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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

Replace Animals with Plants: How Supermarkets Can Save Money and Hit Climate Targets

Anay Mridul Jan 24, 2025

Rebalancing protein offerings to support plant-based diets can help supermarkets reach their climate goals quickly and inexpensively. A plant-rich food system, more sustainable agricultural practices, and low food waste are the most…
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Coffee

Atomo Brews Up $7.8M Fundraise to Expand Café Collaborations with 50:50 Beanless Coffee Blend

Anay Mridul Jan 24, 2025

Seattle startup Atomo Coffee has raised $7.8M in Series B funding to ramp up sales of its 50:50 beanless coffee blend via international partnerships. A leader in the bean-free coffee space, Atomo has secured $7.8M from investors in its…
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Alt Protein

China Opens $11M Cultivated Meat Centre with Support From Local Govt & Businesses

Anay Mridul Jan 24, 2025

In Beijing's Fengtai District, the New Protein Food Science and Technology Innovation Base is aiming to fill the gap in China's cultivated meat and microbial protein ecosystem. China has just opened its first alternative protein…
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Health

In Latest Move Against Ultra-Processed Foods, Non-GMO Project to Launch Non-UPF Label

Anay Mridul Jan 23, 2025

The Non-GMO Project, one of the most well-known consumer verification bodies in the US, is rolling out a new label to help shoppers identify ultra-processed foods. The war against ultra-processed food (UPF) rages on, with a new…
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Policy & Regulation

130 Climate & Consumer Groups Urge EU to Create Plant-Based Diet Action Plan

Anay Mridul Jan 23, 2025

Over 130 organisations have written an open letter to the EU agrifood commissioner, imploring him to develop a plant-based action plan by next year. "The time for change is now." That was the consensus of the Strategic Dialogue on the…
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Cell-Based News

C-Label: Do We Need A Certification for Cultivated Meat?

Anay Mridul Jan 23, 2025

Swiss certification body V-Label has rolled out C-Label, a new accreditation for cell-based products like cultivated meat. But does the industry need it? To help consumers identify and understand how products like cultivated meat are…
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Alt Dairy

What Goes Into Animal-Free Mozzarella? US Startup Reveals Ahead of Launch

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2025

San Francisco's New Culture has submitted the product label for its mozzarella – made from animal-free casein – for review to the state of California. As it gears up for commercialisation, precision fermentation player New Culture…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Plant-Based Lidl, House of Lords & Powdered Oat Milk

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Lidl's new plant-based range, a vegan workplace canteen, and the UK House of Lords's nod to cultivated meat. New products…
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Alt Protein

Germany’s Project Eaden Spins $15.6M in Series A Funding for Ultra-Realistic Pork-Free Ham

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2025

German startup Project Eaden has secured €15M ($15.6M) in a Series A funding round to launch its fibre-spun whole-cut in retail, starting with REWE supermarkets nationwide. Using textile technology to modernise and futureproof the $35B…
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Cell-Based News

Move Over, Beef Tallow: Mosa Meat Files to Sell Cultivated Fat for Blended Meat in Europe

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2025

Dutch startup Mosa Meat has filed a novel food regulatory application for its cultivated beef fat in the European Union. The maker of the world's first cultivated beef burger has applied for market authorisation in its home region. …
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Alt Protein

The Swiss Are Eating Less Meat, But Also Fewer Plant-Based Alternatives

Anay Mridul Jan 22, 2025

Consumers in Switzerland are reducing their meat consumption, but also buying fewer plant-based analogues, with vegetables and legumes taking precedence among flexitarians. The influence of health on food choices continues to increase…
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Alt Dairy

Funding Troubles: Dutch Plant-Based Cheese Startup Winds Down

Anay Mridul Jan 21, 2025

Willicroft, a plant-based startup that evolved from a decades-old dairy company, has shut down after failing to meet its fundraising goals. Dutch company Willicroft, famous for its bean-based vegan butter and cheese range, has wound…
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Food & Nutrition

These Alternative Food Coloring Startups Are Set To Win Big With FDA’s Ban on Red Dye No. 3

Anay Mridul Jan 21, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration has banned Red Dye No. 3 after it was found to cause cancer in rats – a positive move for food safety, and alternative food coloring brands. Candy corn, gummy bears, cough syrups and vegan bacon…
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Green Business

Lidl: German Grocery Leader Bets on Plant-Based, Promises 20% Sales Share Boost in Scope 3 Push

Anay Mridul Jan 21, 2025

German discount retailer Lidl will increase the share of plant-based food sales by 20% across all 31 countries it operates in by the end of the decade, with support from the WWF. Extending its reputation as a food sustainability…
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Health

Cornell Expert & How Not to Die Author Dr Michael Greger: ‘Plant-Based Meat Is the Ultra-Processed Food Exception’

Anay Mridul Jan 20, 2025

Dr Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org and author of How Not to Die, spoke to the Good Food Institute about misinformation and the link between ultra-processed foods and plant-based meat. Perhaps the most pertinent public…
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Cell-Based News

No Comp-roe-mise: Asian Alt-Seafood Leader Swims Into Gen Z TikTok Trend with Cultivated Caviar

Anay Mridul Jan 20, 2025

Singapore-based cellular agriculture pioneer Umami Bioworks has introduced its latest product, cultivated caviar, for high-end restaurants, retailers and consumers. Joining the cultivated meat companies targeting premium markets, Umami…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Success: Startup Scores EU Patent Win for Flagship Vegan Burger Ingredient

Anay Mridul Jan 20, 2025

With hopes of a European launch growing, Californian plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has had a patent for its heme protein reinstated in the EU. Two years after the European Patent Office (EPO) revoked a key patent it granted…
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Alt Protein

The Open Omnivore Revolution: Interview with Indy Kaur of Plant Futures Collective

Anay Mridul Jan 20, 2025

Indy Kaur, founder and CEO of Plant Futures Collective, tells us why 'open omnivores' – meat-eaters open to eating plant-based alternatives – will lead the future food revolution. What segment of consumers will drive the vegan…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Whole-Cut Meat Startup Eyes $12.5B Keto Market With ‘Industry First’ Certification

Anay Mridul Jan 18, 2025

US food tech startup Chunk Foods has received a Ketogenic Certified label for its whole-cut vegan steaks, playing into a major dietary trend. It's also targeting a global expansion. As protein continues to grow in importance and…
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Cell-Based News

Months After Its Governor Floated the Idea, Nebraska Introduces Bill to Ban Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2025

Nebraska Senator Barry DeKay has introduced a bill to ban cultivated meat in 2025, months after Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order to take this action. Editor's Note: This article was amended on 17 January 2025 to reflect…
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Health

New GLP-1 Study Says Grocery Spending Goes Back To Normal After 1 Year of Use

Anay Mridul Jan 17, 2025

GLP-1 drug users initially spend less on groceries, but that impact levels out over the course of a year, according to a new report. Frozen foods, fatty proteins and sugary beverages face big sales declines among users of GLP-1 agonist…
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