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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.

Vegan

Veganuary 2025 Hits Record 25.8 Million People, Inspires V-March Campaign in China

Anay Mridul Feb 4, 2025

In its 11th year, participation numbers for Veganuary reached a record-breaking 25.8 million globally. This March, a similar campaign inspired by the monthlong challenge will debut in China. Participation in Veganuary broke records…
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Alt Protein

People Don’t Want Vegan Alternatives to Taste Like Meat – They Just Want Them to Be Cheaper

Anay Mridul Feb 4, 2025

A new study suggests that plant-based meat analogues are more attractive to consumers when they're cheaper than conventional options – taste may not matter as much. Americans prefer beef, falafel and veggie burgers over plant-based…
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Coffee

Oatly, Nestlé Join Forces to Create Nespresso Coffee Pods ‘For Use With Oat Milk Only’

Anay Mridul Feb 4, 2025

Nestlé has partnered with Oatly to unveil a limited-edition Nespresso blend tailored specifically for the latter's barista oat milk. In an effort to boost its barista oat milk, Swedish giant Oatly has teamed up with Nestlé to create…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Biotech Firm Liberation Labs Snags $50.5M for Precision Fermentation Factories in US & Saudi Arabia

Anay Mridul Feb 3, 2025

US biotech manufacturing company Liberation Labs has raised another $50.5M as part of its funding efforts to build a large-scale facility for precision-fermented foods. In its newest fundraising round, Indiana-based Liberation Labs has…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

50% of Europeans Changing Diet for the Climate, With One Third Reducing Meat

Anay Mridul Feb 3, 2025

Contrary to recent polls about a disconnect between sustainability and dietary change, a new survey has found that 52% of Europeans are changing the way they eat for the climate. More than half (52%) of consumers in Europe have made…
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Food & Nutrition

This Dutch App Got 73% of Its Users To Reduce Their Meat Intake with Simple Recipes & Catchy Infographics

Anay Mridul Jan 31, 2025

Nearly half of omnivores changed their diets after using Fork Ranger, an app that blends food sustainability quizzes with vegetarian recipes, according to a new study. When it comes to our diets, do behavioural change tools really work?…
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Future Foods

Meet the Asian Students Taking on the Future of Food with Global Industry Giants

Anay Mridul Jan 31, 2025

Self-heating vegan Hanwoo beef, plant-based octopus legs and Beyond Lamb were among the winners of the 2025 ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge. Student-led teams across Asia-Pacific have won big at the fifth edition of the ProVeg Food…
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Alt Dairy

Trend Report: From Potatoes & Bananas to Watermelon Seeds, Meet the New ‘Alternative’ Plant-Based Milks

Anay Mridul Jan 31, 2025

Peanuts, potatoes and pistachios are just some of the ingredients taking on the established order of plant-based milk, which remains the most popular vegan category globally. Nearly half of Americans are drinking plant-based milk now,…
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Policy & Regulation

Are the FDA’s Proposed Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels Good for Plant-Based Meat?

Anay Mridul Jan 30, 2025

The FDA has proposed new front-of-pack labelling rules for packaged foods, which would highlight saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars – could it be a boon for plant-based meat? Would a "high saturated fat" label deter you from buying…
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Funding News

5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: E Squared VC’s Stephanie Dorsey

Anay Mridul Jan 30, 2025

In our new 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. Stephanie Dorsey is a Founding Partner…
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Policy & Regulation

Oxford VAT Study: Meat Taxes Could Benefit Public Health, Climate & Economy

Anay Mridul Jan 30, 2025

Setting VAT rates based on the health and climate impacts of food can reduce diseases and deaths, lower emissions, and boost national economies, according to a University of Oxford study. Meat taxes aren't a new idea, but they're…
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Alt Protein

Upside Foods Eyes Approval For Sale of New Shredded Chicken Products at US Restaurants by End 2025

Anay Mridul Jan 29, 2025

Californian cultivated meat pioneer Upside Foods is aiming to launch chicken shreds – its second product – in the US by year-end. Despite its legal battle against Florida's leaders and an uncertain political landscape around…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Coffee Creamers, Vegan Mayo & Cultivated Meat Legislation

Anay Mridul Jan 29, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers two new dairy-free coffee creamers, Hellmann's social media prank, and Oato's launch of fresh oat milks at Sainsbury's. …
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Alt Protein

French ‘Veggie Burger’ Labelling Ban Rejected by Country’s Highest Court

Anay Mridul Jan 29, 2025

The French government's proposed labelling ban on plant-based meat products has been cancelled by its top court, echoing a similar decision by its EU counterpart. Veggie burgers are here to stay – yet again. A long-running saga in…
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Fashion

From Food to Fibre: Sustainable Protein Revolution Takes on Luxury Fashion

Anay Mridul Jan 29, 2025

In partnership with an Italian premium fashion mill, Japanese materials innovator Spiber has produced cashmere blends and worsted yarn with its fermentation-derived Brewed Protein. Sustainable protein is on the rise in Japan.…
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Alt Protein

Biden’s Final Food Push: US Government Releases Close to $10M in Sustainable Protein Grants

Anay Mridul Jan 28, 2025

The US Department of Energy has invested $9.7M in three alternative protein projects to decarbonise the food sector and improve industrial productivity. Microbial proteins, fibre-spun vegan meat, and animal-free lactoferrin all became…
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Alt Dairy

‘Look At This F-ing Cake’: Gordon Ramsay Embraces Vegan Butter in New Campaign with Flora

Anay Mridul Jan 28, 2025

In its latest collaboration, Dutch vegan giant Flora Food Group has reeled in Gordon Ramsay to sing the praises of its flagship plant-based butter. Gordon Ramsay has been railing against vegan food for a long time, but the Scottish…
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Alt Dairy

Those Vegan Cowboys Targets US Launch for Animal-Free Casein Ahead of €15M Fundraise

Anay Mridul Jan 28, 2025

Dutch-Belgian startup Those Vegan Cowboys is raising €15M for its recombinant casein as it prepares to enter the US this year, and has teamed up with dairy giant Hochland to test animal-free cheeses. To get its cow-free cheese onto…
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Future Foods

Israeli Cell Ag Innovator Pluri Raises $6.5M, Announces Lab-Grown Cocoa Startup Acquisition

Anay Mridul Jan 27, 2025

Israel's Pluri has secured a $6.5M investment and entered the cell-based chocolate space with the impending purchase of a majority stake in Rehovot-based Kokomodo. After innovating with cultivated meat and lab-grown coffee, Haifa-based…
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Alt Dairy

Nestlé Has A Plant-Based Break: Vegan KitKat Discontinued in All Markets Except the UK

Anay Mridul Jan 27, 2025

In a blow for the vegan chocolate industry, Nestlé has taken its KitKat V off shelves in all markets except the UK. Nearly four years after it was first introduced, the vegan KitKat is going off the market amid poor sales, a setback for…
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Cell-Based News

Trumping America: Which Countries Stand to Win From Cultivated Meat Bans in the US?

Anay Mridul Jan 27, 2025

With Donald Trump having returned to office, 2025 could be a bumper year for cultivated meat bans in the US – here are the countries that could benefit from these policies. Within a day of returning to the presidency, Donald Trump…
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