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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.

Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

F-Label: From Animal-Free Dairy to Gas Proteins, Fermentation Has A New Certification

Anay Mridul Mar 14, 2025

After launching C-Label, Swiss organisation V-Label has released a new certification mark for fermentation-derived proteins in a bid to address confusion about vegan-friendly labels on these products. Weeks after introducing an…
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Cell-Based News

South Korea to Open First Centre Dedicated to Cultivated Meat, With $10M in Public Investment

Anay Mridul Mar 14, 2025

South Korea's Uiseong County has won its bid to build a cultivated meat research centre, supported by $10M in government funding as part of the country's food tech drive. With regulatory support for cultivated meat ramping up in South…
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Alt Protein

5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: McWin Capital Partners’s Martin Davalos

Anay Mridul Mar 13, 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. Martin Davalos is a Partner and Head of…
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Climate Change

No Supermarket Has A Methane Plan, But US Retailers Are the Worst Climate Offenders

Anay Mridul Mar 13, 2025

None of the world's 20 largest retailers have set methane reduction targets, despite meat and dairy making up a third of their emissions, a new analysis has found. According to a new report focused on methane emissions, the world's…
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Alt Dairy

Exclusive: Vivici Secures FDA ‘No Questions’ Letter for Animal-Free Whey Amid GRAS Overhaul

Anay Mridul Mar 13, 2025

Dutch startup Vivici has received a 'no questions' letter for its precision-fermented whey protein from the US FDA, just as the rule to 'self-affirm' food safety faces upheaval. Precision fermentation firm Vivici has secured a 'no…
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Alt Protein

Taste Still A Barrier for Plant-Based Meat, But Top Brands Show the Way Forward

Anay Mridul Mar 12, 2025

Meat-eaters find most plant-based alternatives inferior to animal protein in taste and texture, but some industry-leading products show how to bridge the gap. Vegan meat alternatives have a taste and texture problem, and it is what's…
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Future Foods

Could the Best Cocoa-Free Chocolate Come From Coffee Waste?

Anay Mridul Mar 12, 2025

As cocoa and coffee prices reach record highs, one startup is turning waste from the world's favourite drink into its favourite sweet treat. What if your hot chocolate was made from coffee waste? As the world's largest producer of…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Oat Milk Baileys, Beyond Steak Fillet & An Impossible Burger Challenge

Anay Mridul Mar 12, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Diageo's newest non-dairy Baileys, Beyond Meat's mycelium steak, and Minor Figures's 'Hyper' oat milk. New products and…
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Cell-Based News

Unanimous Vote: Mississippi Becomes Third US State to Pass Bill to Ban Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Mar 12, 2025

House and Senate representatives in Mississippi have unanimously passed a bill to ban the sale of cultivated meat in the state, which is on the way to the governor's desk now. Sell cultivated meat, go to jail. Mississippi has…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Mycelium Meat Maker Meati Foods Pursuing Investment As Future Hangs in Balance

Anay Mridul Mar 12, 2025

Colorado-based Meati Foods faces an uncertain future after its lender swept most of its cash reserves due to a technical default, but the company is fighting to save the business and 150 jobs. Mycelium protein startup Meati Foods is…
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Alt Dairy

Pizza Chefs Line Up for New Culture’s Animal-Free Mozzarella with ‘Overwhelming’ Demand

Anay Mridul Mar 11, 2025

New Culture, which makes mozzarella from precision-fermented casein, has secured signed interest worth over $5M from pizza restaurants across the US ahead of its launch. As it prepares to launch its animal-free mozzarella in the US,…
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Policy & Regulation

RFK Jr Moves to End ‘Self-Affirmed’ GRAS Rule, Threatening Food Tech Innovation

Anay Mridul Mar 11, 2025

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has directed the country's food regulator to close a 'loophole' that allows companies to self-affirm their ingredients as safe. What does it mean for future protein firms? In the latest blow to…
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Green Business

As Finland Promotes Plants, Its Largest Supermarket Sees Vegan Sales Grow – Here’s Why

Anay Mridul Mar 11, 2025

Finland's S Group witnessed heightened sales of vegan food across its retail stores in January, aiding its long-term plant-based sales goal amid a wider government push to eat less meat. More and more plants are on dinner plates in…
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Health

Harvard Study: Swapping Butter for Plant-Based Oils Could Help You Live Longer

Anay Mridul Mar 11, 2025

Replacing less than a tablespoon of butter with plant-based oils can lower the risk of premature death from cancer and other causes by 17%, shows a new study. Even small dietary changes towards plant-based food can render big health…
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Cell-Based News

UK Govt Opens First-of-A-Kind ‘Sandbox’ to Fast-Track Cultivated Meat Approval

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

The UK's Food Standards Agency has launched a regulatory 'sandbox' to accelerate the regulatory approval pathway for cultivated meat, with eight startups participating in the two-year programme. Weeks after cultivated meat hit pet food…
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Policy & Regulation

eFishery: The Indonesian Startup Scandal That Rocked Southeast Asia’s Food Tech Sector

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

The alleged financial fraud committed by one of Indonesia's most promising startups will likely have a ripple effect on Southeast Asia's food tech economy. A financial scandal surrounding a heralded aquaculture company from Indonesia…
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Cell-Based News

Mission Barns Gets FDA Approval to Sell Cultivated Pork in US Supermarkets & Restaurants

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

Californian food tech startup Mission Barns has become the third cultivated meat firm to receive regulatory approval in the US, with a planned rollout at Sprouts and Bay Area restaurant group Fiorella. Mission Barns has earned US…
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Alt Protein

Why Israel Must Swap Meat for Animal-Free Proteins to Battle Hunger & Climate Change

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

Meat and dairy should only account for a maximum of 40% of Israel's protein supply by 2050 to ensure food security amid the climate crisis, according to a new study. One of the world's largest meat consumers, where food security is…
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Women & Gender Rights

IWD 2025: Why Are Food Tech’s Women Leaders Still Ignored by VC Investors?

Anay Mridul Mar 8, 2025

As we celebrate International Women's Day, one big question lingers for food tech: why do female leaders continue to get sidelined by investors? As we reflect on the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across…
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Cell-Based News

Amid Mounting Prices, Lindt Backs Swiss Startup to Bring Cell-Based Chocolate to the US

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2025

Swiss food tech startup Food Brewer is targeting US regulatory approval for its cell-based chocolate this year, having just raised $5.6M from industry giants Lindt and Puratos. Zurich-based Food Brewer has attracted investment from two…
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Funding News

Global Agrifood Tech Funding Rebounds After Two-Year Slump

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2025

Global agrifood tech investment reached $16B in 2024, a mere 4% drop from 2023, with the US and India scoring big wins amid Europe's continued decline. The alarming declines in venture capital flows to agrifood tech innovators are…
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