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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

Something for Everyone: UK Plant-Based Firm This Expands Meat Alternative & Whole-Food Lines

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2025

British vegan startup This has added a deli meat SKU while expanding the whole-food-championing This is Super Superfood line it launched earlier this year. As sales of plant-based meat continue to weaken, some of the industry's leading…
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Alt Protein

Meala Targets Egg Crisis with One-Ingredient Pea Protein Replacer

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2025

Israeli startup Meala has debuted a pea protein powder that can replicate the multifunctionality of eggs in baked goods, offering a solution to the avian-flu-induced crisis. With egg prices reaching an all-time high in the US and a…
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Eco Packaging

Green Packaging: Xampla Raises $14M Series A To Replace 10 Billion Single-Use Plastics

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2025

UK startup Xampla has secured $14M in Series A funding to scale up its plant-based alternative to single-use plastic packaging. Xampla, a British startup known for its bio-based, plant-derived materials for sustainable packaging, has…
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Alt Fats

Derived from Waste, Clean Food Group’s Yeast Oil Gets Cosmetics Approval in US & Europe

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2025

UK startup Clean Food Group has secured regulatory approval to use its sustainable yeast-derived oil as a cosmetic ingredient in the US and Europe. In a major milestone for the sustainable fats space, British food tech firm Clean Food…
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Funding News

Canada Invests in $24M Project to Create Fava Bean & Mycelium Protein Ingredients

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2025

Protein Industries Canada has contributed to a C$32.5M ($24M) project where two local startups will create future-friendly proteins from fava beans and mycelium. The Canadian government is deepening its bet on alternative proteins, with…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Can Blending Koji Protein with Beef Help Flexitarians Eat Less Meat?

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2025

German food tech player Nosh.bio has launched a blended beef mince product, combining meat with its koji protein. As blended meat engulfs Europe's protein sector, one German startup is betting on an ancient fungus to expand the…
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Alt Dairy

Strauss Group Unveils Cow-Free Milk & Cheese with Imagindairy’s Whey Protein

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

Strauss Group will launch cow-free milk and cheese using Imagindairy's whey protein in Israel, which is made from microbes via precision fermentation. Israeli food giant Strauss Group has unveiled a new range of dairy products that…
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Cell-Based News

Aleph Farms Sets Sights on Europe with Cultivated Beef Facility in Switzerland

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

Israeli food tech pioneer Aleph Farms has struck a deal to produce its cultivated meat in Europe, setting up at The Cultured Hub facility in Kemptthal. As it awaits regulatory approval in Switzerland, Aleph Farms has chosen the canton…
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Cell-Based News

Why Upside Foods & Wildtype Are Suing Texas for Its Cultivated Meat Ban

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

A day after Texas's ban on cultivated meat came into force, two food tech startups sued the state for its decision. Their legal team explains why. When Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law to ban cultivated meat in the state,…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Mission Barns Launches Cultivated Pork in World-First Dinner

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

Californian startup Mission Barns sold its cultivated pork for the first time at a dinner in San Francisco, with dishes featuring its meatballs and bacon. On Tuesday evening in San Francisco's Sunset District, a small group of diners…
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Alt Protein

Exclusive: Carnéa Pushes Blended Meat Forward With A Michelin-Starred Twist

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Parendi Birdie's Texas startup Carnéa has emerged from stealth with a range of chef-crafted blended meats that beat Tyson's products in taste tests. In 2023, Parendi Birdie left her role at cultivated meat firm Mission Barns to focus on…
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Cell-Based News

Iceland’s ORF Genetics Gets $5.8M to Advance Cultivated Meat via Molecular Farming

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Food tech startup ORF Genetics has raised €5M ($5.8M) in a new funding round to scale up production of specialised proteins key to cultivated meat. Icelandic firm ORF Genetics has secured €5M ($5.8M) in funding to advance and scale up…
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Policy & Regulation

FDA Proposes Rule to End ‘Self-Affirmed’ GRAS in 2026

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration has added a proposed rule to its spring 2026 agenda that would eliminate the current provision of companies self-affirming their ingredients as safe. Following through on health secretary Robert F…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

With New Factory in Sight, Enifer Cleared to Sell Mycoprotein Powder in the US

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Finnish food tech startup Enifer has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for its Pekilo mycoprotein ingredient in the US, and will begin operating a large factory in Finland next year. To commercialise a modern version of a 20th-century…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly BaristaMatic, Frozen Tofu & Evolving Vegan

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's new barista milk, Mena Massoud's Evolving Vegan series, and Meatable's leadership change. New products and…
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Cell-Based News

This Startup is Launching Scandinavia’s First Cultivated Meat Factory

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

Swedish cultivated meat startup Re:meat has struck a deal to establish a pilot facility in Lund, which will be the first such factory in Scandinavia. Months after securing $1.1M in funding, Malmö-based firm Re:meat has signed a…
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Alt Protein

EU Agriculture Committee Votes to Ban Meaty Terms on Plant-Based Labelling

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

The European Parliament's agriculture committee has voted to prohibit the use of terms like 'burgers' and 'sausages' on vegan alternatives, paving the way for an EU-wide ban. Five years after the European Parliament voted against a ban…
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Climate Change

Starbucks’s Bet on Protein is A Blow to the Company’s Climate Ambitions

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

Starbucks Coffee is rolling out Protein Lattes and Cold Foam across the US and Canada this month, but its use of whey powder is in direct contradiction to its climate goals. The world's largest coffee company is blending two popular…
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Cell-Based News

The EU Backs The World’s First Cultivated Meat Farm

Anay Mridul Sep 9, 2025

The Craft Consortium is building a cultivated meat farm in the Netherlands, a first-of-its-kind project co-funded by the EU. When it comes to ensuring the safety of cultivated meat, way more Europeans place their trust in farmers (27%)…
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Policy & Regulation

India Cuts Tax on Plant-Based Milk & Meat to Make Vegan Food More Accessible

Anay Mridul Sep 8, 2025

The Indian government's latest tax reform has brought plant-based meat and milk alternatives closer to parity with animal proteins. In a major win for the future food sector, India's overhaul of its tax framework will narrow the gap…
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Climate Change

Study: Politicians Undestimate Public Support for Climate Action & Must Be ‘Braver’

Anay Mridul Sep 8, 2025

Policymakers vastly underestimate people's willingness to contribute to the fight against climate change, which can explain their inaction on the crisis, University of Oxford scientists say. Last year, a global poll of 130,000…
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