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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.

Health

Harvard Study: Swapping Butter for Plant-Based Oils Could Help You Live Longer

Anay Mridul Mar 11, 2025

Replacing less than a tablespoon of butter with plant-based oils can lower the risk of premature death from cancer and other causes by 17%, shows a new study. Even small dietary changes towards plant-based food can render big health…
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Cell-Based News

UK Govt Opens First-of-A-Kind ‘Sandbox’ to Fast-Track Cultivated Meat Approval

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

The UK's Food Standards Agency has launched a regulatory 'sandbox' to accelerate the regulatory approval pathway for cultivated meat, with eight startups participating in the two-year programme. Weeks after cultivated meat hit pet food…
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Policy & Regulation

eFishery: The Indonesian Startup Scandal That Rocked Southeast Asia’s Food Tech Sector

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

The alleged financial fraud committed by one of Indonesia's most promising startups will likely have a ripple effect on Southeast Asia's food tech economy. A financial scandal surrounding a heralded aquaculture company from Indonesia…
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Cell-Based News

Mission Barns Gets FDA Approval to Sell Cultivated Pork in US Supermarkets & Restaurants

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

Californian food tech startup Mission Barns has become the third cultivated meat firm to receive regulatory approval in the US, with a planned rollout at Sprouts and Bay Area restaurant group Fiorella. Mission Barns has earned US…
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Alt Protein

Why Israel Must Swap Meat for Animal-Free Proteins to Battle Hunger & Climate Change

Anay Mridul Mar 10, 2025

Meat and dairy should only account for a maximum of 40% of Israel's protein supply by 2050 to ensure food security amid the climate crisis, according to a new study. One of the world's largest meat consumers, where food security is…
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Women & Gender Rights

IWD 2025: Why Are Food Tech’s Women Leaders Still Ignored by VC Investors?

Anay Mridul Mar 8, 2025

As we celebrate International Women's Day, one big question lingers for food tech: why do female leaders continue to get sidelined by investors? As we reflect on the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across…
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Cell-Based News

Amid Mounting Prices, Lindt Backs Swiss Startup to Bring Cell-Based Chocolate to the US

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2025

Swiss food tech startup Food Brewer is targeting US regulatory approval for its cell-based chocolate this year, having just raised $5.6M from industry giants Lindt and Puratos. Zurich-based Food Brewer has attracted investment from two…
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Funding News

Global Agrifood Tech Funding Rebounds After Two-Year Slump

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2025

Global agrifood tech investment reached $16B in 2024, a mere 4% drop from 2023, with the US and India scoring big wins amid Europe's continued decline. The alarming declines in venture capital flows to agrifood tech innovators are…
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Funding News

5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Solvable Syndicate’s Daniel Skavén Ruben

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2025

In our new 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. Daniel Skavén Ruben is the Founding…
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Alt Protein

Two Sessions: Why China is Betting on Alternative Proteins in Its Annual Political Summit

Anay Mridul Mar 7, 2025

China's annual Two Sessions summit is underway, and two documents released in the lead-up indicate drummed-up government support for alternative proteins. As political leaders from across China convene at the annual Two Sessions summit,…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Solar Foods: Finland Govt Pumps $10.6M in Startup to Build Giant Gas Protein Factory

Anay Mridul Mar 6, 2025

Finnish gas fermentation firm Solar Foods has received €10M ($10.6M) in funding from Business Finland to help build Factory 02, which would produce 12,000 tons of Solein protein annually. To accelerate the development of its…
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Green Business

‘A True Asset’: Allplants Meals to Return As Fellow Vegan Brand Grubby Acquires Recipe IP

Anay Mridul Mar 6, 2025

British vegan meal kit startup Grubby has bought the recipe IP of ready-meal brand Allplants, aiming to relaunch the latter's products shortly after its brand assets were acquired by Deliciously Ella's founders. The revival of popular…
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Funding News

Healthy Snack Startup GoodSam Foods CEO on $9M Funding: RFK Jr Fails to Grasp Regenerative Farming

Anay Mridul Mar 6, 2025

A recognition of its regenerative agriculture and farmer-centric model, US food startup GoodSam Foods has raised $9M in Series A funding to expand its range of healthy snacks. Regenerative agriculture may be in the spotlight thanks to…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Steaks Its Claim with ‘Meatiest’ Plant-Based Product Yet

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2025

US plant-based leader Impossible Foods has unveiled its first new product of 2025, Steak Bites, which it describes as its "meatiest" innovation. Joining the ranks of its fellow meat-free innovators, Impossible Foods has introduced its…
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Policy & Regulation

Make America Cheap Again: How Trump’s Tariffs Will Impact Food Tech & Alternative Protein

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2025

Food prices are skyrocketing in the US, and President Donald Trump's tariffs on its neighbours and China could make it harder to access alternative proteins when they're needed more than ever. The continued discourse against…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Expo West, Tom Brady & Lidl Vegan Meat

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2025

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a range of product showcases at Expo West, Valsoia's new gelato lines, and Lidl's upgraded meat alternatives. New…
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Alt Protein

The Cost of Climate Change: 6 Foods You Love Are About to Get More Expensive

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2025

Climate change is already disrupting food supplies across the world, causing shortages and raising prices for consumers – here are six staples under threat. For those who find it sexy, your morning mocha could be in trouble. Or if,…
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Health

‘Deeply Problematic’: Nutritionists Slam Ozempic Maker’s Efforts to Revise Ultra-Processed Food Classification

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2025

Over 90 nutrition scientists have hit back at a research project funded by Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk, which aims to develop a new classification for ultra-processed food. The ultra-processed food (UPF) wars are heating up, and this…
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Pets

Dog Food Made from Fermented Gas Protein Lands on European Shelves

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2025

German pet food maker Marsapet has rolled out a kibble product for dogs using Calysta's fermentation-derived FeedKind protein. Would you feed your dog carbon and microbes? If you're in Europe, you now can, thanks to a partnership…
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Books

The Vibrant Hong Kong Table’s Christine Wong: ‘Don’t Just Replace Meat – Eat More Vegetables’

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2025

Christine Wong, author of plant-based cookbook The Vibrant Hong Kong Table, talks about our meat-eating culture, vegan alternatives, and marrying tradition with future-forward cooking. With roots in one of the world's most meat-eating…
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Vegan Dining

Most Restaurants Fail to Offer Diners Healthy Meat-Free Options, Finds Study

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2025

A large chunk of restaurants – particularly those that serve meat – don't offer healthy plant-based meals, according to a new study. In places like the US, Europe and Australia, seeing a vegan-friendly dish on restaurant menus is…
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