity or cheaper, according to a new report. Amid the investment and sales boom for plant-based meat at the turn of the…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

As Prices Hit Record-Highs, 60% of Americans Are Buying Less Beef

Anay Mridul Oct 1, 2025

A majority of Americans are buying less beef or giving it up altogether in response to record-breaking prices, a trend set to continue as costs continue to rise. In August, average ground beef prices reached $6.32 per lb in US cities,…
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Alt Dairy

Alpro Bets on Young Europeans Amid ‘Excellent’ Growth in Plant-Based Milk & Yoghurt Sales

Anay Mridul Sep 30, 2025

Plant-based dairy leader Alpro has witnessed sales of both its milk and yoghurt alternatives grow this year, as it focuses on young consumers and new sensory experiences. It’s been eight years since Danone acquired Alpro in a $12.5B…
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