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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.

Alt Protein

Aleph Farms Files for Regulatory Approval in Thailand, Eyes 2026 Launch of Cultivated Beef

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2024

Israeli startup Aleph Farms has submitted the first application for cultivated meat in Thailand, and expects regulatory clearance by mid-2026. As far as regulatory progress for alternative protein goes, 2024 has been bookended by…
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Green Business

UK Supermarkets ‘Way Off Track’ on Zero-Deforestation Food Goal, Warns WWF

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2024

Food waste has increased in British retailers, which are selling twice as much animal protein than needed and off track on the zero-deforestation goal for 2025, according to a new report. Supermarkets in the UK are lagging behind…
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Chocolate

Figs in Blankets: Oat Milk Chocolate Wins Festive Competition by Amazon & The King’s Trust

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2024

British brand H!P has designed an oat milk chocolate based on the winning submission in a festive competition run by Amazon and The King's Trust. The kicker is a surprise ingredient. Chocolate-covered bacon may be a modern American…
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Alt Protein

No Longer A Has-Bean: Scientists Hail Legumes As the Best Meat & Dairy Alternatives

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 2024

Beans and peas are the best-performing alternatives to meat and milk when it comes to health, environmental and cost benefits, a new analysis has found. 2024 has been a seminal year in global history. More people voted in elections than…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Indian Vegan Nuggets, Airline Sushi & Non-Dairy Grilled Cheese

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 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 a vegan nugget campaign with Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, Japan…
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Alt Dairy

In A U-Turn, UK Court Bans Use of ‘Milk’ on Oatly & Other Plant-Based Dairy Labels

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 2024

A UK court has dealt a blow to Oatly by ruling that 'milk' should not be used on plant-based products, in what is a big win for Big Dairy. A year after Oatly won the legal right to keep using the term 'milk' in its marketing, an appeals…
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Cell-Based News

Is Cultivated Meat Vegan? Not According to The Vegan Society

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 2024

Cultivated meat is real meat "developed without slaughter", but it isn't vegan, according to the organisation that coined the term. As cultivated meat continues its journey of consumer and regulatory acceptance, one question looms large…
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Funding News

Perfect Day, Every Co, Liberation Labs Among Final Winners of US Govt Biomanufacturing Grants

Anay Mridul Dec 3, 2024

Precision fermentation startups dominate the final round of the US Department of Defense's first phase of biomanufacturing grants, which will go towards building new facilities in the country. The US government is betting big on…
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Food & Nutrition

In New Dietary Guidelines, Finland Becomes Latest Country to Promote Shift to Plant-Based Foods

Anay Mridul Dec 3, 2024

To improve public and planetary health, Finland has encouraged a transition from meat-heavy diets to plant-based proteins in its revised dietary guidelines. Months after Norway championed "mostly plant-based" eating habits in its…
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Green Business

What Are Employers & Jobseekers Looking for in Alternative Protein Careers?

Anay Mridul Dec 3, 2024

A new analysis of job posts in the alternative protein sector shows what kind of roles are most popular, where people want to relocate to, and the disconnect with remote work. With the right investment, the alternative protein industry…
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Climate Change

World Court Opens Landmark Climate Change Case As Vulnerable Nations Rue COP29 Finance Deal

Anay Mridul Dec 2, 2024

The UN's top court will today begin historic hearings on countries' legal obligations to combat climate change and the consequences of their inaction. A week after countries at COP29 agreed to a climate finance deal that left vulnerable…
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Climate Change

Risk of Extreme Heat Stress ‘Very High’ for Footballers at 2026 Fifa World Cup

Anay Mridul Dec 2, 2024

Footballers face a "very high risk of extreme heat stress" at most of the stadiums that will host the 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America, a new analysis has warned. 2022 was the first time the world's premier football tournament was…
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Vegan Grocery Shopping

Tesco Goes Big on Whole Foods As Veg-Led Meals Make Up 40% of Plant-Based Sales

Anay Mridul Dec 2, 2024

At Tesco, vegetable-centric dishes take precedence over those featuring vegan meat alternatives, with the former accounting for 40% of the supermarket's plant-based sales. On Whole Foods Market's annual trends report for 2024, the…
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Health

Replacing Meat & Dairy with A Low-Fat Vegan Diet Can Reduce Postmenopausal Hot Flashes by 92%

Anay Mridul Dec 2, 2024

A plant-based diet low in fat can reduce hot flashes and weight in postmenopausal women much more effectively than animal proteins. Replacing meat, dairy and eggs with plant-based foods – regardless of whether they're classed as healthy…
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Alt Materials

Unilever Bets Millions to Develop Zero-Waste Plant-Based Oils for Cleaning Products

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

Unilever has partnered with biotech firm Nufarm to produce oil from the entire sugarcane plant and replace fossil fuels from its laundry and beauty products. From laundry detergents to soaps, most cleaning products contain surfactants…
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Zero Waste

India’s Largest Food Delivery App Tackles Waste with New Rescue Feature – But Some Restaurants Aren’t Biting

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

Zomato has introduced a Food Rescue feature to allow customers to buy cancelled orders at a discounted rate, but restaurants remain divided over the move. India isn't just home to the world's largest population, it's also responsible…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

ProteinDistillery Breaks Ground on Beer Waste Protein Factory in Ceremony Featuring German Politicians

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

German startup ProteinDistillery has begun construction of a large-scale plant for its yeast-derived Prew:tein ingredient, in a ceremony attended by the federal agriculture minister. Politicians, artists and footballers were all present…
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Policy & Regulation

Faced With Regulatory Hurdles, German Mycelium Meat Maker Debuts in South Korea with Pulmuone

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

Hamburg-based Infinite Roots has teamed up with plant-based giant Pulmuone to debut its mycelium protein in a line of meat analogues in South Korea. Armed with regulatory roadblocks in its home region, German startup Infinite Roots has…
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Vegan Dining

Redefine Meat Doubles UK Sales, Partners with 200-Year-Old Pub Chain for 3D-Printed Meat

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2024

Thanks to a collaboration with Greene King, Redefine Meat's 3D-printed meat alternatives are now available at 1,000 UK restaurants, in a year when domestic sales have shot up by 100%. Israeli food tech startup Redefine Meat is capping…
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Seafood

Israeli-Singaporean Project to Bring ‘Commercial-Ready’ 3D-Printed Cultivated Seafood to Market

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2024

Alternative protein companies Umami Bioworks and Steakholder Foods have culminated their government-backed R&D project, and will now look to develop 3D-printed cultivated fish fillets at scale. Singaporean cultivated seafood leader…
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Future Foods

Industry Leaders Team Up to Fuel South Korea’s Protein Transition Ahead of Cultivated Meat Arrival

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2024

Food tech organisations have signed a deal to advance the alternative protein industry in South Korea, where cultivated meat is set to make its entry soon. As South Koreans prepare to welcome cultivated meat to their plates,…
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