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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.

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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Vegan Dining

Celeb-Backed Vegan Burger Chain Neat Shuts Final UK Sites After Series of Global Closures

Anay Mridul Apr 22, 2025

Neat, the vegan burger chain backed by Sir Lewis Hamilton & Leonardo DiCaprio, has shut its remaining UK locations, after a spate of closures over the last 18 months. Popular plant-based fast-food chain Neat has closed its two…
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Climate Change

Can You Trust A ‘Climate Neutral’ Label? Clif Bar Lawsuit Puts Food Marketing on Trial

Anay Mridul Apr 22, 2025

Confectionery giant Mondelēz International is facing a major lawsuit alleging that it falsely claims climate neutrality on Clif Bars, pushing offsets into further scrutiny. As false marketing lawsuits on food companies continue to…
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Alt Protein

Ozempic Maker Pumps $7.6M in AI Project to Make Non-UPF Plant-Based Meat

Anay Mridul Apr 21, 2025

Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk has provided a grant worth 50 million kroner ($7.6M) to the University of Copenhagen to develop less processed plant-based proteins. As meat alternatives continue to be scrutinised for their level of…
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Cell-Based News

Govt-Backed Report Shows How Finland Can Build A €1B Future Food Economy

Anay Mridul Apr 21, 2025

Finland is well-placed to become a cellular agriculture leader, with its export potential set to reach €1B in the next decade – but funding and regulation challenges must be addressed. In a decade's time, cultivated meat, cell-based…
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Alt Protein

Loma Linda’s 135-Year Vegan Legacy Faces Uncertainty with Bankruptcy Filing

Anay Mridul Apr 21, 2025

Atlantic Natural Foods, the plant-based company behind Loma Linda and Tuno, has filed for bankruptcy months after withdrawing from a takeover deal by Above Food. In the latest example of the financial challenges facing the plant-based…
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Cell-Based News

Could This Be the Holy Grail of Cultivated Meat?

Anay Mridul Apr 21, 2025

Researchers in Japan say they've reached a "breakthrough" in tissue engineering that could open up "transformative opportunities" for cultivated meat production. To solve one of cultivated meat's biggest challenges, scientists have…
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Alt Dairy

Animal-Free Dairy Startup Perfect Day Accused of Misleading Consumers in New Lawsuit

Anay Mridul Apr 18, 2025

US food tech startup Perfect Day has been hit with a false marketing lawsuit for its FDA-approved, animal-free dairy whey protein. Months after ending its lawsuit with a co-manufacturing partner, Californian precision fermentation…
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Climate Change

Americans Know Beef is Bad for the Planet, And They Want Their Leaders to Talk About It

Anay Mridul Apr 18, 2025

Over half of Americans identify beef as the most polluting food, and many are open to eating plant-based, but they need policy changes to support the shift. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the…
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Food & Nutrition

Swiss Government 2025 Nutrition Strategy: More Plants, Less Food Waste

Anay Mridul Apr 18, 2025

The Swiss government has published its nutrition strategy for the next eight years, expanding the focus to sustainability, plant-based diets and food waste. Swiss citizens are eating too much meat, animal fat, sugar and salt, and very…
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Future Foods

EU Climate Agency: Alternative Proteins Are Inevitable for Future Food Security

Anay Mridul Apr 18, 2025

What will the food system look like in 2050? According to the EU, meat will give way to plants and novel proteins, no matter how things end up. The EU's production and consumption patterns require "fundamental changes" to reach its…
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Funding News

Europe Is Now A Global Food Tech Leader, As Sustainable Protein Investments Soar

Anay Mridul Apr 17, 2025

European future food startups saw a 25% boost in funding in 2024, making the region a global leader in the space – but economic uncertainty is keeping investors cautious this year. While US tariffs keep business leaders and investors on…
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