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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

Ingredients Giant Tate & Lyle Strikes Deal to Develop Next-Gen Plant-Based Sweeteners

Anay Mridul Dec 20, 2024

Tate & Lyle has collaborated with BioHarvest Sciences to develop plant-based sweeteners that are better for human and planetary health. British ingredients giant Tate & Lyle – which manufactures the sugar substitute Splenda –…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Onego Bio Files GRAS Notice to FDA to Sell Animal-Free Egg Protein in US

Anay Mridul Dec 20, 2024

Finnish food tech startup Onego Bio has submitted a formal notice to the FDA, asserting the safety of Bioalbumen, its precision-fermented egg protein. Onego Bio is targeting the US as the first market for its recombinant egg protein,…
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Vegan

Vegans More Likely to Face Contempt & Harm Than Meat-Eaters – How Should Brands Respond?

Anay Mridul Dec 20, 2024

A new study shows that meat-eaters recognise that vegans are health- and environmentally conscious, but also view them with fear and contempt. There seems to be a sort of emotional rivalry between people who eat meat and those who…
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Vegan

Grace Dent: ‘Part-Time’ Vegan Food Critic Replaces Gregg Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2024

Grace Dent, the Guardian food critic who describes herself as mostly vegan, will replace Gregg Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef UK. MasterChef is getting its first vegan judge – almost. Food critic Grace Dent is replacing long-time…
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Alt Dairy

Oatly Shuts Singapore Factory As Part of Asset-Light Strategy, Affecting A Total of 59 Employees

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2024

Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has announced the closure of its production facility in Singapore, a move that will see a total of 59 workers laid off. In its latest move to streamline operations and reach profitability, Oatly has…
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Alt Dairy

All G Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Animal-Free Lactoferrin in US

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2024

Australian biotech startup All G has received a second regulatory approval for its precison-fermented bovine lactoferrin in a month – this time in the US. Just weeks after becoming the first company to be cleared to sell cow-free…
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Climate Change

Climate, Food, Health & Economic Crises Are Interlinked – What’s the Best Path Forward?

Anay Mridul Dec 19, 2024

A major UN report calls out governments for ignoring the connections between biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change – and suggests how best to address these crises. Environmental, social and economic crises like…
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Alt Materials

These 8 Fashion Tech Material Startups Are Futureproofing Textiles

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2024

As awareness about the environmental and welfare detriments of the textile industry grows, a new crop of startups is developing novel alternatives to change the way we dress and live. If things continue the way they are, the fashion…
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Climate Change

Australia & UK Lead Climate Arrests As Governments Use Anti-Terror Laws to Curb Protests

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2024

Crackdowns on climate activists have increased alarmingly over the last decade, with Australia and the UK arresting protestors three times more than the global average. As climate protests become more frequent amid a lack of action by…
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Future Foods

Swiss Startup Brews $10M in Funding to Repurpose Dairy Factory for Beer Waste Protein

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2024

Switzerland's Yeastup has closed a $9.9M Series A round to turn a dairy factory into one that produces proteins and functional ingredients from spent brewer's yeast. Turning beer industry waste into high-value ingredients, Swiss startup…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Beyond Smash, Santa Loves Oatly & Vegfest Vietnam

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2024

In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers two Beyond Meat debuts in the UK, Oatly's Christmas-themed ad campaign,…
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Climate Change

Despite Rise in Global Climate Finance, the Food System’s Share Falls to Just 2.5%

Anay Mridul Dec 18, 2024

While public climate finance increased between 2017 and 2022, the amount flowing to food and agriculture declined during this time. There's a critical gap between the money the food system needs to safeguard itself from the climate…
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Alt Dairy

Latest Breakthrough Brings Animal-Free Mozzarella Maker Closer to Price Parity with Dairy

Anay Mridul Dec 17, 2024

New Culture now needs much less animal-free casein to produce its mozzarella compared to conventional cheese, a critical step in its path to match the price of dairy. Californian startup New Culture has achieved a significant cost…
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Health

Conagra Rolls Out ‘GLP-1 Friendly’ Labels on Food Packaging to Attract Ozempic Users

Anay Mridul Dec 17, 2024

Conagra Brands will introduce an On Track label on some of its Healthy Choice ready meals to cater to users of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. Will a 'GLP-1 Friendly' packaging label convince you to buy a product? That's what Conagra…
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Vegan

Redefine Meat Targets Schools & Meat-Eaters to Increase Plant-Based Uptake During Veganuary

Anay Mridul Dec 17, 2024

Israeli plant-based meat pioneer Redefine Meat has struck over 30 partnerships with foodservice operators and schools in the UK for Veganuary. On the back of a record year for its UK operation, Redefine Meat is taking things up a notch…
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Food & Nutrition

Big Food Hit with First-of-A-Kind Lawsuit for Marketing ‘Addictive’ Ultra-Processed Products to Kids

Anay Mridul Dec 17, 2024

A teenager in Pennsylvania has sued major food firms like Coca-Cola and Nestlé for allegedly causing illnesses in kids with 'addictive' ultra-processed foods. Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Kraft Heinz, Mondelēz International and seven other Big…
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Health

One Bio Snaps Up $27M for GLP-1-Friendly Plant Fibres That Prevent Food Waste

Anay Mridul Dec 16, 2024

Californian food tech startup One Bio has closed a $27M Series A round to advance its short-chain fibres derived from agricultural waste. Fibre isn't fibre – it's fibres. That's the fundamental finding of One Bio, a…
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Alt Protein

In Germany, Gen Zers Are More Receptive to Alternative Proteins – But Health Concerns Remain

Anay Mridul Dec 16, 2024

Young consumers in Europe's largest market for vegan food are more welcoming of meat analogues, but doubts over processing and health effects persist. Gen Zers are more likely to be open to plant-based meat than older consumers in…
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Alt Protein

With Plant-Based Consumption on the Rise in Turkey, Are the New Labelling Laws A Blow?

Anay Mridul Dec 16, 2024

Turkey has just published new labelling laws that bring certain wins and losses for plant-based products, which are becoming increasingly popular in the country. There were already 100,000 vegans in Turkey by 2022 – not a large number…
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Pets

Regenerative Agriculture Gets Pet Food Nod From Industry Giant Mars

Anay Mridul Dec 16, 2024

Food and pet care leader Mars has struck several partnerships focused on regenerative agriculture in its European supply chain for pet food. With the impending arrival of Robert F Kennedy Jr as Donald Trump's health secretary,…
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Health

Don’t Die: Netflix to Air Documentary on Plant-Based Millionaire Biohacker Bryan Johnson

Anay Mridul Dec 13, 2024

Bryan Johnson, the biohacking millionaire living on a plant-forward diet, will be the centre of a new Netflix documentary covering his attempts to live past 200. Netflix's latest documentary chronicling the benefits of veganism…
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