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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

Plant-Based Milk Brands Are Going All-In On Replicating Dairy – Will Consumers Sip?

Anay Mridul Apr 29, 2025

A wave of 'not milks' is on the rise, attempting to replicate dairy instead of merely replacing it, but previous efforts have seen mixed success. From Japan to the US, plant-based milk brands are hoping to tackle the resurgence of dairy…
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Alt Protein

Global Plant-Based Sales Up By 5% in 2024 Despite US Setback: New Report

Anay Mridul Apr 29, 2025

The Good Food Institute, an alternative protein think tank, has released its latest State of the Industry series of reports for 2024. Here's how plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins fared in 2024. While investment…
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Alt Protein

From Zero-Dairy Casein to Beanless Coffee: Rudy Yoo’s Plan to Reinvent the Food Industry

Anay Mridul Apr 29, 2025

Rudy Yoo, co-founder of Armored Fresh and Pureture, has big plans for the future food industry, featuring yeast-based casein, barley-derived coffee, and clean-label, complete plant proteins. How does a five-ingredient, sugar-free,…
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Climate Change

Without Regulation, You Can Only Cancel Out 10% of Your Individual Carbon Footprint

Anay Mridul Apr 29, 2025

Even the most impactful climate actions will only help you cut a tenth of your emissions reduction potential – the rest depends on systemic change and collective action. Going car-free, lowering air travel, installing solar power at…
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Vegan Dining

Only Half of US Caterers Have Commitments to Shift to Climate-Smart Proteins

Anay Mridul Apr 28, 2025

While most foodservice companies have outlined climate commitments that involve a protein shift, only some caterers are walking the talk, finds new analysis. Only half of the US's leading foodservice providers have commitments to reduce…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Fermentation Can Futureproof the EU Food System – But Only With Regulatory Reform

Anay Mridul Apr 28, 2025

Fermentation has transformative potential for the future of the EU's agrifood system – but industry leaders say they need regulatory and financial support from policymakers. The EU must build its modern fermentation capacity to…
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Cell-Based News

Florida’s Attempt to Dismiss Cultivated Meat Lawsuit Denied by Judge

Anay Mridul Apr 28, 2025

Upside Foods has been handed an initial legal victory after a judge denied Florida's request to dismiss the lawsuit against its cultivated meat ban. The lawsuit against Florida's ban on cultivated meat is going ahead, after a judge…
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Alt Fats

Shiru Hits Commercial Scale With AI-Derived Structured Fat Ingredient

Anay Mridul Apr 28, 2025

AI protein discovery platform Shiru is producing its animal-free fat ingredient at commercial scale- CEO Jasmine Hume calls it a "turning point" for the food industry. In a major milestone for the future food industry, a plant-based…
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Future Foods

Biotech Meets the Final Frontier: A Micro-Lab for Microbial Proteins in Space

Anay Mridul Apr 25, 2025

Scientists have launched a miniature lab into Earth's orbit, which contains microbes designed to produce proteins in space. Space may be the final frontier, but could it also be the solution to Earth's food security problems? It's a…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Solar Foods: Your Future Protein Powder Will Be Made From Air

Anay Mridul Apr 25, 2025

Finland's Solar Foods has developed a protein shake to help you pump your macros. The kicker? The ready-to-mix powder ditches dairy for CO2. As it prepares to enter the US market, Finnish food tech firm Solar Foods is targeting a food…
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Alt Protein

Planting Change: Beyond Meat Links Beef to Big Tobacco in New Documentary

Anay Mridul Apr 25, 2025

As one of the world's largest plant-based meat companies, Beyond Meat hits back at the livestock industry with a new documentary short. Is beef just the new tobacco? That's one of the central claims in a new short film by Beyond…
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Future Foods

Moolec Science: Molecular Farming Pioneer to Merge with Bioceres Group in All-Stock Deal

Anay Mridul Apr 25, 2025

Molecular farming player Moolec Science – known for its pork-producing soybeans – has announced a merger with Argentina's Bioceres Group and two other firms. Luxembourg-based Moolec Science has agreed to merge with three companies,…
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Future Foods

5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: FTW Ventures’s Jenn Burka

Anay Mridul Apr 24, 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. Jenn Burka is a Principal at FTW Ventures. …
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Alt Protein

The Plant-Based Reset: Can Whole-Food Proteins Like Veg’chop Win Over Consumers?

Anay Mridul Apr 24, 2025

As sales of meat alternatives continue to slide, a new crop of whole-food plant protein formats is on the rise. Oh So Wholesome's Veg'chop is among the products spearheading this shift. This month, a shift seems to be occurring in…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Beef, Beliefs & Billionaires: Why Meat Is Booming Again in America

Anay Mridul Apr 24, 2025

Americans' appetite for meat is increasing, with sales reaching record highs in 2024 amid a cultural shift and changing political landscape. Here's what's going on. Meat is back on American plates – at least if you look at the…
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Future Foods

Bean-Free, Climate-Ready: Compound Foods Expands Sustainable Coffee & Cocoa Ingredient Platform

Anay Mridul Apr 24, 2025

US startup Compound Foods has expanded its tech platform to help food companies replace at-risk commodities like coffee and chocolate with bean-free alternatives. Coffee and chocolate may go well together, but things are not going all…
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Alt Protein

British Startup THIS Targets Anti-UPF Demand with Whole-Food Plant Protein Range

Anay Mridul Apr 23, 2025

THIS, the UK startup famous for its plant-based meat analogues, has introduced a new product format that champions whole foods and has more protein than tofu. After years of building its brand around products named THIS Isn't Chicken…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Earth Day, 30 Under 30 & Spirulina Salmon

Anay Mridul Apr 23, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Purple Carrot's partnership with Fable Foods, Gosh!'s new points-based packaging, and SimpliiGood's spirulina-based salmon. …
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Climate Change

Climate Change is Raising Arsenic Levels in Rice, Putting Billions at Risk

Anay Mridul Apr 23, 2025

Researchers have found that rising emissions and temperatures are linked to increased arsenic levels in rice, putting billions at greater risk of cancer and other diseases. Climate change is making the world's most consumed grain more…
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Climate Change

In Trump’s America, Only 14% of Republicans Call Climate Change A Threat

Anay Mridul Apr 22, 2025

More Americans now believe climate change is a serious threat, although this is outlined by a huge partisan divide. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate…
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Climate Change

Globally, 60% Believe in Climate-Smart Diets, and 89% Want More Govt Action

Anay Mridul Apr 22, 2025

Transitioning away from emissions-heavy animal proteins is critical to saving the planet, but it isn't possible without government action. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism…
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