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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.

Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Nordic Upcycled Mycelium Startup Enters Japan’s Increasingly Attractive Alternative Protein Market

Anay Mridul Nov 5, 2024

Oslo startup Norwegian Mycelium has set up a subsidiary in Japan and launched an upcycling service to turn food industry sidestreams into sustainable proteins. In another sign of Japan's growing appetite for alternative proteins,…
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Alt Protein

Halving Meat Consumption Can Cut Thailand’s Emissions by 80% & Add $37B to the Economy

Anay Mridul Nov 5, 2024

By replacing 50% of meat with plant-based proteins, Thailand could lower emissions by nearly 80%, while adding over a million jobs and boosting food security in the process. Thailand could become a "kitchen of the future" with an…
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Funding News

World Bank, UN Climate Fund Among Public Banks That Invested $3.3B in Factory Farming in 2023

Anay Mridul Nov 5, 2024

Over a dozen development banks including the World Bank and the UN Green Climate Fund poured billions into animal agriculture last year, going against their own recommendations. The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF), the World Bank Group,…
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Seafood

Four Seasons Hotel Reels In Vegan Seafood at San Francisco Restaurant

Anay Mridul Nov 4, 2024

Luxury hotel group Four Seasons has teamed up with Israel's Oshi to put its plant-based whole-cut salmon on the menu at MKT Restaurant and Bar in San Francisco. Showcasing the potential of plant-based seafood to adorn high-end…
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Vegan

The Nutritarian Diet: Could Plant-Rich Eating Slow Biological Ageing in Women?

Anay Mridul Nov 4, 2024

A new study shows a range of health benefits for women who follow a plant-rich "nutritarian" diet, including significantly slower biological ageing. In yet more evidence of the positive effects of plant-based eating on human health, a…
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Future Foods

Six Future Food Companies Gain Backing from EU Food Accelerator

Anay Mridul Nov 1, 2024

At EIT Food's new flagship event, Next Bite, six startups working in the future food space gained funding to test their technologies and accelerate their path to market. From cultivated meat and mycelium protein to cell-based chocolate,…
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Future Foods

Cultivated Meat, Lab-Grown Cotton Make It to Time’s Best Inventions of 2024 List

Anay Mridul Nov 1, 2024

Time Magazine has recognised a cultivated meat technology as one of the year's best inventions, alongside lab-grown cotton and an AI platform for functional plant-based ingredients. As further proof of the technology's potential for…
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Food & Nutrition

Smoothie King Responds to Ozempic Users’ Demand with GLP-1 Support Menu, But Misses One Key Trend

Anay Mridul Nov 1, 2024

Popular chain Smoothie King has introduced a GLP-1 Support Menu for customers on drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, but the lack of plant-based options is a big miss. As Ozempic continues to reshape the food industry, Smoothie King is…
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Alt Protein

European Research Funding for Alt-Protein Reached A Record High in 2023

Anay Mridul Nov 1, 2024

Research efforts for alternative proteins like plant-based and cultivated meat received €290M in funding last year, just as the number of studies on the topic proliferated. The only way for alternative proteins to reach the mainstream…
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Climate Change

Leading By Example: Brits Willing to Take Climate Action If Politicians & Celebrities Do So First

Anay Mridul Oct 31, 2024

A new study has revealed that UK consumers are more likely to curb their carbon footprint if they see their leaders take climate action. Politicians, business leaders and celebrities could be the "missing link" to public climate action,…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Enifer Eyes Novel Food Approval for Mycoprotein in EU, Singapore & Other Markets

Anay Mridul Oct 31, 2024

Finnish startup Enifer has filed for novel food approval in the EU for its Pekilo mycoprotein, and is planning applications in Singapore, the US, and the UK. Months after closing a Series B funding round and securing loans for a new…
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Alt Dairy

At Long Last, Non-Dairy Milk is Free at Starbucks As New CEO Looks to Turn A New Leaf

Anay Mridul Oct 31, 2024

Coinciding with the holiday season, Starbucks has permanently scrapped its surcharge for dairy-free milks like oat and almond in the US and Canada. Starbucks has announced that it is removing the infamous non-dairy surcharge from its…
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Climate Change

‘Suspicious’ Social Media Accounts Are Promoting Azerbaijan In Face of Criticism Ahead of COP29

Anay Mridul Oct 31, 2024

As COP29 approaches, an investigation has found dozens of "suspicious", likely fake accounts on X that are promoting Azerbaijan, the heavily criticised host of the UN climate summit. Two weeks before world leaders convene in Baku for…
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Policy & Regulation

Scientists Spark Debate After Proposing Less Red Meat, More Plant Protein in Next US Dietary Guidelines

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 2024

Americans should eat less red meat and more plant-based protein, according to scientists advising the US government on its upcoming update of dietary guidelines. If you follow the EAT-Lancet Commission's Planetary Health Diet, you'd…
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Alt Protein

Oddlygood Snaps Up Alt-Milk Maker to Put Plant-Based Portfolio in Rude Health

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 2024

Finnish vegan company Oddlygood, a spin-off of dairy giant Valio, has acquired British plant-based milk brand Rude Health. One of the UK's most well-known brands in the vegan space, Rude Health, has been bought by Oddlygood, the Finnish…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Yelp’s Best Vegan Restaurants, Alt-Milk Launches & Fermentation Wins

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 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 Beyond Meat's European exploits, a big week for plant-based milk in the…
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Climate Change

Ahead of Election Day, 85% of Young Americans Are Worried About Climate Change

Anay Mridul Oct 30, 2024 0

A majority of Gen Z Americans are concerned about the climate crisis, highlighting the importance of the issue on the ballot this year. Two weeks from now, we'll likely know who the next president of the US will be. One of the major…
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Alt Dairy

Love Island Host Maya Jama Joins Swedish Pea Milk Brand Sproud as Investor

Anay Mridul Oct 29, 2024

British TV presenter Maya Jama has become an investor and co-owner of Swedish pea milk innovator Sproud to drive its global expansion. Maya Jama, host of ITV's ultra-popular show Love Island, has invested in Sproud, the Malmö-based…
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Policy & Regulation

Two in Five People Support Rationing of Meat & Fuel to Fight Climate Change

Anay Mridul Oct 29, 2024

Around 40% of consumers back measures like rationing and taxing high-impact commodities like meat and fuel to address the climate crisis. Over the years, a slew of studies have floated the idea of a carbon tax on things like fossil…
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Green Business

If Universities Went Vegan, They Could Save As Much As £1.4M in Catering Costs & Cut Emissions by 80%

Anay Mridul Oct 29, 2024

UK universities could benefit from massive cost and emissions savings if they switched to 100% plant-based catering, a new study has found. If British universities transitioned to a fully vegan catering menu, they could save up to £1.5M…
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Climate Change

WHO Backs European Network to Train Medical Students on Diseases Linked to Climate Change

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2024

A group of European universities have formed a network to train medical students on dealing with the health and disease impacts of climate change. In Europe, 408,000 people die every year from extreme temperatures. But given the pace of…
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