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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.

Food & Nutrition

Minimum Dietary Diversity: UN Adopts New Indicator for Women & Children to Reach Zero Hunger Goal

Anay Mridul Mar 18, 2025

The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted Minimum Dietary Diversity as a new indicator to track progress for its Zero Hunger goal in women and children. In a move to highlight dietary quality over calorie consumption, the…
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Alt Protein

‘Rivalling Tofu’? Plant-Based Innovator Juicy Marbles Rolls Out Whole-Cut Pork with Nutri-Score A

Anay Mridul Mar 18, 2025

Slovenian whole-cut meat analogue maker Juicy Marbles has released Pork-ish, the second product in its Meaty Meat lineup, its cheapest offering ever. Building on its new Meaty Meat range, Juicy Marbles has released a whole-cut pork…
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Health

The Latest Threat to Your Gut? Global Warming

Anay Mridul Mar 18, 2025

The exacerbating effects of climate change could wreak havoc on human gut health, especially in middle- and low-income countries, according to a new study. The growing popularity of Ozempic, GLP-1-supportive food and drink products, and…
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Health

AI Innovator NotCo Teases GLP-1 Booster That Acts As ‘Natural Alternative’ to Ozempic

Anay Mridul Mar 17, 2025

Always at the forefront of food trends, Chilean food tech startup NotCo has unveiled a GLP Booster that uses food as a natural Ozempic alternative. Today, nearly three-quarters of Americans aged 20 and above are overweight and…
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Climate Change

No Meat, No Fuel: Massive Attack’s Bristol Concert Breaks Record as Lowest-Carbon Live Music Event

Anay Mridul Mar 17, 2025

British trip-hop band Massive Attack's music festival in Bristol last summer produced the lowest emissions of any concert ever, according to a new report. Nearly seven months after Massive Attack hosted 32,000 people at a music festival…
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Alt Dairy

Ultra-Processed Furore & Raw Milk Craze Hike Dairy Sales, But Plant-Based Alternatives Are Here to Stay

Anay Mridul Mar 17, 2025

Consumption of non-dairy alternatives witnessed a dip at the start of the year, while conventional products like whole milk enjoyed growing sales. Whether it's the US or Europe, dairy seems to be having a renaissance, and that too at…
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Vegan Dining

Odd Burger’s Plan to Thwart Trump Tariffs Amid US Expansion? Go Local

Anay Mridul Mar 17, 2025

Canadian plant-based restaurant chain Odd Burger has detailed its US expansion strategy to tackle the impact of the ongoing trade war between the neighbours. As America's trade war with the world continues, one burger chain is opting…
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Future Foods

From Air to Aisle: Fazer Trials Gas-Fermented Protein Snack & Drinks

Anay Mridul Mar 14, 2025

Finnish food giant Fazer has teased a snack bar and two protein oat milk beverages made using Solar Foods's fermentation-derived Solein protein. How about some CO2 in your protein shake? Fazer is giving attendees at Future Food-Tech…
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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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